I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Sara on July 18, 2006, 04:00:09 PM
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Do you have any? Do you want any? What do you think about them? Feel free to post pics! ;D
(And yes, this is a spin-off of Hyperlite's post in case you were wondering.)
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I have 3, intend to get more. Just got my latest one a few weeks ago. I personally don't like the gruesome or cartoonish ones, but the right tat can be hot!
The top one needs to be touched up since it's about 6 yrs old. The bottom one is my newest so it's very bright right now.
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Hey Sara, Which tatoos do you have? and where? i have one on each ankle, a rose with my hubby's name under it and flower with a butterfly on the other, i wanted to get my Godchildrens names on me, but i have 17, that aint going to happen, lol...
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I add a pic of 2 of mine while you were posting I think. I have another, a black bird-phoenix type thing on my other shoulder, but it's hard to get a picture of it.
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Hey Sara, Which tatoos do you have? and where? i have one on each ankle, a rose with my hubby's name under it and flower with a butterfly on the other, i wanted to get my Godchildrens names on me, but i have 17, that aint going to happen, lol...
17 godchildren!?! You'd be in that tattoo parlor forever! LOL
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No kidding, lol, i guess i am going to have to take a letter from each name and try and make up a word or something, i am just afraid more Godchildren will come in the future so i have held off on it, lol,,,, nice work btw....
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I have a small butterfly on my right ankle. Will post a pic as soon as I can find the camera!
Nice tats Sara, good taste. :D
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I'd like to get a four-leaf clover, or 2 kidneys...
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I have five, a flying Eagle on my right shoulder a cross on my right forarm. a snake on my left bicep, a chain of skulls just under that, and a black rose on my left forarm.
allthough I'm not so keen on the left arm now days :-\
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Sorry forgot to log my wife out, I have five tattoos, she has the butterfly. I got my first one when I was seventeen and then went a bit o.t.t
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Sorry forgot to log my wife out, I have five tattoos, she has the butterfly. I got my first one when I was seventeen and then went a bit o.t.t
They are addictive. ;)
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Tattoos are actually how I met my hubby. He gave me all of the ones that I have.
Metallica Ninja Star on right ankle
Hummingbirds with flowers on inside of lower half of left leg
Parrot on front of left leg
Butterfly with Tiger face inside on outside of left leg
Cougar sitting on a branch on on outside of left leg
Tinkerbell on my back
Unicorn on right shoulder
Butterfly on chest
Butterfly and fairy dust on right hand
Unfortunately since he had lost his fingers on his right hand (and now entire hand) he couldn't tattoo anymore or I would have more. We just sold the tattoo equipment to my son in law, so now I just have to decide what I want!
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I could never get a tattoo. I'm scared to death of needles. ;D
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Tha is funny...a dialysis patient afraid of needles! ;D Me too!
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Same here. I would love to get something on my shoulder. Have been watching a show called Miami Ink and some of their tattoos are beautiful. Maybe one day..Does it hurt alot?? Liz :P
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I have gotten 2, one on each ankle, and i thought i was going to pass out when i got the first one but all of it was mainly built up anxiety. It really doesnt hurt, kinda like taking a needle and scraping it against your skin, not too painful but you know it's there :) I know it also depends on where you get it too, if you get it in an area where there is not alot of muscle or meat then i have heard it hurts more. (like on top of the foot or near your ankle bone)
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I would really like to get a tattoo, but I haven't found anything that I can say I want on me for forever. I've been through several phases of likes and dislike in my life and a few things have always carried on during each. I have hunted the tattoo shops and on-line for ideas and designs but I haven't found just the right one. I think I may have to just design it myself. At least I know no one else will have the same tattoo. My wife has 3 and she has designed 2 out of the 3 of them.
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Well Hawkeye, i was going to suggest putting: Goofynina on your arm but i dont think your wife would like that ;) lol, But, why dont you have your wife's name? I have my hubby's name, that way he will always be with me. I know, kinda corny, but i am corny like that ::)
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Well Hawkeye, i was going to suggest putting: Goofynina on your arm but i don't think your wife would like that ;) lol, But, why don't you have your wife's name? I have my hubby's name, that way he will always be with me. I know, kinda corny, but i am corny like that ::)
Your right my wife would kill me and come after you next. Besides , I'm not a name person. I think it's kinda stupid myself. That's my opinion and I'm sure it was the right thing for you otherwise you wouldn't have done it, it's just not for me. I'll either find something I really like, or like I said design it myself.
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If I were to get a tattoo I would get "DFL" You will NEVER guess what it stands for. >:D But it has to do with my son and I.
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Well, if and when you decide to do it, please dont forget to share it will all of us, i'd love to see what you have created. Hubby has been talking about getting his Raider Shield so i think that would be our next project. In search of the best Raider Shield... The quest begins, lol
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DFL huh? Ohhh, too many possibilities, lol, AND, will you let your son get one too? Dont mean to start another controversial subject but i think since it is something between you and him, then why not allow him to get one like his dad? just askin'
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DFL huh? Ohhh, too many possibilities, lol, AND, will you let your son get one too? Don't mean to start another controversial subject but i think since it is something between you and him, then why not allow him to get one like his dad? just askin'
He can have a tattoo, he just has to wait until he is 18+ before. He already has his ears pierced and is gauging one of them to a 0 size. He wants a 00, but that is a bit much in my opinion so he is stuck where he is until he is 18 too. I understand freedom of expresion, and the want to find yourself so I don't mind him experimenting. I just want him to grow up a little more before he does something perminant. He has a lot of maturing to do before that point.
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DFL huh? Ohhh, too many possibilities, lol, AND, will you let your son get one too? Dont mean to start another controversial subject but i think since it is something between you and him, then why not allow him to get one like his dad? just askin'
No I wouldn't let my son get a 'tat until he is an adult. But I would get DFL then if he decided when he is older he could get DFL as well. I think it's sad when I see kids that are like 15 with a tat. :-\
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I've been disfigured enough by two fistula surgeries and an ugly fistula. I don't think I would pay someone to disfigure me further. Hopefully the tattoo fad will play itself out soon.
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DFL= Dude found love
DFL=Driving Fords Loudly
DFL= Doing Fun Longingly
Whatever!!! Said the California girl!
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DFL= Dude found love
DFL=Driving Fords Loudly
DFL= Doing Fun Longingly
Whatever!!! Said the California girl!
Not even close, sorry it's a "BOND" thing. >:D
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I've been disfigured enough by two fistula surgeries and an ugly fistula. I don't think I would pay someone to disfigure me further. Hopefully the tattoo fad will play itself out soon.
Fad? It's been going on for way longer than just a fad. ::)
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I dont consider it "being disfigured" if done right, i think it can be beautiful body art. I am proud of my tattoo's and i think they are pretty cool and far as it being a fad, nah, i think it is just something someone does to change the way they feel about themselves and depending on what it is they get tattooed on them, it shows their personalities...that is just my opinion ::)
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I dont consider it "being disfigured" if done right, i think it can be beautiful body art. I am proud of my tattoo's and i think they are pretty cool and far as it being a fad, nah, i think it is just something someone does to change the way they feel about themselves and depending on what it is they get tattooed on them, it shows their personalities...that is just my opinion ::)
Yeah I agree but I still think the "chicks" who tattoo a target on their back right above their ass, look whorish, not that I mind. :-[ ;) >:D
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*scratches that idea off her to do list* Nope, no targets here ;D
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So, Epoman, what does DFL stand for? Dudes For Life?
