just a question

Hi Jim,
Welcome to our community. The safe answer is the sooner the better.
Please take a picture of the area!
The 'bruise' that you saw around the tick is likely what is known as a Bulls eye rash, which is the skin form of Lyme disease. Each day you don't have treatment, the disease gets further into your tissues and muscles. No one can tell you if 3 days is 'soon enough', as it depends on what else you may have going on in your body and the strength of your immune system.

Is there a walk in clinic, or urgent care that you can get to before that? This is pretty important.

Thanks. Yes, I did take a picture. I may be able to get in sooner than Tuesday.

Started on antibiotics. Got half (two weeks worth). Went to Baxter Co hospital clinic. They can't test there, so I have to go to a doctor for a follow up to get the rest of my antibiotics...and test