Zillah

It's not itchy though. Still tender. But super peely/flaky.

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Glad to hear it's improving @Zillah

Now it's flaking -everywhere- :)

@Zillah

how is your arm doing today? hopefully the redness has gone done along with the tenderness.

Aww I'm touched you thought of me, thank you!

It's still tender and red, but increasingly less so. The redness on the half of the tattoo closest to the body has gone yellow, so I guess it was bruising. The other half is still catching up! It's getting really tight and tingly, the precursor to scabbing/itching maybe?

Doubtful... as far as I know there's been nothing in Auckland since 2007... :(

Early next year there will be one in Hamilton though... not too far to travel...

An Utterly Gorgeous Bioshock Tattoo

They can't find an artist credit, which is a bummer.

Thanks @misterJ - I was a little nervous about infection but at the same time my rational nurse-brain was kicking in, saying "you don't have a fever."

I just didn't really know what to expect, I think. I knew it would be red, painful, and weepy, then scabby and itchy, but wasn't sure about time frames and certainly didn't expect to feel 'hit by a truck' the day after.

Oh well- now I know for next time :cool:

Thanks everyone, I feel reassured :)

Thanks. It's really only been 30 hours since finished on a 7.5hr session so I guess I should expect some trauma but I've never had a large piece before so this experience feels totally new. The fact that the red area was spreading outwards was worrying me a bit.

It's only day two, so this could be totally normal, but the red 'sunburned feeling' area around the tattoo is spreading outwards, in some places a good 4 inches beyond the tattoo.

Is this just a typical reaction, or do I need to go back and see my tattooist? :confused:

Thanks :rolleyes:

Oh, they were just "setting it" for you! Ancient eastern tattoo trick.. :D

Haha! I actually thought of you when it happened (because of reading that in the FAQ). Come to think of it, she is Chinese... perhaps she knows a thing or two I don't ;)

How about @WeRnDoG or @Piha? ;)

I think your robot is really cute. But I also think your owl is beautiful!

What?! Who does that?

My brother's friend's wife was over, it was my niece's first birthday. I was wearing a singlet because my tattoo has been sticking to my t-shirt. She just held her palm above it, then brought down her hand hard. And laughed.

Asshole behaviour can come from both sexes. We just had a visitor over who looked at my fresh, healing tattoo AND SLAPPED IT. I was so shocked I just kind of sat there... in pain.

I don't think it's dust

Sorry I meant dust up as in a fight!

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I really like this little bird rose thing.

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Some of those look like they are having a huge dust up, is that the idea? They are really unusual and awesome.

At one point I had this feeling come on suddenly like I was going to be sick, but I took a quick bathroom break and it passed. The tattooist said it's common for people to experience a bit of shock.

@Zillah - looks awesome - what does your daughter think? What did your artist think of her color choices for the Koi? I just love that :)

The artist smiled and said, "that's pretty much what I was going to do anyway except the water bands will be black, not blue."

My daughter was impressed by the tattoo but still said, "wear lots of long t-shirt, ok?". Heh.

Got my koi done today finally. We didn't go all the way around the back this time, the tattooist thought it would be better to wait until I extend it down to the forearm to do that. The colours don't look that great in the photo- irl they are far brighter. Need to take a daytime + healed photo at some point. 7.5 hours.

I did 7.5 hours today, and I didn't die :) You'll get through it!

Yes, a total creep who also happens to be - get ready for this one - A CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST. No boundaries. Was way creepy from day 1.

Unbelievable. It's scary who gets to work with children.