I will never lie and say getting my tat didn't hurt, it jolly well did. The outline hurt, but it was pain I could deal with, it was when the artist started filling in the color at the base of my neck that it got really bad. Lea was holding my hand during the last part, and I sucked her energy because I was in so much pain; it was the only way I could deal with it.
The artist also cleaned the tat with Green Soap while he was cleaning, which hurt more than anything I've ever felt. Green Soap is a bacterial, virucidal surgical soap that kills just about everything, but that shit is not gentle.
Afterwords, I had a pretty fierce ache and burning pain for a few hours. I think the ache came from being tensed up for so long.
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Date: 2009-04-05 03:25 pm (UTC)The artist also cleaned the tat with Green Soap while he was cleaning, which hurt more than anything I've ever felt. Green Soap is a bacterial, virucidal surgical soap that kills just about everything, but that shit is not gentle.
Afterwords, I had a pretty fierce ache and burning pain for a few hours. I think the ache came from being tensed up for so long.