And as for tattoos: for my 50th birthday, I got myself a delicate sort of bracelet of flowers that goes around my left wrist, in gentle blue, pink, & yellow colors, with entertwining leaves; they look like the flowers my grandmother grew in her back yard (she raised me, and we were very close). The background story is that at the age of 15, I read a book on Winston Churchill's mother, Jenny Jerome, who was a Virginia lady and quite the renegade; it said she had "a bracelet tattooed around her wrist", but provided no further details. I desperately wanted one ever since, but waited until age 50, because then most of the people in my family who would have been truly offended by it were either dead or blind! Then this year, I found out that Jenny Jerome's bracelet tattoo was of a snake! If I had known that detail at the beginning, I probably would just have been turned off, so I guess it all worked out fine!
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I dont consider it "being disfigured" if done right, i think it can be beautiful body art. I am proud of my tattoo's and i think they are pretty cool and far as it being a fad, nah, i think it is just something someone does to change the way they feel about themselves and depending on what it is they get tattooed on them, it shows their personalities...that is just my opinion ::)
Yeah I agree but I still think the "chicks" who tattoo a target on their back right above their ass, look whorish, not that I mind. :-[ ;) >:D
Around here, we call tats at that spot a "tramp stamp".
As for the "fad" going away - I'm pretty sure we're stuck with it. But you would think the kids trying to look "cool" would have moved on to something else when the suburban housewives started getting them.
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I'm like the official tattoo canvas here I think 11 in all. It is a form of expression not a fad. I have a memorial for my Dad which includes his portrait on my lower left leg. I wanted to have my Mothers portrait added but I don't know if I can, due to the meds and diabetes. I don't heal good anymore.
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I'm like the official tattoo canvas here I think 11 in all. It is a form of expression not a fad. I have a memorial for my Dad which includes his portrait on my lower left leg. I wanted to have my Mothers portrait added but I don't know if I can, due to the meds and diabetes. I don't heal good anymore.
Do we get pictures of this canvas?
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I need to get a camera.
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I like tattoos.
I had a friend who got married to a woman named Lori. He got her name tattooed on his arm with hearts and little emblems. After they got divorced he moved to Florida. He got letters added to to tattoo so now instead of Lori it says Florida.
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I like tattoos.
I had a friend who got married to a woman named Lori. He got her name tattooed on his arm with hearts and little emblems. After they got divorced he moved to Florida. He got letters added to to tattoo so now instead of Lori it says Florida.
That turned out pretty cool but usually my own rule is no names unless they are my kids names. All my tattoos mean something and I didn't get them without a lot of thought first.
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Go get a camera silly Sluff and show us the tattoos.
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Go get a camera silly Sluff and show us the tattoos.
My digital camera broke and I can't afford a new one. Maybe I'll get a throw away camera. then i'll scan the picture.
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Naked pics of Sluff!!! Oh my!
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Naked pics of Sluff!!! Oh my!
Your wish is my command... :rofl;
Careful what you wish for Kitkatz. ;)
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Sluff, I'm assuming your camera didn't break while trying to take that picture, right?
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Ah, I would like at least one tattoo to cover up the holes that are left in my chest from my catheter...yuck! i can no longer show off the sisters in low cut shirts...the two catheter holes look like i have two additional nipples on my right breast.
i just can't figure out what kind of tattoo i want to cover the unsightlies. someone suggested a cartoon figure with two big brown eyes... *argh!* yeah...that'll be really sexy, hehehe.
if you know what kind of holes i'm talking about, maybe you can suggest an appropriate tattoo.
michelle ~ treasure
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I know what you're talking about Treasure. Joe has one of those in roughly the center of his chest. We joke about it being his "Fifty Cent" gunshot wound. :lol;
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The moment you all have been waiting for.
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Someone got a camera??? Cool tattoo.
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I got a few tats while I was in the navy. I went through a phase with dragons. and Since I got tats of it, it will be a lifelong phase.
I got my first tat on my left arm when I was 18, I got the rest when I joined the navy. I have 5 tattoo's I got 2 in Japan. The dragon in the pic is my favorite tattoo, and i got done in Japan in the Japanese style with the ink done with a pistol and mortar, along with the tap technique.
I have a gargoyle on my upper right back, and an angel and devil mirror image on my right arm. On my chest I have a picture of the laughing buddha (also done in Japan). The first tat I got was a color dragon. I only got one color tattoo, and i think thats it for me, because I don't like color anymore. The black and skin color is the most detailed and easier to see.
These pics were taken when I was in the navy. about 3 years ago. It hasnt faded much since then, I just dont take pictures with my shirt off very much anymore.
-Jaybird
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The moment you all have been waiting for.
Awesome work, :2thumbsup; very detailed, must've hurt like the dickens though ;)
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Nice tats sluff and jaybird!
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I got more but I like to be begged.. :)
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I got more but I like to be begged.. :)
:rofl;
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I have two tats. One I got while I was in the Army at Airborne school on my left arm of a rose with my EX wifes name, (yeah it is something I'm working on), and one I got while in the Marine Corps on my shoulder blade of a unicorn. Maybe Fox_NC will take the pics and post them later.
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Look you tattoo freaks! Pictures! Now! (LOL Just kidding by the way about the freaks crack!)
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ok ok Kit, I surrender! Here's BT's unicorn. I'll take a pic of mine and add it today.
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I have one on my right outer calve. I got it when I was 23, it's of my dog Lucus. I always wanted a tattoo ever since i was little. I decided to get my dog because I knew I would always love him and never regret getting him put there. He past away this past March after 12 great years together and I am glad every day when I look down and see his goofy grin. :D
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Wow, what a variety of body art! Okay, Sluff, where's the rest of the tats???
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Wow, what a variety of body art! Okay, Sluff, where's the rest of the tats???
Is that a beg? :yahoo; I took the pictures but have to wait til the camera is full to get them developed. Anything thats this good is worth waiting for...lol
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I have one tattoo of my dog Lucus on my right calve. he pasted away this March, I miss him very much. :( I may get another one someday, not sure of what. I told my mom, jokingly, that I was gonna get a couple of kidneys tattooed on my back she FREAKED, thought i was serious.
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Nice work Jaybird, Foxy and sugapea. :2thumbsup;
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Awwww Sugapea, that is an awesome tattoo, thanks for sharing that with us :2thumbsup;
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The snake goes through my arm and the head is on my chest.
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Can we say OWWWWW!
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Sluff, that is AWESOME!! Beautiful work, love the wolf :2thumbsup;
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I think I may get this after transplant. . . . . . . Kidding of course.
:sarcasm;
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LOL That's great Vandie! :rofl;
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just got a new tattoo last night will post :pics; when healed it's the green ribbon with wings and a hallow :angel; on my wrist
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Kool beans Vandie.
