Tattoo Suggestions

Search "prostate cancer tattoos" in google and then click "Images" on the top of the page.

There's lots out there.

Tony

Post Edited (TC-LasVegas) : 7/29/2013 10:27:01 PM (GMT-6)

How about a figure of a prostate, complete with eyes, nose and mouth, with "X's" over the eyes, perhaps with stick hands and legs.

I made it to age 61 without a tattoo, even being a drunk sailor in sailor towns, lol. I think a lot of them are beautiful and can send a personal message, I have thought of having one, even now, but still not sure. 2 of my 3 kids have them. my youngest is still holding out.

david

I got my PCa commemorative tattoos for free. Well, actually paid for by my insurance company -- a small blue dot on each hip and one on my abdomen for aligning the radiation equipment.

If I am unfortunate enough to need radiation I may enhance the tattoos by surrounding them them with a target or cross hairs. I can show the ones on my hips to the ladies easily enough, but the other one... Only if they really want to see it.

Gotta take whatever amusement I can get from this rotten disease.

My radiation tats are easily visible due to the reverse puberty hair loss due to three years of Lupron.

I was PO'd at the tech as he insisted on black dots while I wanted red stars. I bet I could've gotten an entire full color sleeve for the cost of those "medically necessary" dots.

tattoo a walnut on your neck !

ed

 

It is amusing - I have "no" tattoos, if they have to be big enough to find. I can't even find the three from my RT.

Not long ago I was doing some paperwork, and that question was asked - do you have tattoos or other indentifying marks. Government forms, so you have to say yes on pain of being made a liar over something incredibly stupid, but it certainly wasn't the intent of the question.

(wish I had a spell-checker)

Post Edited (142) : 7/31/2013 3:35:21 PM (GMT-6)

Thanks everyone! I thought this might turn into an amusing thread and I was not disappointed. If I do end up with a tattoo, I'll find a way to let everyone see it!

Redwings, that was pretty good. never thought about the triangle reference before, I remember the album cover from my distant past.

I have many other scars that I never give another thought to, but being that shaped, deeply recessed, and being red, it's getting harder to hide. When they did the complex scalp surgery/plastic surgery, the surgeon asked if I wanted it to show on the back of my head or the top. However I was 45-46 at the time, and lots of hair on top, so it seemed the logical choice. Those comb-overs are getting harder and harder for me to pull off, lol. It's a hopeless battle.

My neatest scar looks like a shark bite for real. It's 9 1/2" long and curves, it was from having my gall bladder removed in 1983. My how times have changed, I understand they remove them now with 2-3 tiny holes and its done as a day surgery. I was in the hospital 10 days for mine.

David

i like the blue ribbon but it needs a little more masculinity in it.

check out these buttons, thinking maybe surround the ribbon with swords or lightning

www.cafepress.com/+prostate-cancer-survivor-tattoo+buttons

dave

any artists on board?

Sadly, the only appropriate canvas I had is but a shadow of its former self. :-(

Snowbound said...
I thought about getting a zipper tattoo to cover the scar from my open surgery, but I don't think my spouse would go for it.

There are actually some pretty good 3D zipper tattoos out there. Not my thing, but done well they can be very realistic.

Level of regret with tattoos can be very high. I'd say that one should really think it through for months and not get something that looks like clip art if they end up getting something.