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the tick has to be attached for awhile to transmit lyme. It is something like 24 hrs. or more. The doctor can't do anything for you as far as detecting lyme for 4-6 weeks (some say as soon as two weeks) by blood test. Only thing they could do for you is give you antibiotics as a precaution, which some will do any many won't. You can write the date you found it on the calender and keep track of any fever, joint pain, etc. over the next coupla weeks (check online for symptoms). then get the blood test in 6 weeks or so if you want. this is not medical advice, just what I know from having lots of tick bites in my life. As an aside, a month ago, my cousins wife collapsed while excercising and it turns out she has lyme that she got sometime in the past so the blood test is probably worth it at some point just so you know.
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