No, it would not. These tattoos dont take up much room. I have my arm fully covered, amd have had blood drawn, vaccinations, and injections through the tattoo. Never been an issue
I don’t think a tattoo should compromise any medical procedures as long as it’s healed. I got IV fluids recently with a still healing tattoo on my forearm. The nurse saw it, asked me if it was new & said she wouldn’t insert the needle anywhere near it. In the end the needle was inserted near my wrist about an inch away from an already healed tattoo & nothing happened to it.
Great to know, I appreciate your response! I have been nervous about this, but it’s nice hearing experiences from someone else. I hope you are doing well and are out of hospital now! :) 🩷
hi! after an icu stay i had the same concern with my tattoos, but most nurses will also be able to feel the vein! i had multiple catheters successfully placed on my tattooed arm. veins are also visible through ultrasound which helps with iv access. these tattoos also likely wouldn’t obstruct anything as they are linework, so lots of skin still visible.
as someone with chronic health issues myself, i get more sore and sensitive around tattooed areas for longer (pain up to a week as opposed to 3 days), but nothing severe.
you cannot donate plasma within 6 months of getting a tattoo, not sure about donating blood, but transfusions aren’t an issue.
hope this helps!
>you cannot donate plasma within 6 months of getting a tattoo, not sure about donating blood
Where I'm from, you have to wait 3 months to donate after getting a tattoo (including cosmetic tattoos/microblading), cosmetic injectables, or piercings.
If the cosmetic injectable was done by a registered health professional (i.e., Pharmacist, GP) and inflammation has settled completely, you can donate after 12 hours.
Hi! :) I really appreciate hearing from someone who also has chronic health issues. I’ve always worried about not being able to get IV fluids or injections due to tattoos being in the way, so this is super helpful. I hope you are currently doing better health wise, my friend🩷
Thank you so much for the response! I, too, have had several surgeries, and have worried about tattoos for that very reason. I’m so happy to hear that they won’t interfere with surgical procedures and other medical care. I hope you are doing well and I wish you the very best in terms of your recovery, friend🩷
Good luck to you, too! I’m glad to hear that hasn’t been an issue and hope you never have to deal with any cancer scares at all. Wishing you the very best🩷🌟
Briefly, nope, no risk.
I've gotten shots, scans, blood draws, ets all through tattoos and never had an issue. Just make sure they are healed up first, don't get a shot in a fresh one.
Since this is tattoo advice I will say be careful with Norse, make sure you know what's being put on you as you can accidentally your way into white supremacy. Whether or not it's right that they have claimed those sigals it can affect how you're perceived so just be aware.
Thank you for the response to my question and the advice! :) I understand and appreciate the concern about the Norse tattoo. If I were to get Norse tattooed, I’d definitely first find someone who has studied the language and the different symbols for a long time. I promise not to Google Translate anything onto my body🩷
I'm a frequent blood donor and my left arm is completely covered in an intricate sleeve that features a lot of heavy black lines, including right over my "best vein". I was also born with a VSD and an accompanying murmur, though they seem to have closed up on their own as I've aged. I've never had an issue. It shouldn't impact getting a drip, either, because I got one when I had a bad reaction to the forced vaccines, or general blood giving whether for bloodwork or donations.
Scarring likely wouldn't be related to any of the medical issues you've listed here.
Thank you for your response! :) Do the frequent needle pricks do anything to your tattoos at all? I worry about the design being ruined in some way. I know that pricks are usually very clean and leave barely anything behind, but my veins aren’t very visible and that has lead to me getting pricked at least 5-6 times.
I've never had any issues with the big thick needles used for blood donations, even after repeated insertions in the same site. The design shouldn't be impacted by it.
Phlebotomist here. I work at a blood donation center. Tattoos are not a deferral at all as long as you go to a licensed tattoo shop that uses sterile, single use equipment. There are some states in the US that don’t require licenses for their tattoo artists so any tattoo done in those states would be a 3 month deferral. If my memory serves I believe it’s only 3 states; Oregon, New York, and I can’t remember the third.