Lola I can't wait for the pictures.
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There's been a lot of press lately about an 80 year old woman who had "do not resuscitate" tattooed on her chest. This is a good idea, but it's too vague, since DNR only applies if a person's heart stops or they stop breathing. To eliminate any ambiguity, the following additional tattoos should also be considered:
"no artificial hydration or nutrition"
"no cardioversion for rapid atrial fibrillation"
"no intubation and mechanical ventilation for potentially reversible conditions"
"no pressors if hypotensive"
"no painful, high risk surgical procedures with a very low likelihood of success"
"...and no dialysis under any circumstances"
Seems like if you survive all that tattooing, you're pretty healthy!
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Tattoo a permanent mark of intent
Published: 31st August 2005
A GREAT-GRANDAD has ensured he will never be without his organ donor card – by having it tattooed on his shoulder.
Raymond Sulton, of Kent Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, wanted to “avoid any confusion” in the event of his death so paid £30 to go under the needle at Tony’s Tattoos, Great Underbank.
As a nurse at Cheadle Royal Hospital for 28 years he saw how vital transplants can be and decided to take action when his friend had to undergo a life-saving kidney operation.
Retired Raymond 66, said: “I’ve seen a lot of things that make you realise that families - just like mine - can need help and organ donation can save lives.
“It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while to avoid any confusion if anything were to happen to me and I would urge other people to do the same.
“To have your intentions written on your body takes the pressure off loved ones having to make a hard decision if you die.”
Raymond has had the words “organ donor”, his blood group, O positive, and the date he got the tattoo etched on his shoulder.
He has a holiday home in France and his biggest fear was dying over there and his wishes not being understood.
In June the Stockport Express and Times highlighted a critical shortage of transplant organs in the borough.
Forty-seven people were waiting for operations but only 11 organs had been donated in the last five years, with kidneys particularly scarce.
And Raymond, who has two grandchildren and a great grandchild, is hoping he can draw more attention to this problem.
He said: “I talked it over with my daughter and she said go for it as people should be aware of the need.
“My grandchildren think it is weird me getting a tattoo and my great grandchild is too young to say anything. It didn’t hurt, I just heard a buzzing noise - I really like it.”
Faye Pye, from the Stockport branch of transplant charity New Start, said: “What Raymond has done is terrific and shows real commitment to the cause.
“Although it is a highly unusual step there is a serious message behind it, not enough attention is given to the length of the transplant waiting list.”
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A purple and yellow butterfly with a blue morning glory.Would love to have more though.
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Found on the internet... the story behind the tattoo Vandie posted...
"Our mission is to celebrate tattooing as a modern art form which incorporates art, fashion, style, and pop culture."
more tattoos at http://www.inkedblog.com/archives/stories/
I got this tattoo in 2004, two years ago, and seven or eight months after I was diagnosed with kidney disease.
It was such a surprise, becoming so sick. I have always been so healthy! I had just opened a store, I was married, it felt like the beginning of everything good when the bottom dropped out.
This tattoo is anatomically correct, your veins and your arteries run along your spine right there. In place of my kidneys, however, I have broken hearts.
I suppose I went through all of the other emotions as well- anger, shock, denial, but after I worked through a lot of these feelings, the one I was left with was brokenheartedness.
I had always been a carefree person. I really prided myself on that, in fact. I was able to take life lightly and I had always seen this as an intrinsic part of who I was. Part of this confidence was created by my faith in my body and my spirit of optimism.
In some ways, that carefree person will never exist again. Now, I need to always be careful, to think before I act, to limit myself. It has gotten easier, but at first I felt like I was losing track of who I was.
I went to go visit my family in San Antonio. While I was there, I saw a dear friend of mine, Terry Brown. I had known him since I was about nineteen and he was a tattoo artist. The fact that a friend did this tattoo means a lot to me.
Since then, I got a kidney transplant from my brother. Everything is going much better but he did have one request- do not do anything that could possibly strain my health. Because of this request, this tattoo is the last I will ever receive."
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Why can't a tattoo be a legal advanced directive?
http://www.rangelmd.com/2006/05/dnr-getting-point-across.html
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Temporary Tattoo $0.10
Kids and adults will love these 1.5” tattoos. Designed with the three-color Donate Life logo, they’re non-toxic and comply with FDA regulations. Easy to apply and just as simple to remove with baby oil or tape.
http://www.donatelife.net/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=47&osCsid=92d2a67ac9f926b847be59e6ac04e349
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Temporary Tattoo $0.10
Kids and adults will love these 1.5” tattoos. Designed with the three-color Donate Life logo, they’re non-toxic and comply with FDA regulations. Easy to apply and just as simple to remove with baby oil or tape.
http://www.donatelife.net/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=47&osCsid=92d2a67ac9f926b847be59e6ac04e349
It's a great way to make things fun with children in hopes they grow up believing in organ donations.
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Only one tattoo here, a butterfly. And no more for me that was painful enough. Got it on my b-day a couple of years ago, got a piercing on my next b-day, surgery on my next b-day and now the next one is coming. Think I'll just keep it relaxed and pain free.
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I got one on my right upper chest, name of one of my ex husbands, but now I got to remove or I am thinking if i could fade or get other one top of it, perhaps I could get something pretty with colors that would cover that name is just 6 letters and in cursive style. I just need to find a good tatto artist to do it, oh it did hurt! and i remember the man asking me "are you sure you want a name?" hahah i bet he gets lot of people going there to fade old tattos with ex lovers names ... ;D
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Tattoo on a living kidney donor named Jay. The logo was designed by Carol A. Darling, Graphic Designer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her hope is that it helps to increase awareness for the ultimate gift of life, organ donation. The green ribbon stands for organ donation. The red streaks represent a heart. This logo is available to download from the website of the Dept of HHS. www.organdonor.gov - It is copyright-free and available for anyone to use.
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New tat on Michelle from Yahoo Transplant group
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Lauralie's Tatoo: "Made In Canada"!
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i have an owl tatooed on my left forearm (since '77) to remind me that we all die and that no matter how long i live, i will never have enough wisdom.
love
~LL~
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I haven't got any photos, and I don't own a camera, but when I was 17 I got a large Indian tattooed on my upper leg. It is a good piece of work, and I still like it.
I also have a small tribal piece (the Sepultura "S" for those who have seen it) on my shoulder blade, which was done when I was about 18.
I'll try to get a photo of my Indian to post here at some stage in the near future.
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I've got a small backpiece (not a "tramp stamp") in black and gray (cholo style) that reads "regrets are worthless" - I pretty much hate it now, ironically. I also have traditional wild irish roses on either hip, and "RVA" on my inner wrist for Richmond, VA. When I first moved, I never thought i'd come back. Jokes on me, right? I'll be going in the shop soon for a green candy heart on my chest that reads "taken" = and when Wade is able to get tattooed again he's getting the same, but in pink, and on his arm.
As for him ... crap! So many!
Right arm: Our lady of guadalupe, old school gorilla head, new school panther, devil head, half sleeve of skulls/tiger, anchor with banner that reads "tomorrow", and a poison girl.
