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Tragique

Tragique

SUICIDEGIRL

United Kingdom

JAN 31, 2006 01:35 PM

I'm getting a pretty large and colorful chestpiece started on saturday. Its my first tattoo and just after some info on how much chest tattoos hurt and if they take longer to heal.
I've been told its the most painful place to get one, but its not the pain im really bothered about, i just need to be prepared coz i have no idea what i'm letting myself in for.
Any advice welcome
miao!!

Changes

Changes

Boston, MA
October 2005

JAN 31, 2006 01:38 PM

The inside of my urethra was the most painful.

Changes

Changes

Boston, MA
October 2005

JAN 31, 2006 01:40 PM

Or, I'm very thin and my chest tattoo did hurt a lot, but in the end, I wouldn't say it was unbearable. Just close your eyes and go to that special place.

Tragique

Tragique

SUICIDEGIRL

United Kingdom

JAN 31, 2006 01:44 PM

I'm thin too. Bugger. oh well, that which doesnt kill you....

tronvillain

tronvillain

Grande Prairie, AB
April 2003

JAN 31, 2006 04:28 PM

The only parts of mine that were painful enough to mention were those that went over the sternum - the rest had some muscle to cushion the impact. *shrugs* Good luck.

FridgeMagnet

FridgeMagnet

Chicago, IL
November 2004

JAN 31, 2006 04:34 PM

You know, you can find at least ten people who will tell you that basically any place on your body is the "most painful place to get a tattoo."

Tattoos hurt, that's part of the charm. You won't die. I got one on my back right over the spine and supposedly that was the "most painful place" then I got one right over my hip-bone and that was "the most painful place." Because there isn't a ton of fat tissue on your chest it probably is extra uncomfortable, but I'm sure you can deal.

Good luck!

FridgeMagnet

FridgeMagnet

Chicago, IL
November 2004

JAN 31, 2006 04:34 PM

More importantly, if that's you in your profile pic, you need to get naked like now. (Please.)

tartpop

tartpop

Fort Bragg, NC
March 2004

JAN 31, 2006 06:53 PM

my first- and so far only (due to pregnancies, not cause i haven't wanted more) tattoo was my chest piece. it's fairly large and colorful. yeah, it hurt, but i wouldn't say it was unbearable crazy pain. childbirth hurts much much worse. there's really nothing any of us can say to prepare you though. it's just kind of one of those things you have to go through ya know?

oh- i'm thin and super flat chested, so i had no cushion. i also have a pretty low pain threshold. if i can do it- you can too!

Meha

Meha

USA
January 2006

JAN 31, 2006 07:24 PM

I just had my chest ( collar bone area , not nipples) pierced and it sucked, but wasnt too bad. course we are talking about apples and oranges here. good luck, breath deep, and let me know how it goes if you can, cause i am going for my chest piece soon!

Techne

Techne

Cambridge, MA
August 2005

JAN 31, 2006 07:29 PM

The tattoo group has a lot of info you might be interested in. It's going to hurt no matter where you get it.

drackon

drackon

Brooklyn, NY
September 2003

JAN 31, 2006 07:41 PM

I have a tattoo on the right side of my chest,
the places that hurt the worst was near the center of my chest and the collarbone.

Mine took a long time to heal because I messed around wrestling with friends, etc, and it started bleeding over again and it scabbed badly etc.
So I'm not really sure how much of my healing time was due to that exacerbation.

[Edited on Jan 31, 2006 by drackon]

Mego

Mego

USA
October 2005

FEB 01, 2006 01:11 AM

Yup. On the sternum. Its like...*wow* *ooooo wow*...
It took me aback so much that I forgot to breathe. Almost passed out.
Then I grew my balls back and had to man up. So worth it. In my opinion, one of the sexiest places a woman can get tattooed.
Just make sure to eat...and make sure to breathe.
Be sure to let us see the finished product!
Peas
Meg

[Edited on Feb 01, 2006 by Meagen]

Tadzi

Tadzi

Greeley, CO
April 2003

FEB 01, 2006 03:40 AM

i cant speak for anyone else...but for me, the chest tattoos were the msot painful. the ones on my arms were no biggie, the ones on my back i could have slept through. the ones on my chest, however hurt like blue hell. hope its a bit less painful for you.

tartpop

tartpop

Fort Bragg, NC
March 2004

FEB 01, 2006 06:46 AM

it's gonna hurt no matter what. just bite the bullet and do it! at least you've got bragging right later.

oh- i think mine took about two weeks to fully heal? it was 3 years ago, so it's kind of fuzzy to remember....

