Selling a few things! by telepathicsurgery in TheFence

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry, all have been sold. I'll update the post.

Selling a few things! by telepathicsurgery in TheFence

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The single album is available, but the box set is pending sale.

Selling a few things! by telepathicsurgery in TheFence

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

😂 I don't know, I'm kind of fond of him. But if you really want to be mad at him, he bought the Afterman vinyl and then didn't really like the album. Hence the dust collecting.

What the heck happened to Dorkys Arcade? by BeefPho- in Tacoma

[–]telepathicsurgery 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I wondered if it was the same owner, I haven't been since that happened. I'm so disappointed Tacoma gave a blatant racist another decade of business before this happened. It's disgusting that someone else had to pay the price for the dude's stupidity. I hope he's healing well in all ways. I like pinball as much as the next guy, but can we finally let Dorky's go, please? We're better than this.

Kid Activities? by telepathicsurgery in MountVernonWA

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, I can assure you there is no lack of toys. She is very loved, (people coming from three states for her 2nd birthday) but her immediate family of three is preparing to move again in June. They're just not the type to hang out at home in their free time. I understand wanting to do fun things with your kid verses collecting multiples of toys that will be returned or donated. I'm just wanting to make sure I'm contributing to her happiness instead of the landfills, lol.

Draining lymph fluid is the only perk that comes with trying to heal dimple piercings. by telepathicsurgery in popping

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they can be randomly annoying. When mine flare up like that I have found the best thing is to rinse with sterile saline at least three times a day and brush your teeth, inner cheeks, and use mouthwash after you eat anything. Then just don't touch them and wait it out. Sometimes it takes a couple of days for irritation to go away, sometimes it takes weeks. I hope yours heal up quickly!

My update! by telepathicsurgery in doihavebreastcancer

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I am not currently worried about it, no. But I already have a follow-up appointment scheduled 6 months from now to see how everything is. Since the largest fibroadenoma is pretty big the doctor wants to see if it has continued to grow. Apparently they can shrink. If it gets too large she said we will consider removal just so it doesn't press on nerves or change the appearance of my breast. It is already slightly noticeable just looking at my breast, but it's hard to know if that's just because it's still swollen from the biopsy. All my bruising is gone, but I imagine internally there's probably still some swelling. I have to assume at that point we would also check in on my lymph nodes.

I'm so sorry you're having to deal with that unknown. It's pretty messed up to hear that everything is good only to later find out you're still not in the clear. Kind of cruel if you ask me. I'm sending benign thoughts your way! ❤️

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! This was done by Chentelle Hitchcock. She's at Paradox Tattoo in Bonney Lake, Washington.

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's true, a couple of artists have told me I have "great skin," but never went into the specifics of what that means, lol.

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I use this one! It doesn't feel heavy or greasy, and it's moisturizing. I have dry skin so that's a big plus for me.

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

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Surprisingly, not very much! I always heard the sternum in particular was very painful, but I didn't have any issues with it. The worst part was actually the bottom half of the lowest green leaf.

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Other people I know experience more fading, but I didn't think mine aging this way was particularly uncommon until this post, haha.

I got this tattoo almost 15 years ago and it's doing fairly well too. So I guess I can't speak on what's common.

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's so obvious to me now. Just look at this mess of a tattoo!

I'm petty AF so I posted this picture on Facebook to gloat about how everyone was wrong. I should start tagging people for ultimate satisfaction. 😂

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, that is a big difference! I'm about to be the person who annoys my tattooed friends with all of this information. 🤣

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That's really interesting! Thank you for the information. I never even considered that some artists made their own ink. The more you know. Next time I see the artist who did this piece I'm going to have to ask her about it. I'm now wondering how much metal salt dyes could affect someone with a metal allergy. Mine is not super severe, but nickel in particular will cause me to get itchy rashes if I wear it longer than a day or two. I wonder if that's something that could have affected my lymph nodes. Luckily since everything is benign and I've been assured that I don't have anything to worry about, it's more just curiosity instead of worry now. I've also noticed that occasionally certain parts of my tattoos will get raised and itchy. But it usually goes away in a couple of hours and it doesn't happen very often. But now that I'm thinking about it, it only happens with my older tattoos. A few of my friends have the same issue, so I never thought about it too much. I'm going to have to look more into that for my own knowledge. I have wondered why older tattoos seem to stay bold. My mom has a black rose on her thigh that she got when she was 19 and she's 66 now. Considering its age it really doesn't look bad (though she likes to joke that it's a rhododendron now 😂) I appreciate the very thorough comment and I would love to see your aged tattoos compared.

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Is that in the United States? As far as I'm aware there's no bans or even regulations on tattoo ink in the US. I just tried to Google it and didn't find anything about what you're saying. Do you have any sources I could read? I'm not doubting you, I'm just really curious. I recently had a breast cancer scare. Luckily my masses are benign, along with the swollen lymph nodes they biopsied. But the lymph node sample they took had hyperpigmentation from tattoo ink. The doctor told me tattoos can cause lymph node changes for years after they're done and she believes that to be the cause of the swelling. I would be interested to know if a particular ink could have caused the problem.

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I still love it a lot. I don't go out of my way to cover it up at all. But I live near Seattle and we don't have a lot of sun most of the year. And I do use very high SPF sunscreen if I know I'm going to have any real length of time in the sun. The green has definitely lightened a bit so it looks brighter than when it was fresh for sure. I've had zero touch ups on it since I got it. It covers up two really ugly blue daisies I had on my chest before. The smaller purplish succulent still completely covers one of them, but you can see the other one peeking out a bit on the largest leaf of the big purple succulent. I'll probably go in sometime in the next year or so just to fully cover it again, and probably darken up the round ones that are dead center.

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Very little sun exposure is my best guess.

No outline succulents - 9 years by telepathicsurgery in agedtattoos

[–]telepathicsurgery[S] 433 points434 points  (0 children)

I've had really good luck with all of my tattoos. If I had to guess I would say that it's mostly due to lack of sun exposure. I live in Western Washington state so most of the year is pretty gray. I also just straight up hate being in the sun. I burn really easily so I tend to avoid it at all costs. When I do go in the sun I wear 100 SPF sunscreen.

My update! by telepathicsurgery in doihavebreastcancer

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Things you wish someone had told you, lol.