Chest: Swallows on either shoulder, chese piece of a sacred heart that reads "for love", and a rib panel of garbage because he let about 5 people tattoo him.
Legs: pink bird, skull with dagger, buddah hand holding a dart, another skull, and another dagger.
Back: well ... its never going to get finished ... but heres a link of the outline on him (pre-dialysis, obvs): http://www.absolutearttattoo.net/?goto=davidboisineau&img=27
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http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=4614331&albumID=0&imageID=4456783
hilarious photo of our friends and us last july 4th. my mother would be horrified!
EDITED: Added Picture - Sluff/Admin
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Nothing like a good bbq for catching up with mates. I'm a vegetarian, but I still love nothing more than a good barbie - that's the Aussie in me, what can I say? :ausflag;
Looks like you all had fun! :beer1;
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Looks like an Ink fest. I would fit right in!
-jaybird
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I like the idea of the green ribbon or a blue one for kidney disease awareness. And a dancing banana (I love that icon). I would like to have one on my ankle. I don't know if it is a good idea for transplnt recipients. Anyone know???
Thanks for sharing your tattoos. :waving;
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Romona, just make sure you use a reputable, qualified artist with a clean, sterile studio. Needles should be sterile and/or disposable.
Personally, I would recommend not getting a tattoo immediately after transplant as there might be some infection risk, due to the fact that they do bleed a little. But there are obviously people here who have had tattoos prior to transplant (like me) and others who have had theirs done post-transplant, and it nobody here has had any negative anecdotal evidence to share so far. So I don't see why a transplant recipient can't have a tattoo, once stabilised. I can understand why you would ask though - that was a question I had in my mind, too, as I've always wanted to get more tatts. And now I think I've decided I probably will.
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Thanks for the info Louise, my sister always threatens me, if I mention one. She's afraid something is going to happen. She worries about me.
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After I found out my hubby was going to be fine after this last go around at the beginning of the year, my daughter who has a huge butterfly on her lower back, took me to get a tattoo! My very first. It's a butterfly in blues with a beautiful crucifix in the center. Sounds weird but was done amazingly well. It's on my front left, not too far down from my collarbone. I can see it all the time and it reminds me of where we've been and where we're going. I'll get a picture of it and post it at some point.
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I'm too chicken to get done what I'd like to get. On my sides I'd like to get the devil and portraits of evil on my right and on my left a portrait of Jesus and all that is good and a scale across my abdomen weighing out the good and bad in my life. I don't think they make scales big enough to go across my tummy. :lol;
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That sounds like an awesome tat tho :)
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I'm too chicken to get done what I'd like to get. On my sides I'd like to get the devil and portraits of evil on my right and on my left a portrait of Jesus and all that is good and a scale across my abdomen weighing out the good and bad in my life. I don't think they make scales big enough to go across my tummy. :lol;
Across your front may not work well but that would make an awesome piece to put on your back.
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I got a tattoo of a butterfly on the back of my right hip. Although most would disagree and say that it's on my ass..... However, I'd like to go back and get two small kidneys placed in the middle of my back where my native kidneys used to be before they were removed. Then I won't be lying when I say that I actually have kidneys!!!! :-)
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I got a tattoo of a butterfly on the back of my right hip. Although most would disagree and say that it's on my ass..... However, I'd like to go back and get two small kidneys placed in the middle of my back where my native kidneys used to be before they were removed. Then I won't be lying when I say that I actually have kidneys!!!! :-)
PLEASE be careful if you decide to get tattooed over your kidneys. I know, i know, it sounds totally crazy. However, Wade ended up bad and in the hospital after getting his backpiece worked on for 2 weeks prior, and another friend of ours ended up in the hospital for acute kidney failure last spring after getting over his kidneys tattooed. Wades doctor is currently very interested in this, and looking to see if theres any connections - he apparently has heard of a few other cases. I guess when the kidneys are beat up, the pressure from the tattoo or something in the ink makes them worse? Who knows, but its just a heads up!
By the way, Wade and I are totally getting this tattoo when he gets his kidney:
(http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/hello-kidney.thumbnail.gif)
In addition to wade's gory calfpiece of decapitated and bloody sheep and sickles in a pasture with zombie nurses in honor of Goodpastures syndrome....
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Cute pic
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By the way, Wade and I are totally getting this tattoo when he gets his kidney:
(http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/hello-kidney.thumbnail.gif)
Ha! Funny!!
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LMFFAO, that is too damn funny :rofl;
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Speaking of tats, I plan on getting one on my ankle when I finally lose weight and get back down to my goal healthy weight, its going to be my reward.... I would however like to be prepared, and I need some ideas of things that are sexy and look good on girls. Ideas please? :)
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I have a rose with Sam underneath on one ankle and on the other i have a butterfly on a flower ;)
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Oooo... maybe I should get my children's names with a pretty butterfly.. i love butterflys....
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I have a rose with Sam underneath on one ankle and on the other i have a butterfly on a flower ;)
Where did you put my name.
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my daughter has angel wings on her lower back with "chayton" in the center, the name of her oldest son. at one point she was planning on adding future children's names, but has since decided declan deserves his own tattoo.
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I have two X's tattooed on my upper left shoulder. Remember when you were introduced to arithmatic? - meant subtract, + meant add, and X meant multiply or "times". My X's stand for two times, cancer twice, first testicular, now prostate.
When I went in to see my internist the first time after getting the tattoo he asked me if they had been put on by a radiologist as some kind of CT scan marker.
There's room for more X's, but I sure as hell don't want to put any more there./bobt
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I sure hope you don't need to add any more X's either Bob. You've had more than your fair share!
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I hope no more X's are needed too.
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Hi all, I've posted this in a few places, but This is the perfect place. Don't know why I didnt think about it!
Its a tattoo competition. Winner gets 200 big ones!
I'm in 1st place right now!!! GO ME!! But maybe one of you can beat me out! Post your tats for a chance.
Here's the site.
http://www.sugarloot.com/entry/1044036569
Good luck, I've seen some nice tats on this site... Time to share!
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Jaybird, I gave you a 10! Hope you win the contest :clap;
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I gave you a 10 also Jaybird :2thumbsup;
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You got my 10 my friend ;) :secret; can we vote more than once :2thumbsup;
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GLAD YOU ASKED! YES you can vote ONCE A day! If you really wanna be sneaky.. you can give my competition worse scores.... dont ahve to be a 1, but a 6-7 would hurt them! I'm running neck and neck for 1st place right now!
Thanks for the help! I expect to see some IHD Competition soon!
:yahoo;
-Jaybird
Here's the link again if you need it
http://www.sugarloot.com/entry/1044036569
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No problemo amigo, just as long as we get our cut of the winnings ;) :yahoo;
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So I will take some pics and post them but I have 3 tattoos... Despite my Mother's rolling eyes, I love them!
I have a red ribbon (AIDS awareness) on my right ankle, a green ribbon on my left ankle and on my shoulder blade I have the hawaiian islands with the word "lokomaika'i" written in waves underneath the islands. The word means "good inside" - it's kind of the embodiment of the aloha spirit.
