Originally Posted by
rberhow
OK, I would love to get a tattoo but am afraid of the pain. I know, I have officially popped out two kids and endured 3 days of labor and a c-section with the third but I am afraid I will go in and they will get exactly one dot done and I won't be able to take it anymore. How bad do they hurt? What woud you compare it to? I so want a cute little sexy one but don't just want the dot.
different parts of the body hurt differently when you tattoo them. Parts of you that are bony - ie; ankles, hipbone, spine, etc usually are more uncomfortable than the soft fleshy parts of you.
My tattoo is right over my hipbone - the sensation wasn't "painful," it was more...uncomfortable...like someone was scratching me with a toothpick. Sometimes tho, when the needle was right over the bone, I felt my whole skeleton vibrate...THAT was weird. ...but also very cool. And you're so excited when it happens that u have this huge adrenaline rush anyhow, so the pain really isn't an issue.
I would say go for it. But go SLOWLY. Pick your image/wording CAREFULLY. I was so excited about my descision to get one that I went out and got the first thing that came to mind. Mistake.
My new rule is to draw up what I want (I will only ever get self-designed tattoos, not everyone is into this, it's just a personal thing), and hang it up everywhere I can for 12 months. I mean EVERYWHERE; on the backs and fronts of doors, in the bathroom, in the kitchen....EVERYHWHERE. If I still love it after having to look at it for a year, then I'll get it tattooed on my body.