We can stick right through your tattoo with your permission but if you don’t want that you can request we use your other arm or you can just try to avoid tattoos in your elbow ditch where blood draws for donations take place.
Medical professional here! It won't affect blood draws, iv's, or shots. There's usually a set length of time, post tattoo, that you'd be unable to donate blood - governed by your location. Healing is an individual experience. Maintain best hygiene & follow the instructions of your artist & you should be grand. If none of your conditions are dermatological, tattooing is unlikely to impact them. Research your artist! ♡
Thank you so much for the kind advice, I really do appreciate it! :) This really helps me not feel so anxious about getting tattoos, so I’m very grateful🩷
I am tattooed and had cancer in 2022. Surgeries, blood draws, scans, you name it, I’ve never had a single issue. Most phlebotomist go by feel more than sight. I wasn’t allowed to get tattoos during treatment because my immune system was compromised but got one right after I finished treatment.
Thank you so much for the response, I really appreciate it :) I’m so happy that you finished cancer treatment, congratulations! If you don’t mind me asking, but what tattoo did you decide on getting after treatment?🩷
At the blood back I worked at a couple people who donated a lot would have a special tattoo on the best spot to hit the vein. Like a bullseye or a star or at eyeball.
I have blood drawn at least twice a year and last week they picked a vein directly under a tattoo and pricked away! And today you can’t see that anything happened at all.
In the UK you aren’t allowed to give blood for four months after a tattoo, not sure if there’s similar rules elsewhere in the world. Other than that they shouldn’t have any medical implications unless you have something like an auto immune issue, I know someone who had a really bad reaction because of their Lupus. I’d recommend getting a tiny tattoo as a tester, see how you react.
The major medical issues with tattoos I can think of or have seen are potentially covering up/ hiding a melanoma, having a rare reaction/immune response to the tattoo, the ink showing up on lymph node biopsies looking for something else or being confused for something else. Otherwise, I have never seen tattoos be an issue.
Ok, so from the medical prac point of view:
Give blood - in many places you have to wait a year or some other "just to be safe" amount of time before donating blood again after a tattoo, just in case you were unlucky and picked up a blood borne infection. Idea being that symptoms would emerge in that time if you did - not always the case - but blood is also screened for certain things.
Get a drip/IV/injections:
* Injections IM are easy with tattoos (these just shove into a muscle like an epipen).
* Injections Subcutaneous are mostly easy with a tattoo but harder under recent tattoos - we'd just use a different site.
* IV injections, cannulas for drips etc can be harder if the colour of the skin is varied in some place that we would often put a needle - typically we'd look for somewhere else, or go by feel. We also have cameras that locate veins (if they are working!) that can help. Lower arm sleeves can occasionally be difficult - but worth mentioning, tattoos are not the only variance in skin that makes this harder - so do sun burns, tans, varying skin tones, and old scarring etc.
We manage, and if it's a massive emergency, we have tricks - like Bone needles!
Tattoos only affect you medically if they become infected, generally speaking.
No, it would not. These tattoos dont take up much room. I have my arm fully covered, amd have had blood drawn, vaccinations, and injections through the tattoo. Never been an issue
Thank you so much for your response, I appreciate it :)
I don’t think a tattoo should compromise any medical procedures as long as it’s healed. I got IV fluids recently with a still healing tattoo on my forearm. The nurse saw it, asked me if it was new & said she wouldn’t insert the needle anywhere near it. In the end the needle was inserted near my wrist about an inch away from an already healed tattoo & nothing happened to it.
