Graffiti, Tattooes, and Piercings

okay, so.
i went and got a tatoo, and its an adorable butterfly on the small of my back, and its hurting realy bad and its red and puffy kinda, he said it was normaly to be like that, but its been 2days, and its still raised up and red and hurts REALY realy bad.
andyone have a tat or any sugestions on how to ease the pain?

and yes i know going to get a tat just because your parents said no is stupid. but it realy realy REALY hurts!!! and my parents dont know about it, and so the pants im wearing are realy high and it hurts like obber bad. help?

Don't touch it, the swelling it's normal and will go down after three more days. Apply some ointment on it and don't wear itchy clothing/clothing that touches it in any way. If you sleep on your back don't do it, jeans rubbing against your tatto will only make it more painful. Wear slouchy things or a long hoodie.

Wash it carefully and don't pull any scabs that might form.

My brother worked as a tat artist between mod jobs, so i know somethings but I only have piercings (9)

It takes awhile to heal and if you're wearing clothes that rub it, it's going to take even longer. Be sure to clean it a couple times a day with whatever they told you to clean it with, I think for me it was dial soap and if you can, wear pants that have either a higher waist or lower so it's not hitting the tattoo. I have one on my hip and a second one on my lower stomach and I couldn't wear jeans for a week with either of them, I had to stick to low wasted yoga pants because the jeans irritated the heck out of them. So, I wouldn't panic yet, just keep it clean and free of irritation and you should be fine.

mmk. thanks! my boyfriend did it lol. so yeah. ill try yoga pants...tripp pants bad ideal!!! loll. well thanks for the help i realy hope it stops hurting soon

I got a tattoo about 12 years ago. I started getting it removed about 4 years ago. It still isn't gone. Of course, mine is on my ankle which is why I want it gone. In the first place, it was a crappy tattoo. In the second place, I can't wear a dresss without the thing showing. In some workplace situations, having a visible tattoo is not a good thing - people are judgemental like that. I wish I had been smart and got it on my stomach like I had intended.

I don't remember it every hurting me though. Maybe because it wasn't in a place that I had to have clothes covering it. plus it was spring time, so I always wore shorts and nothing ever rubbed up on it.

don't you wish people weren't so judgemental about things like that?

Mine is on my upper back, between my shoulder blades. Anyway, if it is in a place on your back where the skin move a lot, it will take longer to heal. Mine wasn't too bad, but I would say Advil for the soreness, vasoline or some other lotion on the tat. Nothing scented, mind you, or it will burn bad. I know someone already said this, but don't pick at or scratch it. The ink will be uneven if you do this, and it may get infected. You should be noticing an improvement in another couple of days. Wear loose and comfy dresses if you have them. They'll be more comfortable than any pants, and they will also let air circulate which should help it heal a little faster.

I've found that the best product on the market for tattoo discomfort is Neosporin Plus with Pain Relief. It'll prevent infection AND deaden the pain some. (I have more tattoos than I can count; so I know what I'm talking about here)

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Originally Posted by stephofthenight

mmk. thanks! my boyfriend did it lol.

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Is your B/F a professional tattoo artist? Please tell me you didn't have an amateur marking you for life!! A sweet young thing like you should NOT be sporting a prison-style tat!!

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Originally Posted by stephofthenight

i realy hope it stops hurting soon

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It will. You just experienced millions of puncture wounds......Patience.

yes, he is a professional lol. no way would anyone else get near me with a needle. lol

Most advice that has already been given is good..
But be careful of Neosporin type creams, some of them will bleach out the color ....All of mine are very colorful ..
don't be surprised if even after a week, you are still itching, it depends on the location, skin at that spot, etc....

plus I don't really recommend that you get one and hide it...from parents.
one should always be up front about such things if possible.

Has anyone mentioned Vitacilina? It might be about the same as Neosporin, but I used that and it worked just fine.

I always wanted a tattoo but I just never could talk myself into it. I just keep seeing myself as an 80 year old with a sagging, faded tattoo and can't get past it.

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Originally Posted by Granny5

I always wanted a tattoo but I just never could talk myself into it. I just keep seeing myself as an 80 year old with a sagging, faded tattoo and can't get past it.

