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  • Blood-thinning meds and getting a tattoo

    From Emmet Knowles@21:1/5 to Steven York on Wed Nov 16 14:49:18 2016
    On Wednesday, 13 August 2003 05:48:21 UTC+1, Steven York wrote:
    First of all, let me apologize if this has been asked before--I didn't seem to see anything about this, so I decide to ask.

    I want to get a tattoo. I have high cholesterol and my doctor has me taking
    a "baby" aspirin daily to help thin my blood. I have read and heard that blood-thinning medications should not be taken if one wants to get a tattoo.

    What is the rule-of-thumb here? Should I pause my aspirin intake before
    going in? How long before should I stop? Does it even matter with baby aspirin? Is what I've heard only for the high-powered blood-thinners?

    Thanks in advance!
    --S.Y.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Steven York on Tue Aug 13 11:35:00 2019
    On Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at 12:48:21 AM UTC-4, Steven York wrote:
    First of all, let me apologize if this has been asked before--I didn't seem to see anything about this, so I decide to ask.

    I want to get a tattoo. I have high cholesterol and my doctor has me taking
    a "baby" aspirin daily to help thin my blood. I have read and heard that blood-thinning medications should not be taken if one wants to get a tattoo.

    What is the rule-of-thumb here? Should I pause my aspirin intake before
    going in? How long before should I stop? Does it even matter with baby aspirin? Is what I've heard only for the high-powered blood-thinners?

    Thanks in advance!
    --S.Y.

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