Red knees since early treatment?

I got early treatment for possible lyme a little while ago (precautionary), I finished my course of 400mg Doxy a day for 4 weeks, but ever since then and on the day I started body brushing my knees go red and a little painful occasionally. It doesn't happen all the time, and I stopped body brushing early on, but ever since, this has happened on occasion. It usually happens when I go from sitting to standing. I'm worried that it is a sign that maybe the lyme hasn't gone? But I so hope that isn't the case :( While I was taking the antibiotics, I didn't herx at all, so I thought that maybe I got away with not getting lyme. What do you think it could be? Thanks :)

Post Edited (anxious_girl) : 6/16/2013 11:54:16 PM (GMT-6)

I still have the red, painful burning knees often. It's not the joint that is painful, but just under the skin gets really sore. It's not swollen either, just red. I hope this is not Lyme arthritis, and if it is would it be caused by the bacteria still in my system or could it have been started during treatment and even if the bacteria died, the symptom remained? I really hope someone can help with this. I saw my doctor but he said he didn't know what it was (and didn't bother doing anything about it). I'm quite worried.

Thanks for reading!

Thank you traveler, that's very helpful to know and I trust in your opinion! It's good to know that it's unlikely to be arthritis.

I went to the doctor about it today, and he said that it was most likely nothing but he gave me an anti-inflammatory gel and what I'm confused about... antibiotics?

He didn't tell me why he did this, he even said it's most likely not lyme, so I am just wondering why he gave me antibiotics. I've long gone off my early treatment course, so I'm just thinking would it be damaging to my body to take these new ones? Considering I don't know what they're for too, do you have any idea why he could have given them to me? They are Erythromycin, 250mg 4x a day. I'm feeling hesitant..

Having had a Google from reading your reply Razzle, that looks very likely! Thank you! I think maybe then I will take the antibiotics.