I got my tattoo fixed

Today I got my tattoo fixed.Here is the before shot looking pretty crappy. For those of you who are not aware, I got a new tattoo on my foot, just before Xmas last year, these photos were taken shortly after I got it done originally. It looks pretty much the same now, but better, more red and swollen. I designed it myself in about half an hour whilst working at OCG and got it done at a seemingly reputable place in central Auckland. It took close to an hour because I am a sissy and it hurt like hell. Also after about half an hour I started seeing bright flashing lights, probably because I had inadvertently started holding my breath to numb the pain, and so nearly fainted. It didn't heal very well, as I had been warned, because the skin on your feet regenerates much more quickly than anywhere else. It ended up looking really patchy and quite grey.When I went back to see the guy who did it originally, he had vanished. Typical! He'd been practicing there for 9 years but left when I went back for my free touch-up he was nowhere to be found!!

I went to Katie at 'Streetwise' in Newmarket to get it fixed today. It took 40 mins, was still pretty painful but not nearly as bad as before. It is quite unusual to see a female tattooist but they are increasingly more popular. She has a tattoo on her foot too and explained that it was by far the most painful place to get tattooed, phew - I'm not that much of a sissy after all!

I would totally recommend Katie, the place is very professional, clean and friendly. She has done some fantastic work on her husband's back and arms. Calvin and Hobbes on one sleeve and Dexter, from Dexter's Lab, on his back. She also has some really lovely cherry blossom work on her own back, shoulder and arm.

Only 4 weeks of scabbing, nappy rash cream and glad wrap...

- AM