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I got over that feeling.....:lol:
plus the fact...where mine are will not sag....:)

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Originally Posted by BlueSkyGB

I got over that feeling.....:lol:
plus the fact...where mine are will not sag....:)

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I'd like to have a date put somewhere in really pretty numbers....maybe on my upper hip or on my shoulder. I keep thinking about it and maybe someday I'll get the nerve to get it done. My daughter has a tribal tattoo on the small of her back and it's pretty cool.

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Originally Posted by BlueSkyGB

Most advice that has already been given is good..
But be careful of Neosporin type creams, some of them will bleach out the color ....All of mine are very colorful ..
don't be surprised if even after a week, you are still itching, it depends on the location, skin at that spot, etc....

plus I don't really recommend that you get one and hide it...from parents.
one should always be up front about such things if possible.

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okay, location, on the verry lower back. and my parents will kill me if they find out:sick: why do you think i didnt tell them in the first place, they think tat's are satanic

If you have a tattoo, share it with us. Post an image and if your interested write the back story.

I'll start.

http://b7.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/0...88718547_l.jpg

Its for animal rights.

Will do as soon as I can.....of course for me it will be multiple pics....:lol:

I can't share mine since a picture of it would be revealing and pornographic. :p :p ;)

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Originally Posted by Virgil

I can't share mine since a picture of it would be revealing and pornographic. :p :p ;)

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Seriously funny Virgil!!! I'm gonna cry from laughing! :lol:

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Originally Posted by BlueSkyGB

Will do as soon as I can.....of course for me it will be multiple pics....:lol:

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Can't wait.:D

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Originally Posted by Virgil

I can't share mine since a picture of it would be revealing and pornographic. :p :p ;)

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:blush: Thanks for the warning.:lol:

Virgil's got a tattoo? prove it :D... on second thoughts...

my sister-in-law is hogging our camera, but as soon as she returns it, I'll take a pic of mine

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Originally Posted by SleepyWitch

Virgil's got a tattoo? prove it :D... on second thoughts...

my sister-in-law is hogging our camera, but as soon as she returns it, I'll take a pic of mine

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I'm only kidding. I don't have a tattoo. :lol:

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Originally Posted by Virgil

I'm only kidding. I don't have a tattoo. :lol:

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I knew it!!! :lol:

Well I promised::lol:
The doodah man from the Grateful Dead album, the Jack of Hearts and the Mushrooms are mine,:D and the PJ tat is my daughter's.:)
as for the stories behind them, if enough interest I'll relate them.

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Originally Posted by BlueSkyGB

Well I promised::lol:
The doodah man from the Grateful Dead album, the Jack of Hearts and the Mushrooms are mine,:D and the PJ tat is my daughter's.:)
as for the stories behind them, if enough interest I'll relate them.

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I am sure I can guess what's behind the shrooms.
not so sure about the jack of hearts, so please do tell.

well when mine stops being a mother, and isnt all red and icky looking ill try to take a picture that doesnt show to much. but as was reviled before my bf did it. this is what it looks like thou.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/37901162.jpg

Greetings

Sometime in the next few days I will post a pix of my dragon tattoo. Why a Dragon you ask? Good question. I think dragons are cool is the simple answer, and at least part correct. The main reason is that I am a student of the martial Arts.

Jeff

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Originally Posted by Shalot

I am sure I can guess what's behind the shrooms.
not so sure about the jack of hearts, so please do tell.

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Maybe we should let Pendragon try his hand at guessing the meanings....:lol:

Ok here we go...Of course the Doodah man is for the Grateful Dead, plus I've always liked zoot suits...:) this was my first one.

And Shalot, the shrooms, in a round about way might fit your guess...
It's actually a homage to Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band...they all had mushroom tats...plus when I was a middleschool teacher, my class and I always studied various forms of Fungi....

and finally the Jack of Hearts with the purple rosebud....at one point in my life, I was said to resemble the character in the Dylan song, "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts"....my present girlfriend found out about this and the rosebud is for her....

that's all folks...:lol:

I'll post mine when I get the camera working again. I need to charge the batteries, so it will be a day or two. Mine's not impressive yet, but I have big plans for it in the future. Now all I need is the money to put my plan in action:D

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Originally Posted by BlueSkyGB

Well I promised::lol:
The doodah man from the Grateful Dead album, the Jack of Hearts and the Mushrooms are mine,:D and the PJ tat is my daughter's.:)
as for the stories behind them, if enough interest I'll relate them.