Martini

Martini

SUICIDEGIRL

Ontario, Canada

FEB 01, 2006 07:48 AM

i just made sure i had juice on hand.. its good to have a blood sugar booster whenever you're sitting through any type of tattooing though..
i still have yet to get my colouring done (very soon) so i can't comment on shading but the outline part doesn't hurt much at all. smile

im a quick healer so it was more or less finished healing by the end of the week.


xo

mydogfarted

mydogfarted

Oakland, NJ
June 2003

FEB 01, 2006 09:18 AM

The closer my artist got to my nipple, the more it hurt. Next worst part was definitely the sternum.

octatonic

octatonic

Switzerland
March 2005

FEB 01, 2006 03:18 PM

I have a chest piece and full sleeve.
The chest hurts for sure, but no more so than the elbow or the inside of the elbow.
The problem with it is there is a hell of a lot more of the chest than there is of both sides of the elbow put together.
You can take it if I can though.
If not, then there is always codeine.

Meaney

meaney

Chicago, IL
September 2003

FEB 01, 2006 03:27 PM

i don't know about n"the most painful place, EVAR!"

but... the chest was the worst place for me.

i have never been in so much intentional pain than that day.

except maybe for the day, two weeks later, when i got color.

healing was not a problem at all.

but fuck me, i felt it everywhere...

toes, chin, head, arms...

pretty much everywhere.

sminks

sminks

HOPEFUL

United Kingdom

FEB 01, 2006 03:42 PM

i'm not sure if you'd want to but you can always put numbing cream on the area-or part of the area- i did this for my wrist tattoo- although my wrist was numb for a few days i didn't feel a thing. i'm not sure how people feel about the stuff but i had no problem with it... i will try to find the brand and such if you like smile

Martini

Martini

SUICIDEGIRL

Ontario, Canada

FEB 01, 2006 03:47 PM

sminks said:
i'm not sure if you'd want to but you can always put numbing cream on the area-or part of the area- i did this for my wrist tattoo- although my wrist was numb for a few days i didn't feel a thing. i'm not sure how people feel about the stuff but i had no problem with it... i will try to find the brand and such if you like smile


please message me with the name of this cream when you find it!

xo

Puncture_Me

Puncture_Me

Channelview, TX
February 2006

FEB 01, 2006 05:32 PM

girl..it doesnt hurt..i mean a little sore..and the brighter the color the longer it takes to heal but just relax when there doing it and you will be fine!
-love Jane Nail.

Tragique

Tragique

SUICIDEGIRL

United Kingdom

FEB 03, 2006 06:29 AM

Thanks y'all. I'm bricking it at the minit, ie VERY nervous, but I'll live! I think I deserve a bit of pain, its been a while. 20hrs to go.Yikes. oh well. Martini, i love ur chestpiece, mines pretty similar but the heart is a padlock/heart and cross bones, with chains and stars on it.
I think I'm gonna take some high sugar drink and grit my teeth. I'll be sure to show you all after.

Tragique x

Bowie

Bowie

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

FEB 03, 2006 10:06 AM

My chest tattoo hurt more than any of my others (including the foot, neck and back), but I think it might of been because it took so long to finish because I got outline and color all in the same session. I think the worst part was sitting in one place for so long. I got terribly antsy. I might suggest taking a vicoden if you have a low pain threshold. Good luck smile

sminks

sminks

HOPEFUL

United Kingdom

FEB 03, 2006 01:31 PM

Tragique said:
Thanks y'all. I'm bricking it at the minit, ie VERY nervous, but I'll live! I think I deserve a bit of pain, its been a while. 20hrs to go.Yikes. oh well. Martini, i love ur chestpiece, mines pretty similar but the heart is a padlock/heart and cross bones, with chains and stars on it.
I think I'm gonna take some high sugar drink and grit my teeth. I'll be sure to show you all after.

Tragique x



cant wait for pics chick and good look smile

Tragique

Tragique

SUICIDEGIRL

United Kingdom

FEB 06, 2006 12:43 PM



that didnt hurt too much! the sturnum and bony bits were a shock to the system but not unbearable. Just gotta get the colour done now in a week or two. Overall, i enjoyed it. I cant wait for my next.
I designed it myself too, it all has meanings special to me.
Thanks for the advice b4 hand, it did help. I wasnt nervous and i didnt need to be!

Tragique x

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