I got bitten by a tick as well. Had a pretty good size lump that developed. I got the tick out alright but that lump concerned me and the itch was constant.. I put drawing salve from the drug store on it each morning and night after washing it clean and covered it with a band aid.I was amazed that there was stuff in there that was drawn out. After one day--no itch--after 2 days the lump is almost gone.
The ER physician removed a deeply impeded wood tick Nov. 15 from my abdomen. Nothing took the red itchy hard subcutaneous "bump" away, although cortisone ointment helped cool down the itch. I saw a dermatologist March 16. He called it a granuloma and injected the area with cortisone. Within a week, it has resolved. There is just a pale purplish scar. The bump is gone and there is no itch. Sweet relief after 4 months of annoyance!!
See a dermatologist.
is a bump from a tick bite a normal reaction
How did they make your diagnosis? Most bites do not cause any disease. Unless the tick stays on for several days it is unlikely that you will have tick-borne illness. It is not uncommon for the bumps to remain for weeks or months.