Another tattoo related post

Hey ladies,

Just curious as to how many of you have a tattoo on your ribs?
I am getting one for my birthday and I want it on my ribs (will be getting it there regardless of how much it will probably hurt :lol: )

If you do have one there;
Did it hurt much? (I know everyone has a different pain threshold)
How big is it?
What's the best way you can lay/sit to last the duration of getting it done?

Just after experiences, tips and ideas to get through it :)

I already have 7 tattoos, wrists, forearm, thigh, hip, ankle, back of my hand/base of thumb. But this will probably be my biggest one/comes close to the size of the one on my thigh.

:dance: Super excited!

I've got a big piece on the left side of my ribs, it's a Japanese pea****, and it took about 6hours to do.

I'm not going to lie - the pain was awful and by far the worst of all my tats (I've got a full back, both legs from hip to ankle and my left foot). I started off sitting up with my left arm above my head then after the first smoke break I lay down on my right side completely stretched out.

I was completely topless throughout and spent a week in a bikini top while it healed. Wearing a bra was awkward as the top of the pea**** comes up onto my left boob a bit.

It healed really well and if my back wasn't so bad I'd have the other side of my ribs done but I've torn a ligament in my back and can't lie on my left side at the moment.

Was that with getting colour done too?
I will just be getting the outline done for the moment :)
I'm hoping I will be able to lay down through mine, I get a back ache if I sit in one position too long :lol:

Yeah, it was the whole thing. I did it over two sessions cause I was too restless to finish it off in one.

I've got photos in my 'ink' folder on my Facebook if you want to see it.

Ohh yes please :)

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...3&l=83a86ca569

All my tats are in there :). Hope this isn't against T&Cs!!

They are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the japanese theme leg!! LOVE it! I'm getting a Geisha done so :D

Thank you xx

I love my Japanese leg - my tattooist specializes in Japanese work and I gave him some ideas of what I wanted and let him have fun. I'm getting some more work in the inside of the leg when my backs better.

The geisha took about 5 hours I think.

sooo jealous :) Mine are all a mixture really haha.
this is what I'm getting done http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...73708591_o.jpg

That's so pretty - is she going to be coloured in or grey wash?

Colored for sure :)

Ms_Fi, your tattoos are fantastic. I'm absolutely loving them all. That pea**** is just so pretty. My DH & I have often wondered what the tattoos are like from the place you got yours done at, now we have an idea! DH works just up the road from them so it would be one of our closest tattooists!


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I'd recommend them to anyone Lisa - Brock does all if mine but Jay and Bren do some amazing work too.

They are gorgeous miss Fi and A that is awesome can't wait to see it done

Those are amazing!

I have an old school swallow on my ribs the size of my hand. I lie on my side the whole time with my shirt pulled up and it wasn't too bad. I laugh during pain which made it hard at first but we managed it. I sat for 2 hours.

RB, I laughed through my first one :lol: it tickled :D

Kylz, You will see it pop up on my FB around mid day/2pm ;)

I'd love to see it when it's done - I'm booked in for 3 weeks time and I'm do excited. Haven't been since Christmas and I'm getting withdrawal symptoms!!

I know all about the withdrawals!!! :lol: before my last 2 it had been over 2 years since my last! then the next 2 were about 2 months apart :lol:

I will try to remember to put a picture on here for you :)

12 days to go!
How do you ladies psych yourselves up for a tattoo?
I get so excited and nervous as it gets closer! every time! And this is going to be a big one so I don't know what I will do :lol:

Its a bit different for me I think as my tattooist is now a good friend and I look forward to catching up with him whenever I have an appointment booked.

I always start 7-10 days before with the body scrubs and moisturizer and then the waxing ( if it's my legs) and that helps keep my mind off things.

The night before I don't sleep much as I'm so nervous and over excited. The journey down I'm fine until the last 10mins then I get really stressed and my stomach starts churning!! As soon as j walk in the door I'm fine - I just wind myself up no end with anticipation.

:lol: I tend to wind myself up a bit too. Its the same with everything for me! needles, drs appts, tattoos piercings! I'm usually fine after I'm in the chair!

What sort of foods do you eat the day before/morning of your tattoo? to keep blood sugar levels up etc?

I'm an awful client and don't eat at all before a tattoo *ooops* all my appointments are full days and I never eat till I'm in the way home.

I sleep through mine, he wakes me up when it's time for a smoke break, and I'll have a coffee if he's making one but never food.

I couldn't sleep when he was doing my ribs and felt really icky with the pain and lack of food :(

haha yea i tend to skip breaky most days and all mine tend to be morning appts! I think I really should try to eat something though :lol: or atleast take a BIG lollipop with me ;)

Got my new ink today, stupidly in love with it. Was sooo cold though and ended up guzzling coffee to try and warm up.

can you link a photo?

Need to have a shower and wash it first but I'll put one up in a couple of hours. It's the inside of my Japanese leg

Added the latest to my Facebook ink album

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...p;l=83a86ca569

The dragon head and kanji were stenciled, the rest all hand drawn. It's very swollen as that's my dodgy knee and it's always swollen up. Outline took 3/4 hour, the rest took another 3 hours.

Not exactly my ribs... but I have one on my sternum (breast bone between my boobies). It's a Celtic cross and 14cm long x 7cm wide. I had it done in 1993. It was in black but now it's blue and fuzzy but it still looks pretty good. Not many people know i have it. It's for spiritual protection. It hurt, of course, but no worse than some of the other forms of pain I have had in my life. The tattooist warned me but I didn't want one anywhere else, it had to be there. It burned more than anything.

Gorgeous as always fi