January 12, 2009 at 8:21 pm #28800
    aquaned
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    @aquaned

    I’m on day 10 after my last tat and it seems to be completely healed. No blisters or peeling, not even any itching. It’s the one you see in my avatar. This one has healed much faster then my first one. My question is- is it OK to go ahead and swim. Odinarily I swim about 5 miles a week and I can feel my body atrophying not having been able to swim. I konw I’m supposed to wait two weeks but if it’s healed won’t if be safe to get back in the water?

    January 13, 2009 at 1:25 am #58559
    tattman91
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    @tattman91

    if your going salt water then yeah go ahead. keep out of chlorinated waters though//…..

    January 13, 2009 at 2:29 am #58575
    Demure
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    @demure

    I’d say no. Work out in another fashion. Do you really want to risk the fading of those fresh colors or wait an extra week? Go running, lift some weights, etc until your tat is done doing its thing.

    January 13, 2009 at 2:59 am #58579
    scrubmuncher
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    @scrubmuncher

    Defo not, chlorine reacts aweful with new ink, even avoid the beach and salt water, sun combo for a while. As D said, just workout another way for a few weeks.

    January 13, 2009 at 2:45 pm #58601
    aquaned
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    @aquaned

    Now I’m bummed – I was hoping to get back in the pool tomorrow – oh well I guess it will have to be another day on the boring treadmill. It’s just few more days. I was wondering if speading petrolium gel on it before I swam would help protect it from the chlorine. In the future I mean. And does anyone have a recommendation for water proof sunscreen?

    January 13, 2009 at 4:03 pm #58603
    zamc08
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    @zamc08

    you should wait really about 3 – 4 weeks for any tattoo to compelety heal and settle down

    January 13, 2009 at 4:30 pm #58604
    aquaned
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    @aquaned
    zamc08;33299 wrote:
    you should wait really about 3 – 4 weeks for any tattoo to compelety heal and settle down

    Sorry, that would kill me. I’m in and out of the pool in an hour and I’m swimming indoors for the winter so no sun until June. I waited a full two weeks for my first one and it has mellowed but not really faded. I’ll wait the full two weeks on this one too but quality of life would suck to much without swimming for a month. I can’t believe all the Olimpic swimmers with tats took a month break.

    January 13, 2009 at 7:58 pm #58624
    vala
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    @vala
    Demure;33262 wrote:
    I’d say no. Work out in another fashion. Do you really want to risk the fading of those fresh colors or wait an extra week? Go running, lift some weights, etc until your tat is done doing its thing.

    whats the ideal time for leaving a fresh tattoo till heading into the sea? im heading to thailand in april and want to plan the remaining sessions for my sleeve around it so im all good to do as I please when i get there.

    January 13, 2009 at 7:58 pm #58625
    vala
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    @vala

    @Demure 33262 wrote:

    I’d say no. Work out in another fashion. Do you really want to risk the fading of those fresh colors or wait an extra week? Go running, lift some weights, etc until your tat is done doing its thing.

    whats the ideal time for leaving a fresh tattoo till heading into the sea? im heading to thailand in april and want to plan the remaining sessions for my sleeve around it so im all good to do as I please when i get there.

    January 13, 2009 at 8:22 pm #58629
    scrubmuncher
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    @scrubmuncher

    It isn’t the sea itself, it is the salt crystals forming on your arm and magnifying the sun onto freshly healed skin. I live and work on the coast and I always recomend wearing a surfing T.

    January 13, 2009 at 11:44 pm #58642
    Demure
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    @demure
    scrubmuncher;33328 wrote:
    It isn’t the sea itself, it is the salt crystals forming on your arm and magnifying the sun onto freshly healed skin. I live and work on the coast and I always recomend wearing a surfing T.

    +1 It’s not the water itself, it’s what is IN the water: salt, chemicals, bacteria, you name it. You don’t want any of that in or around your ink.

    Vala: Three weeks minimum.

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