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Billie67
Billie67 Member Posts: 898
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I thought I'd show you guys the cool tattoo that my husband got in support of H&N cancer. I go to USC for my surgeon/ENT and their H&N unit has declared the giraffe the official H&N cancer animal. They've taken his long neck and created the cancer ribbon out of it. I think it is so awesome and such a clever idea.

This tattoo is quite the conversation piece too! 

Billie

 

P.S. Matt and John, you're both going to regrett showing me how to post pictures haha

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  • hwt
    hwt Member Posts: 2,328 Member
    #2
    Tattoo

    Love it!

  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 Member Posts: 4,716
    #3
    Ooooo.....your hubby is full

    of sweet and innovative ideas.....Love the tat.....very cool. 

    p

  • Billie67
    Billie67 Member Posts: 898
    #4
    phrannie51 said:

    Ooooo.....your hubby is full

    of sweet and innovative ideas.....Love the tat.....very cool. 

    p

    Yes he is!

    Pharannie,

    He is very sweet and thoughtful. He always comes up with the perfect gifts and ideas.

    The Giraffe is so cool and USC has it all over the place. Now that my friends and family know about it I'm getting all kinds of giraffe gifts and goodies. 

    I even got the gift of an adopted giraffe for Christmas! He is in Africa and his name is Sky.....how cute is that? I think a trip to Africa is in order to visit him Wink

    Billie

  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    #5
    wondering

    very nice tattoo!   very nice hubby!  just wondering when you getting one!

    i went looking for the information on how to put pictures up but could not find the info. 

    thanks for sharing the pretty legs.... :-)

    john 

  • Billie67
    Billie67 Member Posts: 898
    #6
    fisrpotpe said:

    wondering

    very nice tattoo!   very nice hubby!  just wondering when you getting one!

    i went looking for the information on how to put pictures up but could not find the info. 

    thanks for sharing the pretty legs.... :-)

    john 

    John

    No tattoos for me right now. As much as I love this one on my husband I'm not ready to put something so permanent on my body yet.

    I'm not against tattoos at all just never had the desire to get one.

     

    As for how to post pics....go to the post about Pets. On there John has detailed how to post pictures. I had no idea either how to do it. It takes a few steps, I wish it was as easy as dragging a photo but its not. Its not hard to do just requires a few steps. Good luck.

    Billie

  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    #7
    Billie67 said:

    John

    No tattoos for me right now. As much as I love this one on my husband I'm not ready to put something so permanent on my body yet.

    I'm not against tattoos at all just never had the desire to get one.

     

    As for how to post pics....go to the post about Pets. On there John has detailed how to post pictures. I had no idea either how to do it. It takes a few steps, I wish it was as easy as dragging a photo but its not. Its not hard to do just requires a few steps. Good luck.

    Billie

    just did

    thanks Billie, i just found it before you post and have my best friends pic up there now. 

    i am not a tattoo person either but when i made 15 years i wanted to do something, that is why the one on hand.... i am almost sure there will be no others.... well maybe at 30 years

    thanks again

    john 

     

     

  • Billie67
    Billie67 Member Posts: 898
    #8
    fisrpotpe said:

    just did

    thanks Billie, i just found it before you post and have my best friends pic up there now. 

    i am not a tattoo person either but when i made 15 years i wanted to do something, that is why the one on hand.... i am almost sure there will be no others.... well maybe at 30 years

    thanks again

    john 

     

     

    John

    Good for you and congratulations on 15 years! Maybe that would change my mind too.

    You're welcome.

    Billie

  • D Lewis
    D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member
    #9
    Billie67 said:

    John

    No tattoos for me right now. As much as I love this one on my husband I'm not ready to put something so permanent on my body yet.

    I'm not against tattoos at all just never had the desire to get one.

     

    As for how to post pics....go to the post about Pets. On there John has detailed how to post pictures. I had no idea either how to do it. It takes a few steps, I wish it was as easy as dragging a photo but its not. Its not hard to do just requires a few steps. Good luck.

    Billie

    Wait... Billie

    How did you get this far without a tattoo?  I've got the radiation target dot tattoo'd on my chest. My 'tattoo artist' told me it was of a beautiful butterfly, as seen from space.

    Deb

  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #10
    D Lewis said:

    Wait... Billie

    How did you get this far without a tattoo?  I've got the radiation target dot tattoo'd on my chest. My 'tattoo artist' told me it was of a beautiful butterfly, as seen from space.

    Deb

    Rad-A-Tatt

    Actually Deb, I don't think they do that all that often anymore.., not sure, it could just be by facility.

    I didn't have one or my rads either...

    With my IMRT, the mask is such a tight fit, and they measure witin millimeters each time they put it on you before starting rads, I presume they feel no need for the Rad-A-Tatt...

    There have been a few tats mentioned here over the years...

    Even one incorporating the Phoenix and CSN.

    I was always partial to one below, Faith....;

    Faith

    I might do something like this in the future.

    Only with H&N colors instead of pink.

