I have a rather large tattoo on my lower back of which I posted photos a while back. While it was happening, it felt like someone was digging into my back with a small, hot, sharp needle. Which is exactly what was going on, really. The farther away from my spine it got (read: the more fleshy areas), the less it hurt, but not by a whole fuck of a lot. There's a lot of nerve endings back there. Afterwards, it was a little sore, but nothing too horrible. As long as you keep it moisturized really well (I used A&D ointment the first couple days, Aveeno Daily Moisture the rest), the worst it should do while healing is itch like a motherfucker due to the scabbing (but you can't scratch! the scab needs to stay on until it falls off of it's own accord, or you could wind up pulling ink out).
It might also bleed through the bandage the first day (I had to keep my pseudo-bandage of many paper towels on for at least four hours). Mine did. It seemed like a lot of bleeding, but it was really just oozing.
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Date: 2007-04-18 07:42 pm (UTC)I have a rather large tattoo on my lower back of which I posted photos a while back. While it was happening, it felt like someone was digging into my back with a small, hot, sharp needle. Which is exactly what was going on, really. The farther away from my spine it got (read: the more fleshy areas), the less it hurt, but not by a whole fuck of a lot. There's a lot of nerve endings back there. Afterwards, it was a little sore, but nothing too horrible. As long as you keep it moisturized really well (I used A&D ointment the first couple days, Aveeno Daily Moisture the rest), the worst it should do while healing is itch like a motherfucker due to the scabbing (but you can't scratch! the scab needs to stay on until it falls off of it's own accord, or you could wind up pulling ink out).
It might also bleed through the bandage the first day (I had to keep my pseudo-bandage of many paper towels on for at least four hours). Mine did. It seemed like a lot of bleeding, but it was really just oozing.
Hope that helps.