Will post some pictures later :)
Oh - and I voted for you jaybird
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No tattoos for me...I hate needles! :rofl;
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::) That is me rolling my eyes!! AlohaBeth,----Alvin the nxstage rep we met in Vegas liked the hawaiian tattoo and the more wine he drank, the more fun he had trying to pronounce "lokomaika"! :rofl;
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Thanks for the support on my tattoo contest. Its over next tuesday. I'm in second place... don't know if I'll win. Any more help would be appreciated.
Also, Hope everyone Had a Great Turkey day... My kids and I got sick after it.. :oops;
-Jaybird
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So I will take some pics and post them but I have 3 tattoos... Despite my Mother's rolling eyes, I love them!
I have a red ribbon (AIDS awareness) on my right ankle, a green ribbon on my left ankle and on my shoulder blade I have the hawaiian islands with the word "lokomaika'i" written in waves underneath the islands. The word means "good inside" - it's kind of the embodiment of the aloha spirit.
Will post some pictures later :)
Oh - and I voted for you jaybird
Where are your pictures Beth?
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HAHA I love the kidney tat.!
Oh, I just wanted to so say thanks to the support on my tattoo contest. I won the 200 bucks! Sory I already spent it on my kids, next time I'll share the wealth! haha
Jaybird
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Glad you won Jaybird!
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The nieces were into piercings, tattoos and body jewelry, so when I first started PD, I told them, "Look, Uncle Gregg has body jewelry!" :yahoo;
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Transplant Tattoo
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One of the girls at work kept calling me "chief". I thought it was just the way she talked - lol, I just found out that she had heard that I have an Indian tattoo, and that's why she calls me Chief.
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karol, is that Jenna's butt? It's a beautiful tattoo. I don't have the nerve to get one. I can't even watch people getting them on TV. I AM A WUSS!!!!
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Cute back side and tattoo. ::) The color is great!
Mine, some I just got stuff add to and redone. Total of 3 now. I keep telling myself no more.
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karol, is that Jenna's butt? It's a beautiful tattoo. I don't have the nerve to get one. I can't even watch people getting them on TV. I AM A WUSS!!!!
:rofl; LOL no, I came across that pic on another site.
I am anti pain myself, so no tats in my future either! 8)
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I know it's hard to tell .. heck it's hard to take a pic of your back shoulder..
It's the sun and the moon.... i got it a few years back after almost .. well not making it
out of the hospital when i went into anaphylatic shock..
So to me.. it is nite and day.. old and new.. the past the future...
And yes. you really.. unfortunately.. either like the feeling of the needle or not
both my daughter and i just doze off while getting a tat...
tracking down the next one i want.. two so far..
the other one is the .. rose with thorns on the ankle..to remind me of my childhood
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Here is the one on my leg.
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I've been seeing all these kidney tattoos on here. Because my most recent one was put right in the center of my abdomen, just to the left of my belly button, my husband thinks I need a tat there to let docs know in case I'm ever not able to tell them myself. I like the Hello Kidney one!
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I'm finding that tattoos are addicting!! :-)
I'm going to try really really hard not to get another one. If I end up breaking in, i'll add to my sun or my transplant tattoo somehow.
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I just got a tatto today!!!!! (well it's only a temp tatto, but is a tatto never the less) it's the sun on my forearm, kool if i may say so myself...
cheers everyone :grouphug;
Rolando
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It is addicting Rimbo.. I am holding back myself right now...!!!
Rolando!!!.. yay!!!! where are the :pics;
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I have a Canadian flag on my left shoulder and 2 twisted gothic dragons around my right bicept
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I've never been a fan of tatoos. I have enough scars and I've never been in prison.
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I've had enough needles . No electrolysis, no tattoos for me and same goes for surgery. No elective needles, no elective surgery. If I hadn't had needles and scars in abundance then who knows what I may have felt?
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It's fair enough if you're not a fan of tattoos, but people from all walks of life have tattoos, not just those who have been in prison.
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Tattoos are almost a rite of passage in my line of work.
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Tattoos are almost a rite of passage in my line of work.
Gotta any photos? :pics;
What line of work?
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I'll try to take some photos when I get my camera back from Sarah, and I'm in the army
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When I was a kid the only people who had tattoos were servicemen, convicts and bikers. Now almost anyone will get one.
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I realize I'm probably just old fashioned but I don't like tatoos, body piercings, and jeans that don't fit around the waist. Chalk it up to old age.
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Hey, that's fine flip. You're entitled to not like them. Just don't assume that all of us who have them are crims, that's all. :)
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Maybe I've been watching too much Lockup on MSNBC. It's one of my favorite shows.
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I have two. I have Bucky Katt from 'Get Fuzzy' on my back shoulder and a heart with vines on my lower back. It was in memory of my Dad. I got it just after he passed away. The vines represent a vine we had planted together when I was little. It was 'our vine.' It still grows today, all along the back fence of my mother's house.
I will post pics once I get a camera again.
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Hmmmmm lets see I have 7.
Butterfly
Rose
Dolphin
Unicorn
Sun w/ Fire symbol
Heart with a key hanging from it and my husbands name in it (He has one with my name in it so we have the key to each others heart)
I guess that covers it.....wind, earth, water, fantasy, fire, and love
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Lets see some pictures. :pics;
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I finally upgraded my mobile phone (that be "cell phone" in your language lol) and now have a camera on my phone, so I will attempt to take some pics of my bigger tattoo later. The smaller one is on my back, so I don't think I can quite reach!
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I have a butterfly on my wrist, plain, no color. I want to get another one before the year is over, I turned the big 3-0 this year and I want something special and its taking me a while to figure out what that is lol
note: I still feel 20 :urcrazy;
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I know I said I waited to get mine until I was older and had the common sense to know what I was getting myself into, but lately, I've been starting to wish I hadn't gotten the one on my shoulder. At 30, I now feel a little too old to be sporting a tattoo when I wear tank tops! If I could afford to have it removed, I would. I'd still keep the one that's a memorial to my Dad since no one can see that one when I have clothes on.
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Mine is a daisy, (I'll pick you a daisy a day dear) on the inside of my wrist, its a tribute to my first husband
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I have one but i'm going to get a few more da next one is going to b wifey's name across my bac
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The lady who sits next to me at dialysis said that she has celebrated each divorce with a new tattoo.
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I really can relate to what okarol posted so I never thought I'd say this, but if I were younger I would get a small flower tatoo on my ankle. I don't want anything too extreme, maybe just a little something like this guy has. I would skip the red hair though, it's a little too much.
(http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/mcjane/11199.jpg)
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just curious, does getting a tattoo compromise esrd patients?
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could with dirty needles
does that man have a clue on how he looks
ang - you need a tatoo of a joey on your tummy
how cute would that be
and happy birthday -- late and you are still great
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One word for that picture: OUCHIE!
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Now there's a face to stroke. Bump bump bump bumpity bump bump. Oh dear, is that BLOOD?? Don't tell me I've ripped out a piercing or two. OMG.
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I keep thinking this says taboos :shy;
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I keep thinking this says taboos :shy;
You could always start a new thread on taboo's.
