Radiologist suggested a tattoo

stickywicket

:shock:

It was a routine X-ray(s) of my THRs and TKRs. As usual I pointed out that my knee revision was a much longer implant than a simple TKR and that radiographers have never yet got it all in first time. Young Ryan rose to the challenge – and failed. As I was getting off the trolley his supervisor suggested (jokingly) that I should get a tattoo to mark its lower limit.

I am not a tattoo person. I can just about manage to appreciate a tiny one on young, taut flesh but that's as far as I go. A whole armful? Why :?

I shall not be heading for the tattoo parlour. With the extra potential for infection that a revision offers why would I? However, I have been musing on what should mark the spot if I did. My unimaginative brain can only come up with a dotted line. I'm sure you lot can do better.

mig

X marks the spot

theresak

Because I`m so difficult to get blood from, my GP suggested years ago getting an X tattooed on my arm where the needle would get the best result. He was joking, of course, but they always manage eventually to get it from my wrist.

barbara12

Maybe a little flower tattoo that you do yourself, they fade instead of washing off...who know it might be a new beginning...we have just seen a young girl with garters tattooed on her legs...hee to be young :shock:

Boomer13

A hand and finger pointing to the spot, a scalpel blade, a tiny knee joint? I don't know, sticky but I'm also tattoo intolerant. Yuck, why would anyone want one?

stickywicket

Maybe, as those who like tattoos, seem to like a lot of tattoo, I could just have the entire implant tattooed over (fine until it shifts, anyway )

Tezz, I don't part with blood easily either. My GP once threatened me with an axe to the jugular next time. On another occasion the phlebo failed, the nurse failed and they had to call in one of the GPs who had recently worked with paediatrics as she was used to tiny, dodgy veins.

mig

How you feeling Sticky ? Mig

stickywicket

Feeling? OK thanks, mig. I did have two days of drinking through a straw as I'd spent too long on the x-ray couch lying on an elbow which protested loudly afterwards but last night I achieved the dizzy heights of a mug again so all is well in my world

theresak

It's a standing joke at our practice that the only ones not to have tried to get my blood are the receptionists.

dreamdaisy

Do not think for one moment that you, Radiographer Extraordinaire, will be able to fit in the entire length of my revision in one go.

I suggest that this is tattooed along the entire length of said revision. DD

stickywicket

I like it