Tats from the tattoo braggin thread - split by Bap

[HalfEvil]

Got this in Hawaii, still needs to be finished

 

[slowpoke]

Gotta ask, what's the reason (symbolism?) for a tat on your inner lip?

Thanks,
Lonster

only the cock knows...

 

[kneepuck_envy]

can you guys list the place(s) the work was done? especially:

this only took 3 hours total. 300 bucks, is that cheap??? oh yea these are old pics. its all shaded now.

im looking for an artist that is more familiar with the traditional styles of asian tattoos/images...and also because, mudda focker, thats a pretty good price...

 

[SuperMike]

Here's a friend of mine's incredible tribute to his deceased father. Done by Tim Hendricks (www.saltwatertattoo.com). Seriously the finest tattoo portrait work I've ever seen.

 

[1200hpv10]

road rash nearly missed my tattoo

2nd gear wheelie on a cr250 front tire comes down and lightly on the brakes, front tire slips on oil in the parking and the bike comes right out from under me

 

[Demoni]

My most recent ink...

My friend Angel of Chikkenscratch hooked me up when we were both in LA a few months ago. It took about 1 1/2 hours from the time I handed her a spark plug to when she lifted the needle for the last time.

My first tattoo...

Done by
Gague at Gotham Tattoo he worked at Cold Steel at the time.

 

[poma]

here is my back.....

 

[Gossamer]

SICK!!! poland??

 

[livestrongrider]

Collar Bone

more fresh ink......



(nice avatar henry!)

What's going on with your collar bone?? Nice work.

 

[livestrongrider]

Tattoo Ink vs. Melanoma

January of 2007 I was diagnosed with amelanotic melanoma on my left forearm. I under went surgery to remove the melanoma and a couple of lymph nodes for testing. During the surgery, the doctor instantly noticed some discoloration to the lymph nodes including the sentinel node. He removed all the ones he could see that were black. The initial pathology report said that the nodes appeared to be malignant melanoma. This was based on the black granular substance that was throughout the lymph nodes. The lymph node slides were sent off to a major teaching hospital in San Francisco for a second opinion. I visited with an oncologist to discuss further treatment options and trials that I qualified for in the Bay Area. After talking to the surgeon that performed the first surgery, I took both his and the oncologist's advice. The following February, I had a second surgery to remove the rest of the lymph nodes in my left underarm. My visit to the doctor’s office for a follow up to the second surgery would change my life. After the surgeon took a look at my drain, he prepared me for more news. At this point I wasn't sure if I could handle any more "bad" news. He told me the results of the second opinion from the first 3 lymph nodes. I didn’t understand, so he told me again. The black granular substance that the first pathologist thought was malignant melanoma was actually tattoo ink. The second time he told me, he made sure to emphasized that there was no evidence of cancer in any of the lymph nodes from the first surgery. I got very lucky.

 

[Gossamer]

^^..... un-fucking-real

 

[*Tina*]

January of 2007 I was diagnosed with amelanotic melanoma on my left forearm. I under went surgery to remove the melanoma and a couple of lymph nodes for testing. During the surgery, the doctor instantly noticed some discoloration to the lymph nodes including the sentinel node. He removed all the ones he could see that were black. The initial pathology report said that the nodes appeared to be malignant melanoma. This was based on the black granular substance that was throughout the lymph nodes. The lymph node slides were sent off to a major teaching hospital in San Francisco for a second opinion. I visited with an oncologist to discuss further treatment options and trials that I qualified for in the Bay Area. After talking to the surgeon that performed the first surgery, I took both his and the oncologist's advice. The following February, I had a second surgery to remove the rest of the lymph nodes in my left underarm. My visit to the doctor’s office for a follow up to the second surgery would change my life. After the surgeon took a look at my drain, he prepared me for more news. At this point I wasn't sure if I could handle any more "bad" news. He told me the results of the second opinion from the first 3 lymph nodes. I didn’t understand, so he told me again. The black granular substance that the first pathologist thought was malignant melanoma was actually tattoo ink. The second time he told me, he made sure to emphasized that there was no evidence of cancer in any of the lymph nodes from the first surgery. I got very lucky.

I want to know how that happens !!