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Re: transplant; every single person on the transplant team, every time I see each of them, ask if I drink, do drugs or have tattoos. My answer is "sounds like my to do list!". Some aren't amused! :rofl;
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well, I was thinking those animals hooked up to people for dialysis did look like some kind of sick animal taboo
and the thread about cousins marrying---- isn't that a taboo
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Re: transplant; every single person on the transplant team, every time I see each of them, ask if I drink, do drugs or have tattoos. My answer is "sounds like my to do list!". Some aren't amused! :rofl;
good comeback, may I borrow it ??? 8)
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what's wrong with cousins marrying?
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Absolutely, Twirl Maybe they will think you are funnier! :rofl;
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what's wrong with cousins marrying?
:oops; did not mean to offend any backwoods Kentucky Americans :cuddle;
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Actually, as far as I know, it's still legal in Kentucky. My great grandparents were first cousins (truthfully). It does make family reunions a great place to pick up chicks.
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Actually, as far as I know, it's still legal in Kentucky. My great grandparents were first cousins (truthfully). It does make family reunions a great place to pick up chicks.
:rofl; see what I mean about a laugh
I see your point, can't be bad, you were eventually an offspring of first cousins and you are as sane as they come
and you are funny
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Actually, as far as I know, it's still legal in Kentucky. My great grandparents were first cousins (truthfully). It does make family reunions a great place to pick up chicks.
That explains it :-*
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Actually, as far as I know, it's still legal in Kentucky. My great grandparents were first cousins (truthfully). It does make family reunions a great place to pick up chicks.
That explains it :-*
:yahoo; :yahoo; :yahoo;
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so our family trees don't fork much....just means less pruning
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On the original topic. I have two tattoos, and am really wanting more! Just above my right shoulder blade I have two beautiful blue-tone calla lilies, and slightly above and to the left of my tail-bone I have a mustang. As in the "Mustang" (Fords beauty. I love them so much!) I'd wanted that since I was 14 years old and finally did it in March of 2007 when I was visiting my dad in Wyoming. Scared the crap out of him because he though my mom was going to hunt him down for "letting me" get it. I was 20 years old at the time, soon to be 21...
The calla lilies represent life and growth, that there is always a chance for renewal. The pony reminds me to live how I want, to go fast and feel free.
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Nothing against tatoos, but I get enough needles three times a week at the DC.
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On the original topic. I have two tattoos, and am really wanting more! Just above my right shoulder blade I have two beautiful blue-tone calla lilies, and slightly above and to the left of my tail-bone I have a mustang. As in the "Mustang" (Fords beauty. I love them so much!) I'd wanted that since I was 14 years old and finally did it in March of 2007 when I was visiting my dad in Wyoming. Scared the crap out of him because he though my mom was going to hunt him down for "letting me" get it. I was 20 years old at the time, soon to be 21...
The calla lilies represent life and growth, that there is always a chance for renewal. The pony reminds me to live how I want, to go fast and feel free.
Let's see some photos please! :pics;
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I am considering getting a tattoo of a dragonfly
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Hopefully there are pics attached.
Also, Im in the process of finding out whether or not my getting another tattoo will affect my status on the tx list.
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Nothing against tatoos, but I get enough needles three times a week at the DC.
AMEN
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Hopefully there are pics attached.
Also, Im in the process of finding out whether or not my getting another tattoo will affect my status on the tx list.
Thanks - I like the mustang. :thx;
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I made up my mind! I am gonna go with my sister next week when shes home and am getting a tattoo! I am real excited and nervous~ Do any of you know if I need to tell any dialysis related people? I dont see why unless it becomes infected, they need to know. I would hate if i messed up being on the tx list for a tattoo, but I really want this, and am pretty dead set on getting one.
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My neph once told me if I have a dentist appt. or (jokingly) plan on getting a tattoo let him know so he can give me some antibiotics ahead of time...
So, depending on how decent your doc/charge nurse is (do you think they would tell you no?) that would determine who I told/asked ahead of time.
If not I would just get one and go in and show it off the next time I went...that way if any extra care was needed they would know I had it and couldn't do anything about it.
I would say as long as you aren't getting a full back tattoo, and you're keeping it small...GO FOR IT!!!
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Here's my friend Robert's tattoo - his son donated a kidney to him
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That is one tatoo I would get! Love it!
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Love it!! Matches my license plates too! ;D
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Very cool tattoo!
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I got my original tat when I was 16 it was a butterfly just over my left breast. The guy didn't have all his colors yet so I only got the outline and like 2 colors. quite a few years later when I was in my 30's I was helping manage some apartment buildings which contained a few store fronts. One of them happened to be a kick ass tat shop that needed some typing done and since I type for a living I said ok and they redid my butterfly for me they added all the colors and some fancy ends on the wings and antenae and so forth. the only thing original anymore is the yellow and the basic shape of the body. I really love it and I get to chose whether anyone sees it or not. I would really love to have an anklet done and I know it's gonna hurt like hades but I want it. and hopefully if I can donate to Dave then I could have something done to reflect that.
(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u232/SalmonIdaho/Springs/newtat.jpg)
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Cool tat! I want to get a tat in memory of life when I get a transplant. Jason thinks that idea is stupid, but thinks it would be neat to have a "treasure map" squiggly line all over then an X marks the spot over my new kidney, "since I'm going to have a huge scar anyway". Funny? Yes. Give transplant neph heart attack when he would see it? Most likely. So, how 'bout no on that. 8)
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Cool tat! I want to get a tat in memory of life when I get a transplant. Jason thinks that idea is stupid, but thinks it would be neat to have a "treasure map" squiggly line all over then an X marks the spot over my new kidney, "since I'm going to have a huge scar anyway". Funny? Yes. Give transplant neph heart attack when he would see it? Most likely. So, how 'bout no on that. 8)
When Dave had his cath put in on the 11th the surgeon told me to draw a line at his belt line to they wouldn't put it there so it wouldn't rub. so i drew the line and a smiley face and my daughter wrote "Hey girl" on him too!!! I wanted to put "OVER HERE" or something like that.
YOu have to have fun and laugh because if you don't you'll cry and that is no fun cause your eyes get all puffy and your nose runs!!!! so better to laugh!
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Well, I finally got my new tattoo started last night, and after much consideration, decided I need not make a special phone call to discuss it with my neph. I chose a VERY clean and professional studio and I am keeping it very clean and using proper anti-bacterial products. I see my neph in a couple of weeks and will most certainly tell him about it at that point.
The tattoo I am getting is of a pin up girl - a glamorous one, rather than a "sexy" one - this one here: http://www.thepinupfiles.com/images/KBS-Armstrong-Adorable-NEW-LG.jpg but I am also putting a bull terrier sitting by her chair, as anyone who knows me by now can tell, my bullies are a very important part of my life.
But by gosh, it's an awful lot more painful that I remember.... !!
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I clicked on the link cycobully,, but nothing shows up! ???
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Gonna be a very detailed Tat.
Will look good with the pups sitting there.
Is that betty paige?
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I clicked on the link cycobully,, but nothing shows up! ???
