Hey this isnt really a health and fitness type thing but I dont know where else to post it.
Basicly last summer I got a fairly large tattoo that covers most of my shoulder and arm. I'll admit that it hurt like hell and I felt like I was going to pass out during the initial part of it. Anyways I was bleeding alot so the coloring of the tattoo wasnt as good as it should be. Some parts arent as dark as others pretty much (the whole tattoo is colored in black so light spots really show now). The artist knew this and told me to come back in 2 months and he'd re color it in. Long story short, I still havent gone back but I do have plans to soon get it re colored in and get another one on the inside of my bicep where it will be even more painful to get. I was talking to a friend of mine who gets alot of ink done and he said before he goes to get a tattoo he has a tylenol 3 and then getting the tattoo doesnt bother him at all.
What I was wondering is this a safe thing to do? Because the first thing they ask you is if you are on any drugs or on alcohol. I know thats mainly so drunk/high people dont get a tattoo they didnt want but im still not sure. Some else told me that when your on a tylenol 3 your blood is temporarily thinner so its dangerous to get a tattoo because you will bleed alot more than normal and that I might fall asleep while getting the tattoo.
Basicly what it comes down to is I'd rather not have the pain if I cant get around it , but its not worth it to me if it will cause other problems
Any feed back from experiences will help because the artist did tell me where I want to get the second one will be extremely painful because it too is large and on a fleshy part of my arm.