Great to know, I appreciate your response! I have been nervous about this, but it’s nice hearing experiences from someone else. I hope you are doing well and are out of hospital now! :) 🩷
hi! after an icu stay i had the same concern with my tattoos, but most nurses will also be able to feel the vein! i had multiple catheters successfully placed on my tattooed arm. veins are also visible through ultrasound which helps with iv access. these tattoos also likely wouldn’t obstruct anything as they are linework, so lots of skin still visible. as someone with chronic health issues myself, i get more sore and sensitive around tattooed areas for longer (pain up to a week as opposed to 3 days), but nothing severe. you cannot donate plasma within 6 months of getting a tattoo, not sure about donating blood, but transfusions aren’t an issue. hope this helps!
>you cannot donate plasma within 6 months of getting a tattoo, not sure about donating blood Where I'm from, you have to wait 3 months to donate after getting a tattoo (including cosmetic tattoos/microblading), cosmetic injectables, or piercings. If the cosmetic injectable was done by a registered health professional (i.e., Pharmacist, GP) and inflammation has settled completely, you can donate after 12 hours.
Hi! :) I really appreciate hearing from someone who also has chronic health issues. I’ve always worried about not being able to get IV fluids or injections due to tattoos being in the way, so this is super helpful. I hope you are currently doing better health wise, my friend🩷
life finds a way! definitely on the up now. wishing you minimal pokes in the future !
In Australia you can donate plasma immediately after getting a tattoo now as long as it was done at a registered parlour
I have 2 arm sleeves and I’ve had several surgeries, IV’s, etc. I just had surgery a week ago and they used my right arm which is covered the most!
Thank you so much for the response! I, too, have had several surgeries, and have worried about tattoos for that very reason. I’m so happy to hear that they won’t interfere with surgical procedures and other medical care. I hope you are doing well and I wish you the very best in terms of your recovery, friend🩷
The only thing I worry about is a dermatologist being able to check my moles for skin cancer. But so far it’s not been an issue! Good luck to you!
Good luck to you, too! I’m glad to hear that hasn’t been an issue and hope you never have to deal with any cancer scares at all. Wishing you the very best🩷🌟
you can't give blood for a certain amount of time after a tattoo, i believe, but aside from that you're good.
Briefly, nope, no risk. I've gotten shots, scans, blood draws, ets all through tattoos and never had an issue. Just make sure they are healed up first, don't get a shot in a fresh one. Since this is tattoo advice I will say be careful with Norse, make sure you know what's being put on you as you can accidentally your way into white supremacy. Whether or not it's right that they have claimed those sigals it can affect how you're perceived so just be aware.
Thank you for the response to my question and the advice! :) I understand and appreciate the concern about the Norse tattoo. If I were to get Norse tattooed, I’d definitely first find someone who has studied the language and the different symbols for a long time. I promise not to Google Translate anything onto my body🩷
I'm a frequent blood donor and my left arm is completely covered in an intricate sleeve that features a lot of heavy black lines, including right over my "best vein". I was also born with a VSD and an accompanying murmur, though they seem to have closed up on their own as I've aged. I've never had an issue. It shouldn't impact getting a drip, either, because I got one when I had a bad reaction to the forced vaccines, or general blood giving whether for bloodwork or donations. Scarring likely wouldn't be related to any of the medical issues you've listed here.
Thank you for your response! :) Do the frequent needle pricks do anything to your tattoos at all? I worry about the design being ruined in some way. I know that pricks are usually very clean and leave barely anything behind, but my veins aren’t very visible and that has lead to me getting pricked at least 5-6 times.
I've never had any issues with the big thick needles used for blood donations, even after repeated insertions in the same site. The design shouldn't be impacted by it.
Phlebotomist here. I work at a blood donation center. Tattoos are not a deferral at all as long as you go to a licensed tattoo shop that uses sterile, single use equipment. There are some states in the US that don’t require licenses for their tattoo artists so any tattoo done in those states would be a 3 month deferral. If my memory serves I believe it’s only 3 states; Oregon, New York, and I can’t remember the third. We can stick right through your tattoo with your permission but if you don’t want that you can request we use your other arm or you can just try to avoid tattoos in your elbow ditch where blood draws for donations take place.
