Buffy ,'Lessons'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph, look for a cream with Lidocaine 4%. Better than Mommy's kiss on your boo-boo.
I got a tattoo today, which was about a 2 hour procedure. At the very end, with like 10 minutes left of cleanup and detail, the tattoo artist rubbed on some Lidocaine and I almost cried with relief. And the rest of the work was numbed up, more or less. So, question: Why can't I have that throughout the entire process of getting a tattoo instead of the last few minutes of it???
Maybe it needs all the perforations to seep in and deaden the nerves?
Because art requires suffering?
I don't know, is what I mean.
might have found my new summer drink, lemon vodka in iced tea.
That sounds delicious, msbelle
So, question: Why can't I have that throughout the entire process of getting a tattoo instead of the last few minutes of it???
There's an actual reason, but I can't remember it. :: looks :: The main reasons are that some over-the-counter numbing creams can interfere with how the ink takes hold (as in, numbing cream driven into the skin with the ink and needle), and depending how long a tattoo takes, the effect of the numbing cream may wear off midway and you can't reapply it until the tattoo session is finished.
I might be going to Urgent Care or a Little Clinic tomorrow for this ingrown toenail. I'm kind of as bad as my dad at ignoring symptoms -- it's been hurting intermittently for, uh, maybe a couple of weeks? So tonight after consulting Dr. Google, I was going to put a piece of cotton with Neosporin under the ingrown edge to push it up and encourage it to GTFO. That part of the toe is too swollen for me to get cotton in there. And it was spectacularly painful. (Tim also wants me to note that it's red and warm to the touch.) (I know, I am terrible at taking care of myself.)
So. I guess I get to see my old friends at Urgent Care tomorrow. Won't they be surprised when it's not a 3-day migraine!
Oh boy, yes, that sound infected. I'm glad you are getting it taken care of, Steph.
....and they called her - Teppy Nine Toes.
Lol, msbelle I really like iced tea vodka in lemonade also.