Tattoo Forum | Kol | Activity https://www.thetattooforum.com/members/kol/activity/ Activity feed for Kol. Fri, 01 May 2026 05:18:05 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 616adffeaa964134aabf390ef7d4cfcf replied to the topic Swelling Question in the forum Tattoo Questions and Experiences http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/tattoo-questions-and-experiences/40482-swelling-question/#post-140196 Tue, 28 May 2013 03:11:25 +0000 @GrayCatLove 128286 wrote:

It could also be the way the tattoo artist was leaning on you and pinched the ulnar or radial nerve even more, along with tissue trauma. This would make it REALLY hurt.

That was my hypothesis. Hopefully I’ll heal over time. Thanks for the reply.

]]> 8df89e3083a9a766ccfc6f3a9b917558 replied to the topic Swelling Question in the forum Tattoo Questions and Experiences http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/tattoo-questions-and-experiences/40482-swelling-question/#post-140099 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:28:56 +0000 Hey Lola,

Yeah, sounds like what happened to me when I first got it. Yeah. I don’t know why either. Hope there isn’t any muscle or nerve damage from it.

Yeah, exactly.

]]> f4e19e76c9e94c8b29950b29b383f1bd replied to the topic Swelling Question in the forum Tattoo Questions and Experiences http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/tattoo-questions-and-experiences/40482-swelling-question/#post-140095 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:56 +0000 Well that’s probably why, because you keep going back for more work. That’s good.

Cute…I’m off the steroid cream.

]]> 975b36b26ebaec83cdd2c4582bfb1f43 replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/page/2/#post-139554 Mon, 13 May 2013 23:06:12 +0000 UPDATE:

Saw the dermatologist today. She gave me a steroid cream, but she said, “I don’t think you’ll even need it for the full two weeks.” and praised me for being proactive, that it made a difference in my healing – i.e. no scar tissues, etc.

Thank you for your support/advice. I will update you in two weeks.

BTW, does anyone else have issues…[Read more]

]]> cf5329190137262bc152e74d77449546 replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/page/2/#post-139519 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:07:15 +0000 Yep! I hope you’re being taught correctly. There’s a lot of false assumptions passed down from ignorant physicians.

]]> 7831ae115b1988bff682c51c01f39ed7 replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/page/2/#post-139535 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:34:14 +0000 Doing better. The Benadryl is working. I took doses of Benadryl Orally on Saturday, yesterday one oral and two doses of the topical Benadryl (got tired of being loopy and tired on it). I’m going to switch to topical Benadryl from now on. Hopefully I get over this allergy. Maybe I can get some steroid cream on Wednesday when I see the…[Read more]

]]> 1878d631605103b80ff9e7b636191e7e replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/page/2/#post-139468 Sun, 12 May 2013 12:35:54 +0000 At the moment, yes, Mistress…but I’m confident that I’ll get over it.

]]> 24b2013698ae79fb6673c814e1643365 replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/page/2/#post-139467 Sun, 12 May 2013 12:35:12 +0000 I will. Thank you. Not yet, but it is dying down, the intensity. Thank you.

Yup! :p

🙂 Thank you.

]]> de1db5568464114602b66bbba501c6e2 replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/page/2/#post-139449 Sun, 12 May 2013 00:54:41 +0000 Had to go to the ER last night, it was so bad. They told me to use Benadryl cream and orally. Both are helping, but as soon as it wears off, all hell breaks loose. I’m hoping I get past hump and it won’t have to have it removed. I am calling my dermatologist to see if I can get some steroid cream. I heard that can really help.

]]> b098bf557a4a330e4158048a27bd572c replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/page/2/#post-139431 Sat, 11 May 2013 15:46:24 +0000 Yeah, that’s true. Apparently he wasn’t as good as the rest of the artists. Yeah. No, you don’t. I know. I will let him know. Thanks for the offer, but I really and truly don’t want a touch up. It’ll have some imperfections, but so do I with my brain injury scars, etc. It’ll be a reminder that I made it through this as well. *Especially* that I…[Read more]

]]> 51c6596556435a518ba274388ba8bfa0 replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/page/2/#post-139426 Sat, 11 May 2013 15:30:21 +0000 Jerry, It may faded in spots, but I’m not going to get a touch up, that’s for sure. I had a big gaping hole in my skin. They said to cover it so skin would grow faster. Only used it for a day or two.

]]> a23fa262939d4bded3aafce64d8d6433 replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/#post-139423 Sat, 11 May 2013 15:28:18 +0000 Hey Grey Cat,

Yeah it is. I got it for my brain injury, Chiari Malformation. The condition is drastically uneducated by doctors and I wanted awareness 24/7/365…just didn’t think it would be self-awareness at the moment, LOL.

]]> ffdcc19fcac28590ae1e4920d505b84b replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/#post-139422 Sat, 11 May 2013 15:26:51 +0000 Hi Lola,

That could be a big part of the issue as well. The Jojoba oil unclogs pores, so that’s why it’s helping. Sounds like me. I’ll sleep with an ice pack. I got some Benadryl and Benadryl cream which should help. Yeah. Thank you!

]]> 3c544de29d3f5eef939d711b486c2f17 replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/#post-139420 Sat, 11 May 2013 15:23:58 +0000 Sorry to hear about your reactions, Sam-I-Am…You gave me a great idea with the tea tree oil. Will get some of that! I’m all about natural healing modalities.

]]> c283599f9c44634529b223ccb5aa7805 replied to the topic First Tattoo - Loads of questions in the forum Inked Skin http://www.thetattooforum.com/forums/tattoo-forums/inked-skin/40453-first-tattoo-loads-of-questions/#post-139419 Sat, 11 May 2013 15:20:54 +0000 Hi Wheat, Yes I did. A shop that had won countless awards. I forgot to mention, toward the end of the tattooing, he was blowing on his tattoo gun. At that point, I was committed. I do have a lot of allergies to things and I did take a risk getting it, but I thought I’d be OK. Lesson learned.

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