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i think my tats infected

5 messages · last activity 10/29/2008

well i got a tattoo about 2weeks ago maybe more. my friend bought a tat gun and had clean needles but the tube wasent new so he soaked it in bleach and boiled it and he gave me two tattoos on my back there small hatchetmen right below my bra well at first it scabbed up and healed well but i started getting little red bumps and i looked at my back because its really sore and i have like 4 or 5 pretty big bumps on my back around the tattoo and they look like pimples but there kindof black in the center. idk if its normal or not because i have very sensative skin and i breakout sometimes on my back but its never been this bad before. please help! im freakedout but i dont wanna go to the doctors unless i find out its not normal.and theres a tiny bump in the leg of the hatchetman
what's not normal is letting a friend with a "tat gun" tattoo you especially when the sterilization process includes bleach and boiling. That's not normal. Go to a doctor and PLEASE ask your friend to put the "tat gun" down, step away and don't touch it again.
This is horrifying. I really hope this is a joke. If it's not, see a doctor immediately. I'm sure when you let your friend work on you with a "tat gun" it never occurred to you the risks involved, because it being free and convenient was more of a priority. Do you realize on top of a huge risk of infection, you're friend who seems like (s)he is or was probably stupid enough to try clean and reuse needles as well could potentially be spreading hepatitis or HIV? You might want to research the variety of horrible things you could have exposed yourself too for that sweet tatter. Sigh.
Also I'd like to say I'm personally horrified I actually typed "you're friend" I was so taken aback by this ridiculous thread, my grammar suffered large.
I am sooo skeeved out by this post. I, too, hope it's a joke.