Here's the image
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Cycobully, that's beautiful! Where is that from? That would be so great to have as a framed piece!
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To answer all the questions:
No, it's not Betty Paige. It's nobody famous.
It is a painting from the 1930s by an artist named Rolf Armstrong. Presumably he had a model for it, but I do not know any details about her.
Yes, it is very detailed. I chose an artist who is brilliant at fine detail and portraits - he's not cheap, but it's worth paying the extra for.
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got this after being hooked up to the tubes, i am higly disappointed in this one, never finished this and i never show this one.
got this atfter surgery, best one imo.
:sir ken;
EDITED: Removed Links - Sluff/Admin
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It is a painting from the 1930s by an artist named Rolf Armstrong. Presumably he had a model for it, but I do not know any details about her.
I tried finding a poster of that to frame, but it's just not available anywhere! I am so disappointed!
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Consurmerx, You need to stop having surgeries before you run out of places to tatoo! :rofl; Great tattoos!
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the dialysis nurses advised me i should quit while i was a ahead, but i keep getting em.. :clap;
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I visited a doctor on the weekend (got scratched by a dog and needed antibiotics) and while I was there I asked him about the tattooing. He believes there is absolutely no reason why I cannot get tattoos, as long as it is a reputable studio and I keep it clean. He said "you have still got to live, right?!".
I like that doctor.
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well i had one nurse say to me that dialysis patients had a higher risk of getting hepatitis c or whatever, i wouldnt know i am no doctor, i think the rules do apply though of using a clean studio and clean needles other then that if you dont your pretty much screwed.
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well i had one nurse say to me that dialysis patients had a higher risk of getting hepatitis c or whatever, i wouldnt know i am no doctor, i think the rules do apply though of using a clean studio and clean needles other then that if you dont your pretty much screwed.
According to the recent news you can also get HEP in the dialysis clinic, as happened recently in NY.
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Single use needles, although not required by Australian law (I suppose because needles can be sterilised) are something to look out for. The studio I go to uses single-use needles. Obviously surgical gloves are also used.
There is no excuse for a professional studio to be passing on diseases like hep.
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I want one Of the needle set that they stick you with wraped around my access with a drop of blood out the end of the needle
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Came across this tattoo on the internet
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This is an interesting one from a tattoo artist:
Artist: Orrin Hurley - (email)
Placement: Back
Comments: A great story.. My friend Nick gave his kidney to his cousin when she was in the hospital awaiting a donor. So we did this over where his missing kidney was. One of my favorites.. This tattoo took 3 hours. I used a 15 mag for the whole thing.. then at the end i decided it needed a few crisp lines at the bottom and in the veins.. so i set up a 5 liner and tightened up the piece.
Found here http://orrinhurley.com/tattoos/Color_Tattoos/tattoos_28812.html
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another
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ok... what do you suppose is meant by this tattoo design....?
I am guessing it's a deceased donor handing over a kidney.
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Amanda's story here: http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=12054.0
Amanda Gedraitis, 25, shows her tattoo celebrating the kidney she donated in December 2005. She named the kidney Pedro. Gedraitis is the youngest person in Illinois to have donated an organ without knowing the recipient.
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That would be my guess too Karol. I like that one!
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Came across this tattoo on the internet
I love this one (the yin yang)! The colors are beautiful! The one that looks like a jelly fish is just plain creepy!!
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hi just to let you know that I have some Tatts.... now let me see ...on my right arm (near my shoulder) I have a sign for long life and happiness, on my left arm ( near my shoulder) I have a circle of friends logo, on my right breast jumping down to protect my heart is a tiger ..yes I am born in the year of the tiger. ON my lower spine I have eternal friend written in cantonese. ON my shoulder blade (right one) I have Elma Fudd cause my mothers name was Elma and so is my middle name. ON my belly right near my belly button I have a purple sea horse...cause i was facinated by the fact that it is the male that gives birth not the female...why can't our men give birth...lol then I have a dragonfly on a fence on my right lower leg... again it is purple .... then my latest one is a MEDICAL ALERT on my left wrist... this has a list of my known allergies... plus four dragonflies for my four children and you guessed it they are different shades of purple. Keep smiling Love to all Purple ...... :cheer:
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another
Looks like a jelly fish.
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Okay, so I had sitting number three today and it is actually starting to look like the lovely pin up girl she is supposed to be, now, and the dog is coming more into focus too. It really is a bloody big piece!!! Should look great when finished.
I'm very impressed with this studio that I am attending. Very professional, very sterile etc. When this is finished, I might look into a transplant memorial tattoo! (After all, it will be my two-year transplant anniversary in a few weeks.)
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I thought years ago that tattoos were just a fad. If I saw a really pretty girl with tattoos I'd ask "What are you going to tell your grandchildren when they ask about your tatoos?" That was 30 years ago, and it's only got worse. I think that if you have tattoos, your children will get tattoos. I realize that it's a question of choice. but i think that the best excuse for having a tatoo i ever heard was this guy said "I got a tattoo of a fish on my penis for women that can't eat meat on Friday" :2thumbsup;
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I don't have children, but even if I did I would make the same choice. I would like to think my children would be smart enough to make their own choices, too, and if they chose tattoos I would not object, as long as they were adults!
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My oldest daughter got this last year to honor my donor and me
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I want this one someday. But a little diffrent. the first time I saw her she was holding a baby. I can't find that one right now. So this will have to do. I want her but holding two babies.
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Maybe we learn FROM our children, my daughter has a tatt, my son has 13 of them. My son took me to his artist to get my first one. I have been debating on another.....but I think I'll let this whole transplant thing settle for awhile first.
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30 years ago girls who wore long, dangly pierced earrings were considered trampy. Thank goodness we move forward. Both my daughters have tattoos. One has a tiny nose piercing. You couldn't ask for two better people--tatts and all. :2thumbsup;
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Some of my best friends are all inked up!
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One of our teachers is inked up and getting more all of the time. He is also a biker dude. You would never believe his wife is a biker chick and has a tattoo, too. She is so quiet and demure at school.
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No one ever believes I have tattoos. I always have to show people because they think I'm making it up. I'm a very quiet, shy person and growing up I was one of those honor student/band geek/good girl types who never did anything to get in trouble. Oh how little did they know.... >:D
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I'd thought about it, then thought about how painful it would be and how pricey it would be due to all the color and detail. I like dragons, but want more of a detailed dragon like the picture.
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I'd thought about it, then thought about how painful it would be and how pricey it would be due to all the color and detail. I like dragons, but want more of a detailed dragon like the picture.
The pain isn't an issue with me. I kinda weird that way like a little pain. But the money part is the issue. With detail and color mine is gonna set me back somewhere from 175 to 200 dollars. That is a lot for a tattoo. I need to find someone who will do it for me for cheaper.
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Well I don't want to get a redneck one of the General Lee from Dukes of Hazzard now do I?
Or the so called tribal symbol that doesn't mean what it suppose to be when you go to the actual country it suppose to be from.
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If you are worried about the pain, consider emla gel/cream. It is thoroughly fantastic and worth the high price tage (availabe from pharmacies).