 

[Mickey_D100]

January of 2007 I was diagnosed with amelanotic melanoma on my left forearm. I under went surgery to remove the melanoma and a couple of lymph nodes for testing. During the surgery, the doctor instantly noticed some discoloration to the lymph nodes including the sentinel node. He removed all the ones he could see that were black. The initial pathology report said that the nodes appeared to be malignant melanoma. This was based on the black granular substance that was throughout the lymph nodes. The lymph node slides were sent off to a major teaching hospital in San Francisco for a second opinion. I visited with an oncologist to discuss further treatment options and trials that I qualified for in the Bay Area. After talking to the surgeon that performed the first surgery, I took both his and the oncologist's advice. The following February, I had a second surgery to remove the rest of the lymph nodes in my left underarm. My visit to the doctor’s office for a follow up to the second surgery would change my life. After the surgeon took a look at my drain, he prepared me for more news. At this point I wasn't sure if I could handle any more "bad" news. He told me the results of the second opinion from the first 3 lymph nodes. I didn’t understand, so he told me again. The black granular substance that the first pathologist thought was malignant melanoma was actually tattoo ink. The second time he told me, he made sure to emphasized that there was no evidence of cancer in any of the lymph nodes from the first surgery. I got very lucky.

So you never had ANY cancer? That's ridiculous. I realize people make mistakes and all, but is that a justifiable mistake? Does it happen often in the field? I'm not normally a litigious person, but that seems like it might be worthy of a lawsuit.

 

[Neh03]

My Tattoos

Here is some of my work

Left arm is being worked on by Ron at Analog tattoo and right was done by Jim Miner

 

[CruisingRam]

Here are my friends from the thailand tattoo crew....(back left to right is me and joe and in the front left to right is the wifey and yoshi who is joes wife)

and a pic of the wifes new piece by joe

I have to give you thanks at this moment Frik'd- I was having some time convincing my wife that our next vacation together is thailand- but I "promised ink" in Thailand- and IT IS ON now! She says "Ink, food, fishing, racing, exploring Thailand, elephant ride, a bike tourand honeymoon sex- I'm in!"

 

[livestrongrider]

So you never had ANY cancer? That's ridiculous. I realize people make mistakes and all, but is that a justifiable mistake? Does it happen often in the field? I'm not normally a litigious person, but that seems like it might be worthy of a lawsuit.

Sorry if the story is confusing. I did have melanoma on my forearm. The type of melanoma I had does not produce any color. The bump looked like Basal cell skin cancer. During one of my first visits to the Dermatologist, I remember him saying it looks like Basal cell. If you have skin cancer, Basal cell is the kind to wish for. So when I showed up to the doctors office thinking it's just going to be this non-threatening type, I was blown away with the other news. Before I know it, I having a lung x-ray and blood tests done. That's when the roller coaster ride started. After the second surgery, there were multiple days of laying on the sofa watching the wind blow the neighborhood trees back and forth. When I found out it was just tattoo ink, everything stood still for awhile. I was in the moment. That moment changed me and my family.

 

[codyody]

Got this tattoo in Las Vegas. Custom design. Paid for by my brother (SirFonners on forums).

 

[MSFIT]

So you never had ANY cancer? That's ridiculous. I realize people make mistakes and all, but is that a justifiable mistake? Does it happen often in the field? I'm not normally a litigious person, but that seems like it might be worthy of a lawsuit.

huh?

Doc: You're gonna live a long and happy life.
Paitent: I'm suing

doesn't make sense to me?

 

[Killin_ix]

Here is some of my work

Left arm is being worked on by Ron at Analog tattoo and right was done by Jim Miner

those are sick pieces! How much does Analog charge for those? I'm thinking about getting similar tats.

 

[Mickey_D100]

huh?

Doc: You're gonna live a long and happy life.
Paitent: I'm suing

doesn't make sense to me?

Well, to be fair, I wasn't clear with exactly what happened. It sounds like they went in and got the cancer, but then thought they had found a second batch and sent it off for testing. Meanwhile, they requested that he undergo a second operation to remove said newfound cancer, which turned out to be tattoo ink. I wasn't saying, "Fuck yeah, sue the pants off the guy for malpractice!!!!12!!!!" I was asking whether this is a justifiable misdiagnosis, and wondering (since I can't imagine this is the first time it has happened to a patient somewhere) if the doctor should have known, assuming that it ISN'T the first time it's happened to a patient and that the doc did see the patient's tattoos, that the ink could be mistaken for cancer.

It seems to me like a cancer doctor should be up to date on the substances that can be mistaken for cancer and at least consider them during a diagnosis, so I was asking whether this was a known issue with tattoo ink. As I mentioned before, I hate frivolous lawsuits, and were I in the same situation, I'd probably be so damn stoked that the cancer was not really cancer that issues like this would take a backseat. But he's also likely facing large medical bills, bills which I'd be less inclined to pay due to the misdiagnosis, ESPECIALLY if this was something a doctor should have caught.

In the end, congratulations on your health livestrong.