Arrgh Itchy tat!

[undergroundpanther]

I wanna scatch, oh how I want to...sritch...yaah so itchy! Maddening..grr..Think about baseball..
But it's so pretty my kitty stripes!... Still Wanna scratch..no I don't...wanna mess my INK!... shit..
I can't wait until I heal past the itchy time..dammit.
*slapping my arms...*
Just thought I'd whine to you all here.

[benburch]

1. Some benadryl might help a bit. nt

[n2mark]

2. Oatmeal

bath might help. Do you have fleas? Is this a joke?

[Mike Niendorff]

3. tat == tattoo

[undergroundpanther]

5. No

Not a joke. I am getting cat stripes all over because I want them..and I can.I think everyone has thier own kinds of self expression and should(if humans could get over themselves) have a right to express themselves in the way that brings them joy as they alone see fit.
Variety is the spice of life if you aren't scared to taste it..

The thing society calls "normal"(when it comes to appearance or other lifestyle things that are not harmful to others or violate consent) is an invention of eugenicists and social darwinists that has been absorbed into our cultural"fabric"..Normalicy is an authoritarian mindgame that limits and controls human creativity in yet one more pointless way.

My existance has been less than happy,and I found nothing good for me in living in the way most people demand others to live.Pretending to be "normal" has been too much of a burden for me for too long. So I am doing something about it. Something *I* have always wanted to do. Something permanent,To become a feline.
And if others can't deal with it,I say don't look than.I'm a freak whoo hoo. I think people that give up thier dreams to live like they are told tolive by a cocercive culture are freaks. Go figure I have had enough pain pretending ,half being . So it's time for me to stop playing make believe and live my life my way. I find I have joy in working on my self re-creation/transformation.It's exciting becoming the dream that is inside my heart on the outside.(Underground Panther in the Sky)
This ain't for everybody,
because each person is unique and has a right to be whatever thay are and be as true to it,as they wanna be, whenever thay seek to change..or not...It's all good.

[Wonk]

7. All over? How far are you planning to go with it?

[undergroundpanther]

10. As far as I can

I want to look like Cat man does in my own way

I won't be making my lip into cat man's permanent snarl because I don't feel snarly all the time.*giggle*
But yeah I want fangs,pointy ears, whiskers and to be a rainbow tiger all over.Maybe I'll get horns in like Enigmas someday.
I can't wear contacts so I won't have the cat eye contacts.If I could wear them,they'd be rainbow.I don't have long nails because I do art alot,my claws are razor sharp removable ones.

[jonnyblitz]

9. good for you!

you wont find much support at DU for "extensive" tats (I have found out) but don't let it get to you!! for me, the more the better!

[undergroundpanther]

11. Well

I think a few of us,together can change that additude!
Hmm what about a body modification discussion group?

[salvorhardin]

16. Good for you!

Normalcy is, as you noted, a giant mindf**k. What is the difference anyway between what you're doing and the kind of plastic surgery that many Hollywood stars and models go through (other than your tats are more immediately visible)?

[jonnyblitz]

4. i had that exact problem last week!

i had the outline down for my left sleeve and my whole arm was itching since the tat covers my who arm from shoulder to wrist!! i found myself scratching subconciously without realize what i was doing so i wore my long sleeved hoodie and just slapped my arm.

[undergroundpanther]

6. Ooh

I hope your ink wasen't chipped!!!
If you could I would love to see your sleeve!!

[jonnyblitz]

8. my friend who tats me can fix any chipped ink

when i go back for the next session. it's gonna take 4 more sessions(all winter) to complete. PM me with your email addy and I will send you pics of the outline (that is all it is at this point). Its going to be "biomechanical".

get some cheap ass cocoa butter to slather on that tat. you can get it cheaply some places. It soothes and is good for the tat.

[undergroundpanther]

12. My mom has

A HUGE ass jar of Queen Helene cocoa butter upstairs...

[Pacifist Patriot]

13. I don't have any tattoos, but my belly piercing is itching.

Can you spray a tattoo with bactine spray? That's been helping me.

[jmowreader]

14. Bactine's bad, m'kay?

There are germs that breed in that product.

Sterile saline--think contact lens saline--is good.

[Pacifist Patriot]

15. The after care instructions I got said explicitly to stay away from

saline treatments until two weeks after piercing and then insist on sea salt treatments at least weekly from then on until six months have passed. The first seven days has me using antibacterial liquid soap in the shower, neosporin once a day and bactine spray with a fresh water rinse twice a day when/if it itches. Now he did insist on the spray and not a bactine ointment. I wonder if that makes a difference.

[Richardo]

17. I tawt I taw an Itchy Tat!

I did! I did taw an itchy tat!

[undergroundpanther]

18. hahahahaa!!!