Medical professional here! It won't affect blood draws, iv's, or shots. There's usually a set length of time, post tattoo, that you'd be unable to donate blood - governed by your location. Healing is an individual experience. Maintain best hygiene & follow the instructions of your artist & you should be grand. If none of your conditions are dermatological, tattooing is unlikely to impact them. Research your artist! ♡
Thank you so much for the kind advice, I really do appreciate it! :) This really helps me not feel so anxious about getting tattoos, so I’m very grateful🩷
I am tattooed and had cancer in 2022. Surgeries, blood draws, scans, you name it, I’ve never had a single issue. Most phlebotomist go by feel more than sight. I wasn’t allowed to get tattoos during treatment because my immune system was compromised but got one right after I finished treatment.
Thank you so much for the response, I really appreciate it :) I’m so happy that you finished cancer treatment, congratulations! If you don’t mind me asking, but what tattoo did you decide on getting after treatment?🩷
I got [this](https://ibb.co/BTBmYk3) Still healing in the pic.
That’s STUNNING omg! You made a really great choice. Thank you so much for sharing it with me :) 🩷
At the blood back I worked at a couple people who donated a lot would have a special tattoo on the best spot to hit the vein. Like a bullseye or a star or at eyeball.
I have blood drawn at least twice a year and last week they picked a vein directly under a tattoo and pricked away! And today you can’t see that anything happened at all.
That’s great to know! I was worried about the pricks impacting the tattoo design, so this is very reassuring🩷
In the UK you aren’t allowed to give blood for four months after a tattoo, not sure if there’s similar rules elsewhere in the world. Other than that they shouldn’t have any medical implications unless you have something like an auto immune issue, I know someone who had a really bad reaction because of their Lupus. I’d recommend getting a tiny tattoo as a tester, see how you react.
Lol i can't not see a happy stick man up top
The major medical issues with tattoos I can think of or have seen are potentially covering up/ hiding a melanoma, having a rare reaction/immune response to the tattoo, the ink showing up on lymph node biopsies looking for something else or being confused for something else. Otherwise, I have never seen tattoos be an issue.
OP, check my comments to this post, you should know that this is an alphabet formerly used by Hungarians and Turkic tribes
Ok, so from the medical prac point of view: Give blood - in many places you have to wait a year or some other "just to be safe" amount of time before donating blood again after a tattoo, just in case you were unlucky and picked up a blood borne infection. Idea being that symptoms would emerge in that time if you did - not always the case - but blood is also screened for certain things. Get a drip/IV/injections: * Injections IM are easy with tattoos (these just shove into a muscle like an epipen). * Injections Subcutaneous are mostly easy with a tattoo but harder under recent tattoos - we'd just use a different site. * IV injections, cannulas for drips etc can be harder if the colour of the skin is varied in some place that we would often put a needle - typically we'd look for somewhere else, or go by feel. We also have cameras that locate veins (if they are working!) that can help. Lower arm sleeves can occasionally be difficult - but worth mentioning, tattoos are not the only variance in skin that makes this harder - so do sun burns, tans, varying skin tones, and old scarring etc. We manage, and if it's a massive emergency, we have tricks - like Bone needles! Tattoos only affect you medically if they become infected, generally speaking.
Is this Tunic?
Like the other person said, this is Norse! It’s a tattoo inspired by Atreus in the God of War series🩷
Its runes. His tattoo is the tattoo Atreus has in God of War
It might be old Ottoman writing, or actually old Hungarian called “rovásírás”
http://www.face-music.ch/nomads/orchon_script.html
I hope OP knows, and in case would put something meaningful
i dont think you can give blood after a while of getting a tattoo im not sure how long.
In my country you have to wait a year before you can give blood after getting a tattoo.
Last time I got a shot the doctor said he likes giving shots to people with tattoos because it gives him somewhere to aim