Anyone get a tattoo after your transplant?

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Permalink Reply by Rose on March 17, 2009 at 3:10pm

i talked to my transplant team and they said ok who did you think i talked to a circus i am very careful with what i do with my body and if i was getting a tattoo i would tell my doctor and see what they have to say first but they werent against it they just have to tell you the risks

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Permalink Reply by Imelda Vasquez on March 18, 2009 at 5:23pm

I wanted to get a small tattoo but my doctors at UCLA said no way also. Even thought the one I wanted was very small, an ankh about an inch tall. Like Nelson's doc's, they were concerned about possible transmission of hepatitis and other things and also possible infection. Oh well, I can live with that! :)

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Permalink Reply by Meg Wolf Kicklighter on June 3, 2009 at 12:24am

FIRST TAT TO COMMEMERATE MY TRANSPLANT POST 5+ YEAR MARK! GETTING ANOTHER FOR MY BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER YEAR. GLAD I DID IT, NO HEALING PROBLEMS, CLEAN ARTIST AND SUPPLIES.

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Permalink Reply by william zozula on June 23, 2009 at 5:45pm

I wish I found this site sooner. I am 3yrs post tx (liver) and yes, I have had three additional pieces done since, by different Artists, including my Daughter. The first rule for a Tattoo Artist is hygenics. ALL equipment must be kept clean and sterile. Neddles should come out of a brand new pkg. If your last blood work is good,(no Hep C or immune problems), go for it. You only live once and marking your body with Art draws the attention away from the scars.

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Permalink Reply by Irene Stuckless on June 23, 2009 at 8:05pm

I wanted to get a tattoo as well after transplant but my doctors said absolutely not. Too much bacteria on the skin, even tho it would be sterilized. I would love to get just one but I can live without it. Hee Hee :)

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Permalink Reply by Laura on July 13, 2009 at 12:54pm

I had my liver transplant in 2005 and already had a tattoo and belly button piercing. My doctors told me not to get anymore but I constantly asked them every time I had clinic. Finally I was told I could get pierced as long as it was not through cartilage, and I could get tattooed as long as I went to a shop that I knew was clean and sterile. So I now have 3 tattoos and 4 piercings (not including ears). I was glad I got the "green light". I love tattoos and I also wanted to get one to commemorate my transplant. Ha ha the only issue I have now is when I go for my MRIs and have to take out all my jewelery :)

Basically, if you want one just make sure the instruments and shop are clean and sterile (you see the artist open up the new needle package). Every shop that I have been in pre or post tx have always sterilized and opened new equipment in front of me..I don't know, that's just my two cents lol

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Permalink Reply by teresa menk on July 16, 2009 at 7:15pm

I also LOVE tattoos and have several and I wanted to get one to honor the date of my transplant and that I have a new beginning. This is something to look forward too. thanks, I am on the list for a pancreas.

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Permalink Reply by michael tobin on July 15, 2009 at 2:39pm

i had a kidney transplant a year ago and i want a tattoo my doc says no but i want to know if anyone else got one after there transplant my doc says its bc of the paint they put in you that is the risk not the needles he says there is different types of stuff in it like car paint and all that can anyone help me out thanks.

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Permalink Reply by william zozula on July 21, 2009 at 3:32pm

Paint in Tattoo Ink ? Sounds like your Dr. is lost in time.30-40yrs ago, some tattoo ink did contain traces of lead.
Nowadays, the vast selection of colors and scrutiny by Industry Professionals has insured Harmless,Non-Toxic Inks, some of which are made of organic materials. The only risk comes from home-made Tats, made with Indio Ink, or cigarette ashes(jailhouse style).

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Permalink Reply by michael tobin on July 21, 2009 at 4:44pm

yes my doc says there is car paint and harmful styff in the ink and he says that most industrys will not tell you whats in there ink any thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Little_Jen on July 21, 2009 at 6:51pm

i think he's on crack :O

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Permalink Reply by Little_Jen on July 20, 2009 at 11:21am

You know, the team USA logo is really cute... and I do have a spot that's numb on my hip.. Hm....

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