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Awesome tats, man! I have a black one done just above my heart, a very simple four-sided Celtic knot. It's done very well, though. I might get another sometime. And while I hate to add to those who say they'll get a pic in, I should be getting a pic in pretty soon...

Not sure exactly what my next tattoo will be; I had some ideas for it earlier but they're not on my mind right now.

Better be careful with those tattoos! ;)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...22_chinese.gif

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/default.stm

I really want a tatoo...
Does anyone have any ideas?

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...c/happysad.jpg

And for the sailor side in me:
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...c/DSCF0856.jpg

:p

I like to give myself temporary tatoos.

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Originally Posted by Scheherazade

Better be careful with those tattoos! ;)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...22_chinese.gif

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/default.stm

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You have to be so careful with foreign language tattoos. My advice would be to do your own research, don't depend on someone else's translation. Find a translation site, type in the word you want, then go to another translation site and do it again and then go to your local bookstore and find a dictionary for that language and look up the word again. It might be work but it's worth it to avoid a lifetime of embarrassment. :p

There is a great George Carlin joke about that. It goes something like this. A woman is proud of the tattoo of the oriental writing on the small of her back. She says it's something spiritual. When someone questions it she goes to a translator only to find out it means "beef with brocoli." :lol:

I'm interested to know what you guys think of graffiti, tattooes, and piercings.

I personally think pretty graffiti is okay, just because it looks cool and it could add spice to boring places in need of a little "touch-up"- but then again ugly, graffiti is not cool and worthless and could ruin a lot of beautiful places.

It would be cool if the "cool" graffiti was allowed but it would be difficult to draw the line, I guess...

Tatooes are cool all the way round except they're permanent and could cause infection.

And I think ear piercings are cool on both guys and girls but it could cause infection as well.

I'm thinking of getting a tattoo, but I'm kind of unsure, so I'm really interested to hear what you guys think, as well as graffiti and piercings.

Thanks so much.

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Originally Posted by packersfan

I'm interested to know what you guys think of graffiti, tattooes, and piercings.

I personally think pretty graffiti is okay, just because it looks cool and it could add spice to boring places in need of a little "touch-up"- but then again ugly, graffiti is not cool and worthless and could ruin a lot of beautiful places.

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I couldn't care less what deformations, disigurements, and crap you do your body or your property, but I don't take kindly to graffiti. Whose property are you criminally disfiguring? Do you own that property? Someone had to spend their money for that property and without permission you have commited a crime. I hope the police catch your *** and throw you in jail. And that is still too good for you.

How dare you.:flare:

And that is prescisly why i asked that question.
I've shifted my opinion over a little bit- good for you, very persuasive.
I personally have never committed that crime (or a crime for that matter, so no need to be angry with me. I thought (past tense-im not entirely sure of what to think now) that is what somewhat cool. But nevermind. Thanks Virgil, I appreciate that.

I hate to see ugly grafitti on most things but there are some parts of town that are so decrepit that I don't see how a little spray painted blocky/bubbly words in blue and purple outlined in black could hurt. If the windows are busted out or the inside is burned out and all that's left is a brick shell, I don't see how spray painting it harms. If anyone does own it, they obviously don't give a damn about it. And in this town there are several blocks of buildings just like that and the grafitti there doesn't bother me AT ALL. I drive past it on the way to work and I think, "it looks better than it did."

Now, if a brand new bridge is built, and some bored teenager with nothing else to do goes and spray paints it, then I have the :flare: reaction that Virgil expressed.

tattoos and body piercings are fine, but excessive tattoos and piercings or those that make a person look scary somehow kind of gross me out and I feel sorry for that person because I think one day they will wake up regretting what they've done to themselves.

tats are fun!!!
not that painfull, its just like a couple of bee stings, depending on where and how big it is.

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Originally Posted by Shalot

I hate to see ugly grafitti on most things but there are some parts of town that are so decrepit that I don't see how a little spray painted blocky/bubbly words in blue and purple outlined in black could hurt. If the windows are busted out or the inside is burned out and all that's left is a brick shell, I don't see how spray painting it harms. If anyone does own it, they obviously don't give a damn about it.

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Still not the point. It's not yours to do as you please. It belongs to someone else. If you have a beat up old car, does that give someone the right to put a few more dents in it, or spray paint it? Nothing disheartens a community more when people don't respect others private property. It makes people who might invest give up.