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nwasen
nwasen CSN Member Posts: 235 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
After being out of treatment for 15 months I decided it was time to get a tattoo to state my feelings about cancer. (I have two other tats from my 30's that have to do with music)
After much deliberation I decided to go with screw cancer.
New parlor in the town I live in and both artists are young and very cool. I sort of knew Joe thru the lady I cater for part time. I told him I just wanted words. He drew up a sketch of what he thought would be cool and I agreed.
I have posted it on my photos. It was just done on Wednesday so still has a tad bit of healing to do.
I chose my left side as my cancer was on the left and also chose my shoulder on the back as it is behind me!
Nancy
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  • Hal61
    Hal61 CSN Member Posts: 655
    #2
    "That Sucking Sound . . . Is Cancer" Ross Perot
    Hi Nancy, glad you decided on a graphic. Looks perfect. I watch Ink Masters. I'm tired of the regular "last person standing" types reality shows since I've seen all the character types by now, but the new ones like the guys who score on the abandoned storage units and Ink Masters are more fun. And Ink Masters has some absolute artists on it.

    Screw Cancer, indeed, right through the brain pan.



    best, Hal
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  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor CSN Member Posts: 1,842 Member
    #3
    the debate is whether
    it needs HBO to properly heal. Screw cancer, indeed. Thanks for sharing. The sentiment is truly universal.

    Pat
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  • robinleigh
    robinleigh CSN Member Posts: 297
    #4
    longtermsurvivor said:

    the debate is whether
    it needs HBO to properly heal. Screw cancer, indeed. Thanks for sharing. The sentiment is truly universal.

    Pat

    You go girl!
    Ya know the little tattoo dot they put so that the radiation beams line up correctly? I have thought about getting one in the center of my chest to match Andy's and this really motivates me!
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  • osmotar
    osmotar CSN Member Posts: 1,006
    #5
    Great
    Great ink and creativity on the tat

    Linda
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  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 CSN Member Posts: 4,716
    #6
    Oh Nancy...it's wonderful (I
    Oh Nancy...it's wonderful (I love tats)!! :) What a great idea...more importantly, what a great statement putting it on your shoulder.

    p
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  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe CSN Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    #7
    Nice
    Very nice!

    john
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  • Ingrid K
    Ingrid K CSN Member Posts: 813
    #8
    fisrpotpe said:

    Nice
    Very nice!

    john

    Nancy, that is so very cool.
    Nancy, that is so very cool. I am contemplating one myself... thinking of the Rolling Stones "tongue" since I lost so much of mine, but haven't fully decided yet.
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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 CSN Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #9
    TAT...
    We discussed this topic a few years ago now...

    There was a lot of discussions on the Phoenix, or some version....

    I plan on getting another, I have one from back in my service days....

    I do like some of the tribal types, anther one that I like really well is the one linked here, although the color is off for H&N.

    FAITH

    JG
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  • Greg53
    Greg53 CSN Member Posts: 849
    #10
    Skiffin16 said:

    TAT...
    We discussed this topic a few years ago now...

    There was a lot of discussions on the Phoenix, or some version....

    I plan on getting another, I have one from back in my service days....

    I do like some of the tribal types, anther one that I like really well is the one linked here, although the color is off for H&N.

    FAITH

    JG

    Nice Tat!!
    Nancy,

    Love your Tat. John (firspotpe) graciously let me borrow his design, except mine is on my forearm. Got it on my 1-year mark (post tx). Coming up on 2 years....hmmm, another maybe?

    Best
    Greg
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  • Klynten
    Klynten CSN Member Posts: 29
    #11
    Greg53 said:

    Nice Tat!!
    Nancy,

    Love your Tat. John (firspotpe) graciously let me borrow his design, except mine is on my forearm. Got it on my 1-year mark (post tx). Coming up on 2 years....hmmm, another maybe?

    Best
    Greg

    tattoo
    I actually have about 5 tattoo's and have always planned on getting more, my friend is a tattoo artist and it is really easy for me to get them, just drive to his house, get tattoo's and party.

    I have read about not healing after chemo and radiation. what is a good time frame after treatment has stopped, to get ink done. I would hate to have some work done only for it to not heal well and get infected of just deal with a elogated healing time because I got the tattoo to early.

    thanks
    Clinton
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  • nwasen
    nwasen CSN Member Posts: 235 Member
    #12
    Klynten said:

    tattoo
    I actually have about 5 tattoo's and have always planned on getting more, my friend is a tattoo artist and it is really easy for me to get them, just drive to his house, get tattoo's and party.

    I have read about not healing after chemo and radiation. what is a good time frame after treatment has stopped, to get ink done. I would hate to have some work done only for it to not heal well and get infected of just deal with a elogated healing time because I got the tattoo to early.

    thanks
    Clinton

    time frame
    Clinton
    I am a year and 3 months out from my treatments. I guess I should have asked my ENT or one of the other docs if it was ok but I knew my blood levels were normal and had been for some time. I did have a tad bit of trepidation going in that what if I bled too much but realized that shaving my legs, if I had a nick, it didn't bleed alot anymore...
    So I jumped and have to say that 5 days later my tattoo is healing nicely. Very little scabbing.
    But maybe asking would be a good idea?
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  • patricke
    patricke CSN Member Posts: 570 Member
    #13
    Screw Cancer, those are
    Screw Cancer, those are fightin words, and I do believe that we are all fighters, so it is a sentiment that we all feel at one level or another, I certainly do! It is a great statement/sentiment, artful, pointed illustration indeed!

    PATRICK
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