When I was younger I did not require any topical anaesthetic, but now I am feeling the pain (nay - agony!). So with this piece, for my thrid sitting at least, I have started to use this. And will continue to do so until it is finished. I got 2.5 hours of work done the other day, using this cream.
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I tried that cream for dialysis, but it didn't help so I just ended up using nothing for the needle insertion. I just got use to it like insulin injections I did at the time till I got a pump. Never got use to that needle poke though for the pump in the abdomen area.
As for a tattoo, I have no idea where to begin to start such as size, location, how to get a good artist, not to mention the cost.
Could always go the cheap route and get "I Love (write name here in pen)". :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; That way if you change girlfriend or boyfriend, just wash name away with soap and water and write in new name. :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;
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haha that is so getto! or redneck what ever you prefer. haha
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Think I got the idea from something okarol posted :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;
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A couple hundred is a good price for a tatt in this area. This is one of those cases where cheaper is not always better. I've got just under $300 in mine..two sittings...second one for things I decided to add after the fact.
That kid of mine ....I think his skin is worth more than my car! lol Youth and money...a dangerous combo!
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My artist is known for his fine detail, and his general hourly rate is $180 (Australian). It's worth it, for his skill and the professionalism/cleanliness of the studio. As I am getting a large piece, I am being charged $150 an hour. By the time it's finished it will probably have been a good 10+ hours of work.
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Yeah the guy I want to go to is really good. I have seen alot of his work and have gone down and talked to him and stuff. A friend of mine has gotten like 6 from him so he siad he is willing to work with me. But not just let. I think I will save up to get it, and then lose a little weight. ANd then I will be good and redy. :2thumbsup;
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Think I got the idea from something okarol posted :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; :rofl;
Hahahah blame it on me!
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Nice details - created by Secret Lake Tattoo - Keene, NH
for appointment please call: (603) 352-TAT2
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Fighter :boxing;
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Kidney donor tattoo
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I know I'm a little late to join in on this but I have seven tattoos currently... I would like to get more but I'm not sure about getting ink done in my current state of health. I have one on my ring finger of two hearts that is very hard to get a decent picture of but here are my others...
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Cool!
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Had a great butter fly on my right breast, but age and gravity took over and now it is a waterfalll
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I know I'm a little late to join in on this but I have seven tattoos currently... I would like to get more but I'm not sure about getting ink done in my current state of health. I have one on my ring finger of two hearts that is very hard to get a decent picture of but here are my others...
Wow I never saw this post - those are some awesome tats!
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Here's another I found on the internet
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I have a big scar on my belly from my transplant so long ago...I thought a big zipper tattoo would be funny!
I do have Kokopelli on my rear deltoid - a representation of my former self!
Hubby has camera at work, so I'll have to post a pic another time!
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The first are my children's names: Charlie, J.D. & Carina on my arm.
The second is a Sacred Heart on my chest.
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Spectacular, YL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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These are pictures of tattoos my daughter, Savannah and Ryan got in memory of Sarah (my daughter). I want to get one but kinda leery.
For some reason can't show Savannah's, but it is beautiful....
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Pamster, where have you been? Nice to see a post of you on here. Miss chatting with you.
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Pamster, where have you been? Nice to see a post of you on here. Miss chatting with you.
My hours were cut at work so I decided to stop my cable, internet and phone for a period of time, but now I'm back!
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Love all these tattoos!!! I'm ready to start getting ink myself...but i made the mistake of mentioning it at dialysis tonight. The techs FREAKED out!!!! Do I really have anything to be worried about? I mean, c'mon, I already have kidney disease and all...;-) I will post pics when I get mine started!!
Thanks!
-Mike
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The main reason they Freaked out is that there is a chance of infection. Beings your immune system is low your body can't fight it off as well. There may be other reasons I just don't know them.
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Seen on the internet
Hello Kidney
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Text with photo:
Artist: Jesse Rix - http://www.secretlaketattoo.com/tattoos/tattoos_26561.html
Placement: Arm
Comments: This customer wanted this tattoo to commemorate the day he donated a kidney to his brother. Their last name is cleveland so he wanted the tag to say genuine Cleveland parts.
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Do you have any? Do you want any? What do you think about them? Feel free to post pics! ;D
(And yes, this is a spin-off of Hyperlite's post in case you were wondering.)
Edited: Note - images are only visible to registered members - okarol/admin
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:clap; Love tattoos and totally addicted to them. Had one done the other day, it will be my ninth! I have:
1. Koi Fish/Patience Chinese symbol on my left hip
2. Tranquilty Chinese symbol on my right hip
3. Two penguins with the Aurora Borealis on my left shoulder
4. Celtic Sun and Moon on the back of my neck.
5. My Grandfather's birth flower- an iris, and "grandfather" underneath in Hebrew
6. A tribal turtle with "wings" around it on my lower back.
7. The Breaking Benjamin song lyrics- "Dear Agony Just Let Go Of Me" over the tribal turtle (newest one)
8. A sparrow with cherry blossoms on my left wrist
9. A red rose on my right wrist.
My neighbor and friend is a tatoo artist and will be teaching me to tatoo in the near future!! Since I haven't been working in some time and I love art, he offered to teach and possibly start a tattoo business! I am super excited.
Oh, and I would post pics, but I still haven't figured it out yet... someone want to explain how to post??!! LOL
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Okay, here are some of my tattoos. I didn't want to "show off" my ones on my hips...sorry guys... maybe when I lose all of that extra baby weight I gained :rofl;
Enjoy!
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:bandance; You posted pics!!! They are very nice!
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:2thumbsup; :2thumbsup; :2thumbsup;
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Right shoulder: Skull with Death Before Dishonor
Right Ribcage: Gash
Left Inner Forearm: KA-BAR
Left Inner Bicep: Brass Knuckles
Left Outer Elbow: Nautical Star
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Would there be any potential complications getting tattooed while being a dialysis patient above the usual tattooing intersections of pathogens and the like?
My nephrologist steered me against it five years ago and I haven't broached it again, but I'm really wanting to get my Kidney From Hell design inked on me soon.
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I'd be interested in knowing the answer to that question too! DBF was thinking about one to honor his Mom
I love looking at pics of peoples tattoos. I have three--a feather (I'm 1/4 'native american'), a greyhound with the numbers that are tattooed in my greyhounds ears underneath, and the Pi sign. I got that one when my Dad died, he was an evolutionary psychologist and loved that symbol :)
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Would there be any potential complications getting tattooed while being a dialysis patient above the usual tattooing intersections of pathogens and the like?
My nephrologist steered me against it five years ago and I haven't broached it again, but I'm really wanting to get my Kidney From Hell design inked on me soon.
The docs are pretty anti-tattoo, just because of the normal risks, I think. There's enough chance of getting hep when you are on D without adding a tat parlor into the mix. The question becomes is the risk of messing up your health worth the ink? Plenty of people get them - on D or with transplant, regardless of what the doc thinks!
Have you considered getting your design embroidered on a hat or silk-screened on a jean jacket? Plenty of places do custom design work like that.
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I got this tattoo 3 weeks ago for my birthday.
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Very nice! :thumbup;