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I'm thinking about getting a bull's eye tattooed on each butt cheek. I mean, if the hubs is going to have to give me daily rocephin shots for months on end I should maybe make sure he can get it in the right spot
Seriously though...I love him for being willing to do it (he has no medical training and hates giving me the shots). But I'd like to not have a repeat of last nights hitting the sciatic nerve shot...
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OH my!! I would probably never have another shot again if someone hit my sciatic nerve!! OUCH!!!
funny story about the tatoo though!!
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- Very funny. Too bad for the lack of target practice on his part. You could get a water based magic marker and have some fun with this one. Just let the "ink" dry before getting dressed again. and then, face toward a mirror when he sees the target - so you can see his face ! Or tape a bullseye cut-out from construction paper on your behind !
I had a nurse once hit the sciatic nerve with a magnesium shot. It was excruciating. I hope you feel better soon. It may take a while, though. -
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Wow, I just looked at a picture of where the sciatic nerve is, and I am shocked we have never hit it, because that is basically where we do my shots.
I have heard you are supposed to ideally do the "upper outer of the upper outer quadrant", but we don't because I don't really have enough fat/padding there, and so it is more painful the higher and further out we go.
Which direction did he go too far in? Further down than usual? Further in than usual? I am worried it'll happen to me!!!!! EEEEEK
So sorry! At least you can laugh about it. I think it would give me PTSD, because I get really scared when something unusual happens surrouding the shot. Been doing it for quite awhile though.
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Having tattoo's on your your butt cheeks would make sex night more interesting! Just kidding. Funny stuff. Go for it.
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I just recieved a shot this evening from my honey... already bruised! LOL
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good heavens, i was getting all ready to tell ya not to ever get a tatto......
uh, mine would never do it tho...seriously...
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this time he gave it lower than normal...I realized it when he stuck me, but just let him go ahead (didn't realize how MUCH it would hurt!!)...he hates it so much I didn't want to make him nervous...lol.
Once he got so nervous that he stuck me, pulled the needle out and stuck me again!! oh yeah...I was not happy with him. I wasn't about to risk that again!!
Seriously though...he's amazing for doing it and never complaining...I know he hates it.
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You all are making me cringe talking about your husbands giving you shots in inappropriate spots! Please be careful.
Run a google search and familiarize yourself with the diagrams on dorsogluteal (butt area) and ventrogluteal (hip area) injection sites.
If you feel like you do not have enough padding or are unfamiliar with the dorsogluteal sites, don't use them! Don't risk injuring yourself by hitting a nerve or a deep blood vessel.
I found the ventrogluteal sites are easier to locate, less painful, and less risky.
It might also help if you stand, look in the mirror, find the right injection site, and mark an x with an ink pen on the spot where you want your husband to do the injection.
Take care!
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I realize I'm new here, and to Lyme Disease. But does anyone else see the irony in talking about getting a bullseye tattoo?
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- Yeah, gotta catch- or make - the laughs were we can ! -
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I should get a tattoo of a bullseye rash. At least then the darn IDSA docs couldn't say I don't have that as a reason to deny treatment.
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I agree, the thought of a bullseye tattoo is funny. The husbands hitting the siatic nerve, not so funny.
I actually read this thread because I've been thinking of getting a tattoo when I'm well. It would be a constant reminder of how far I've come. I love butterflies and I think that the symbolism would be perfect.
Is it possible to get a tattoo over a scar? I would like to get it on my ankle but both ankles have been affected by ACA. The skin resembles purplish scar. If not the ankle, I would put it on my foot.
What do you all think?
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- Sammy,
While tattoos can be pretty, they are very toxic. Most of the dyes contain some of the same substances from petroleum products used in automotive paint - and heavy metals are also a huge issue.
It also impedes the skin's sweating out of toxins. We need all our sweat glands to function properly - otherwise there is more strain on the kidneys and the liver.
There are so many other ways to enjoy color and art that don't involve depositing mercury or petroleum under our skin.
FDA Will Review Toxic Tattoo Chemicals - (02.10.2008)
The FDA has launched an investigation into the chemicals contained in tattoo and permanent makeup inks, as well as their potential health consequences.
Excerpts: . . .
The European Commission had sent out a warning already in July 2003, where they asked 'Would you inject car paint into your skin?,' that somehow was summarizing the possible health risks associated with tattooing.
The report of the European Commission said most chemicals used in tattoos were industrial pigments originally used for other purposes, such as automobile paints or writing inks, and there was little or no safety data to support their use in tattoos. . . .
One of the chemicals known to be used in tattoo ink is thimerosal, also called thiomersal, an organic compound containing ethylmercury.
In the US, thimerosal is commonly included in tattoo inks, vaccines, antivenins, and eye and ear products as a preservative. Due in part to mercury's toxic effects, thimerosal is very effective at killing off fungal and bacterial growth.
Mercury is a well-known neurotoxin . . . .
- full article at link above. -
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If you get a bullseye tattoo you can go to any doctor and go see look I have lyme disease, I got the bullseye! Posts: 526 | From NJ | Registered: May 2007
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Tatoos are actually scars.
Scars cause disruptions in the body's energy field.
And can sometimes cause dysregulations, where the body's communication system will not be working correctly. Especially any scars on the midline area.
Piercings are also scars.
We all have some scars that we did not choose, cessarean section, major surgeries, but know that to choose a scar, just for a design element, may be detrimental to your health. Especially if you already have a pre existing condition.
Dr. K. treats scars with procaine injections (neural therapy) so the body's regulation can finally be open and not halted by certain scars.
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I assumed that if I went to a professional that they would use the proper sterile technique, have the right equipment, and use safe ink. In this case, assuming safety may not be wise.
I also had never heard of scars disrupting the body's energy field. When I think of scars that cause a problem I think of endometriosis and contractures caused by severe accidents or burn scars. I never thought that a everyday simple scar would cause problems. Especially from a tattoo. Tattoos are so superficial.
lightparfait, how can we tell if a scar is causing a dysregulation or disruption in our body's? Is there anything that we can do on our own to treat these problems?
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- There are no safe inks or dyes for deposit under skin. Henna paint-on designs may be one option to investigate regarding if the skin could breath or what chemicals might be in with the henna. But the most colorful designs come from heavy metals mixed with petroleum products.
Scarring -in the sense of blocking flow to that section of body tissue - is inevitable with the way tattoos are done. It just may not be visible as the kind of scars with which we are most familiar but it permanently changes the way that tissue of the body works.
Sure, there are many who've apparently done fine with tattoos, even with mercury and petroleum in the ink. They were lucky.
Still, there are so many who have clearly not been lucky. And, because lyme changes nearly everything about the way our bodies work, we have to be much more careful. We can barely afford even the slightest mistake.
We need all our skin to help us clear toxins and provide live tissue for our nerve fibers to do their job - nerves lie under the skin. We need all of our skin as much as we need all of our liver do its job. Would we kidnap a piece of our liver, take it out of service and infuse chemicals, in the name of art?
Our skin is actually an organ and its job is just as important as any other organ working hard to help us enjoy a good life.
However, there's another whole world of color, texture and interesting designs to explore with fabric and jewelry, textiles, wall art, etc.
Art need not be absent nor the artist unfulfilled. -
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None of the rock n' roll artists have issues with their health. lol.
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quote:Originally posted by Joyful: But I'd like to not have a repeat of last nights hitting the sciatic nerve shot...
Hmmm... why is he giving it to you there?? It is for the reason of puting the sciatic nerve in danger that injections are now taught to be given in the upper and outer part of your gluteal region.
double check that with your doc.
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