Tattoo flu ????
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Just wondering if you have ever felt sick after a grueling tattoo session? I was drilled on today for 4 hours and about 30 minutes later I felt ill, kinda flu like symptoms, achey joints and back, swollen lymth nodes, worn out feeling. I guees because my system sees the new ink as an attacking body and is fighting it as an infection? Anyways, all is good other than that and I will post pics soon.
- phantommenace
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i feel abit worn out after a session , but have the best sleep ever.
For how long your session was, I would say that seems natural. I get that way just after my session is done and it isn't nerves from getting tattooed because I've been drilled long enough that it really doesn't hurt anymore but it is still a shock to your system. You might have already been sick and it didn't get bad until your immune system weakened from your session. If it continues, I'd go see a doctor, but if it's just right after, don't worry about it.
What I do is three days before a big tattoo session, I do everything to boost my immune system by eating fresh fruits, veggies, really healthy foods, vitamin C, lots of water--I just do whatever I can to get my body feeling as healthy as possible and I heal really quickly with minimal flu like symptoms. After my first session, the muscles above my knee caps were twitching like crazy I thought I was gonna fall over but after I tweaked my diet, I felt a ton better afterwards.
Do you get cold shivers towards the end of your session too? Or maybe that's because the place I get blasted at has A/C and I have my whole back exposed.
What I do is three days before a big tattoo session, I do everything to boost my immune system by eating fresh fruits, veggies, really healthy foods, vitamin C, lots of water--I just do whatever I can to get my body feeling as healthy as possible and I heal really quickly with minimal flu like symptoms. After my first session, the muscles above my knee caps were twitching like crazy I thought I was gonna fall over but after I tweaked my diet, I felt a ton better afterwards.
Do you get cold shivers towards the end of your session too? Or maybe that's because the place I get blasted at has A/C and I have my whole back exposed.
lol @ spidey....woke up this morning and felt better except my arm is very sore and swollen which is natural. I had 2 hours alone on the inside of my arm and damn did it hurt. No pain no gain, aye? It was worth every second of it so that is all that matters. Anyways, thanks for the replies.
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So, I googled this symptom up and found myself here. I rarely get sick in general and have never felt ill during or after getting ink...but last night, after a four hour shading and coloring session, I went to bed having this shaking cold shiver all over my body, and a warm flush feeling. Almost the kind you get when you have the flu. Im sure now that it was result of having work done. Is there a name for this or an explanation of what exactly happened? Im thinking it was a mild shock
- imnotatfault
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That's it.bobby_bananas wrote:Im thinking it was a mild shock
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i was in for about 4.5 hours and felt the same way, luckily my dad had some tylenol and a water bottle in the car when he picked me up
- pennyguy23
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Man I felt sick as shit after my first 4-5 hour session. Just about right when I stood up. I felt weak, shaky, and just plain worn the fuck out. I didn't know if I could do it for 3 more days, but after that first day the others were fine. I didn't feel ill at all. I don't know what it is. Probably your body saying "WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED"?
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i've never really felt... flu like... my last sesh was around 6 hours and at the end i felt like i'd been out drinkin, just drained... all i needed was a beer, a good meal and a little napski and i felt better
mind you, i had also gotten about 2 hours of sleep, spent 11 on the bus and ate nothing but a bagel and a really bad cup of coffee lol
mind you, i had also gotten about 2 hours of sleep, spent 11 on the bus and ate nothing but a bagel and a really bad cup of coffee lol