Deer ticks dont hold on. once they make thir bite the usually fall off. My cousin has lymes, he got it bad, it spread into his liver and he almost died. The Marshfield Clinic called in a specialists from The Twin Cities to evaluate him. He said it was one of the worst cases he has ever seen. Have you noticed any marks on your body. Most of the time youll get a ring around where the infected deer bit you. Like the one in this picture.