    JG

  • sassysrice
    sassysrice Member Posts: 117
    #11
    Love It

  • CynthiaB1
    CynthiaB1 Member Posts: 7 Member
    #12
    sassysrice said:

    Love It

    Love it

    I love the tattoo. What a sweet hubby you have. 

    anyone have other cool ideas ffort a tattoo? I've been thinking of getting one? 

    BTW nice legs 

    cindy

  • Billie67
    Billie67 Member Posts: 898
    #13
    D Lewis said:

    Wait... Billie

    How did you get this far without a tattoo?  I've got the radiation target dot tattoo'd on my chest. My 'tattoo artist' told me it was of a beautiful butterfly, as seen from space.

    Deb

    Deb
    Because I had the mask I didn't need to be tattood. In other parts of the body they still tattoo but not H&N. I didn't need my chest radiated so I got lucky.
    Billie
  • Greg53
    Greg53 Member Posts: 849
    #14
    CynthiaB1 said:

    Love it

    I love the tattoo. What a sweet hubby you have. 

    anyone have other cool ideas ffort a tattoo? I've been thinking of getting one? 

    BTW nice legs 

    cindy

    Sweet!

    image

    John (fisrpotpe) and I are twin brothers by different mothers

     

     

  • Billie67
    Billie67 Member Posts: 898
    #15
    Greg53 said:

    Sweet!

    image

    John (fisrpotpe) and I are twin brothers by different mothers

     

     

    Nice!
    I'm amazed at how well the marroon shows up on these H&N ribbons. Marroon is not a typical tattoo color so it's awesome that it turned out so well.
    Billie
  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    #16
    Greg53 said:

    Sweet!

    image

    John (fisrpotpe) and I are twin brothers by different mothers

     

     

    bro

    along with different fathers. 

    there is a gal in denver i believe that has one on her neck very simular and on another site i saw years ago. 

    we are all brothers and sisters uncondictionally for life. 

  • donfoo
    donfoo Member Posts: 1,773 Member
    #17
    Skiffin16 said:

    Rad-A-Tatt

    Actually Deb, I don't think they do that all that often anymore.., not sure, it could just be by facility.

    I didn't have one or my rads either...

    With my IMRT, the mask is such a tight fit, and they measure witin millimeters each time they put it on you before starting rads, I presume they feel no need for the Rad-A-Tatt...

    There have been a few tats mentioned here over the years...

    Even one incorporating the Phoenix and CSN.

    I was always partial to one below, Faith....;

    Faith

    I might do something like this in the future.

    Only with H&N colors instead of pink.

    JG

    I like

    What is the history behind the cancer ribbon? It there an "official" version, that is color and shape? I was going to get a mirror tatoo that my son has on his arm. It is our last name in Japanese and having it over the cancer logo seems very cool. I want ot put in same position as his arm. Maybe he can have the cancer ribbon added to his so we match.

    Does anyone have any idea if the process of getting a tatoo would increase the potential for infections so should not be done during treatment?

    Don

  • fishmanpa
    fishmanpa Member Posts: 1,227 Member
    #18
    Pain of a different kind

    Cool tatts everyone!

    I have two already. One on my right arm and a mural of sorts all around my left leg/calf. When I figure out how to post pics I'll do so.

    Both mine were done after significant struggles in my life. I like the idea of getting another after I get "Jack" out of my body.

     

    "T"

     

  • staceya
    staceya Member Posts: 720
    #19
    fishmanpa said:

    Pain of a different kind

    Cool tatts everyone!

    I have two already. One on my right arm and a mural of sorts all around my left leg/calf. When I figure out how to post pics I'll do so.

    Both mine were done after significant struggles in my life. I like the idea of getting another after I get "Jack" out of my body.

     

    "T"

     

    Giraffe

    I like the idea of the Giraffe mascot -I used the Giraffe in my poster for a head and neck cancer suport group.I must hav seen it elsewhere and kept it in my subconsicence.
    Thanks for sharing

  • Billie67
    Billie67 Member Posts: 898
    #20
    staceya said:

    Giraffe

    I like the idea of the Giraffe mascot -I used the Giraffe in my poster for a head and neck cancer suport group.I must hav seen it elsewhere and kept it in my subconsicence.
    Thanks for sharing

    Stacey
    It is such a cool mascot for us isn't it?! You may have seen the giraffe on USC head and neck site or maybe by searching and coming across it.
    I've always like giraffes, now it just seems appropriate.
    Billie
  • Billie67
    Billie67 Member Posts: 898
    #21
    fishmanpa said:

    Pain of a different kind

    Cool tatts everyone!

    I have two already. One on my right arm and a mural of sorts all around my left leg/calf. When I figure out how to post pics I'll do so.

    Both mine were done after significant struggles in my life. I like the idea of getting another after I get "Jack" out of my body.

     

    "T"

     

    "T"
    We would love to see your pics. Look for the post about Pet's, in there John has detailed instructions on how to post pictures. I found it very helpful as I couldn't begin to figure it out before I read his instructions. Good luck!
    Billie

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