Does X hurt?

I've seen people pass out getting their knees done. It's not an area I look forward to.

Adiboo wrote: »

I've seen people pass out getting their knees done. It's not an area I look forward to.

Where I'm from we call them bitches.
It's really not that bad chief, arm pit area is much much worse

Fame and Demise wrote: »

I got my septum pierced a few years ago. It was piercing number 9 for me and I didn't find any of the others too bad, so I wasn't expecting that to be too bad either. Jesus was I wrong. It was done 100% correctly but it was still bad enough for me to nearly pass out with the pain. Well worth it in the end

I found my septum very easy except for the watering eyes. Minimal pain, even the stretching process(granted, it's only up to 5mm) was more uncomfortable than outright painful.

Gunslinger92 wrote: »

Ribcage - is it as bad as they say? I would consider myself to have quite a high pain threshold. I didn't find my back too bad at all.

Yes, yes it it. The back is a piece of piss in comparison.

Jenneke87 wrote: »

Had nipple piercings done a month ago, at the time I thought it hurted so much, now I can barely remember what it felt like. Now it's just a matter of cleaning it twice a day(it goed produce some gunk, though) Bra's are no problem, I can still sleep on my side, really don't feel them at all. So for those who consider getting it done, find a good piercer and go for it, they look so awesome!

Got mine done today. They hurt but no where near as bad as I expected. Bar my tongue (which didn't hurt at all) they're probably by easiest piercing. Dont get me worng, they hurt but I heard so many people say they were extremely painful I was expecting a lot worse. They did throb for quite a bit afterwards though.

susanlinda823 wrote: »

Nothing I have so far has really hurt, I really would love to get my septum pierced. I think it will hurt...But I have heard that if pierced correctly it should not hurt.

Septum piercings seem to be fairly divisive. People either find them almost painless or horrific. Personally I found it awful. I almost passed out from the pain. It's my favourite piercing but just imagining having to get it done again makes me feel woosy. But like I said a lot of people seem to find it almost painless. And like I said, it's my favourite piercing so definitely worth it.

Gunslinger92 wrote: »

Ribcage - is it as bad as they say? I would consider myself to have quite a high pain threshold. I didn't find my back too bad at all.

Yes. I consider myself fairly good with tattoos and have had artists say the same to me as well (as my above posts might suggest I'm a baby when it comes to piercings). I got a small tattoo on my ribs recently though and I have to say it was hard going. I only sat for forty minutes or so but found it quite hard. Really really sore.

I've had a good few of the sore areas being discussed tattooed (back, knees, underarm, etc), personally I found my stomach was hands down the worst of the lot. Nothing substantial on my ribs yet though... I must get that done next haha

The ribs was the worse for me. Did 6 hours + on the ribs in one session and there was a bit of cringing, arm biting and some verbal moments not dissimilar to Steve carells chest hair waxing in 40 year old virgin. But in saying all that, you've just got to man up. I found the fleshy side area above the hips and below the ribs the sorest. The back was a walk in the park on a very sunny day in comparison.

nm wrote: »

I was planning to travel for the ribs/chest tattoo too so this is all sounding like a nightmare, if i tap out it means another flight and hotel booking.

F*ck.

You'll be grand, testicular fortitude should see you through.

Killer_banana wrote: »

:P

Ha, OK, I meant an old leathery
Golden Girl endorsed opening should see you through.

I found the back of the knee to be pretty bad alright. Very tender, especially on/around the tendons. I also felt that lying down flat on the face the kneecap to be very uncomfortable after an hour or so. That definitely added to the overall unpleasantness of the session.
I went back and got the other knee done though so it mustn't have been too bad

xxxJennyxxx wrote: »

Sucker for punishment! I know its not going to be pleasant,me it the fact that you were willing to go back and do it again is all good by me! I'm planning a rib tattoo after this one so shouldn't be as bad as that!

Yeah the bright side is that it's definitely not as bad as the ribs.

McChubbin wrote: »

Here's a question for you lovely tattooed folk:
How does having a mild skin condition like psorisis/eczema affect the quality of your tattoos?
I have rather dry, scratchy/flakey skin on my legs that I'm currently combating using salt scrubs and since I'm hoping to one day build up an epic leg sleeve, I'm curious about how the conditions of the skin affect the inkage.
Also, has anyone here ever had to get touch-ups after getting a scratch or small surface injury to their tattooed skin?
I only ask as I'm forever getting random scrapes, scabs and papercuts and I would like a little clarity.

I wouldn't worry too much, ink goes under the skin so shouldn't be affected by minor scraps and cuts to the skin (correct me if I'm wrong)
I'm forever getting heat rashes, scraps and cuts on my leg where I have a big tattoo and have noticed no issue with the tattoo.

I also had an ingrown hair when I got my last tattoo and my artist said not to worry, she tattooed it anyway and no pain. (It was almost healed though she wouldn't have done it otherwise)

I would have a chat with prospective artists first and see what they think. They wouldn't tattoo over freshly wounded skin and such and you can't have any creams on the skin, or perfume etc when getting the tattoo.

The skin needs to be cleaned and somewhat healed before I'd personally get a tattoo.

Now I could be completely wrong so welcome other opinions!

McChubbin wrote: »

That's good, Jenny. Strictly speaking, my next planned tat will be on my left wrist-inner forearm but regarding my leg I plan to wax the hair away and scrub the flakiness before getting inked. I'm a stickler for cleanliness so I just needed to know what the story was there. Cheers for answering.

Wax at least 48 hours before hand to let the skin heal. And do a good exfoliating scrub 24 hours before. Don't want irritated skin going in, like k said though your artist will be able to give you more precise info regarding this as they know better than I do regarding the skin healing after the use of medicated creams and damaged skin scrubs

If i numbed your top layer of skin then proceed to stab you with a needle deeper than your very top layer of skin a few thousand times an hour do you think it'd be numb?