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By Karen L. Hudson, About.com Guide to Tattoos since 1999

Discussion: If You Almost Died from a Tattoo, Would You Get Another?

Sunday March 18, 2007
If you got a staph infection from a tattoo that was so bad it almost killed you, would you get another tattoo? Read the story told by this member and let us know what you would do if it were you:
"So back in December I got my second tattoo on my upper arm. The place was clean but my tendencies are not and I ended up getting staph from not cleaning a tanning bed. The external symptoms were very tame (minor scarring on the tattoo, nothing a little touch up won't be able to handle). I haven't had any sort of signs of staph for about two months, when about two three weeks ago I drunk [from] some bad moon shine and got what we think is lead poisoning. I got extremely ill, blacked out, vomited profusely, forgot who my dad was, and tried to punch my mom..." (Visit the forum for the full story and share your opinion!)
If you were at risk for recurring staph infection from a tattoo, would you get another one? Join the forum discussion or post a comment below!

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March 29, 2007 at 12:41 pm
(1) babe says:

its your own problem if you went to a dirty tattoo shop!!

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