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Welcome! I'm late to the party here so I won't repeat the good advice you already have received. It sounds to me that you might be over-using the Benpanthen - that's what is causing the raised areas. Your skin needs air to breath and heal. Lighten up on the ointment - you should barely be able to see it when you're done applying.

Ha thanks SStu! Actually I slept ok last night. Had one moment of waking up going OMG but then I kind of got over it. 😊

I disapprove of your worry. Now you won't ever be able to sleep again!!

the main reason we get tattoo is for OURSELVES. we don't get them for other people and we don't care what other people think. the bad vibes some of the mainstream people carry towards tattooing is their problem. the difference between tattooed peoples and the non-tattooed (plainskins) is that tattoo people don't care that others are plainskin ! your first tattoos so I hope that in time they bring you as much happiness and confidence that tattoos gave me and many of the people on this forum. tattoo has made my life experience that much richer. cheers

@Hogrider Ha! Yeah, you have a small amount of red going. :)

Yes you're totally right and I'm gradually getting used to them. I did get them for me!

I had some purple that looked a little funny for about a year. A little vitamin E spread on every day finally fixed it. Kind of funny, my red heals like a champ, which is a good thing as you can see from my back!

As an FYI, I have had bumps in my tattoos that lasted for 3+ months. They went away.

I'm not sure what deal this is breaking and what you think you can do about it. You are much more liable to make it worse than make it better if you start screwing around with it trying to fix it. OCD and tattoos can be a bad combination. As everyone else said, tattoos aren't perfect. I had some purple that took a long time to heal, so be patient. Also, you could try some liquid vitamin E on it once a day (light application, more is NOT better) for a few weeks and see if that helps. Good luck

Thanks Dan & Gingerninja. Hoping it passes soon...

Thanks! and Jeremy Nieves over here in Staten Island NY!...he'll be doing all of my work from now on.

Hey @tjb...welcome to the forum. On the flip side, you are now part of a great community that's generally incredibly compassionate, open minded, and less judgmental than most people. The freakout will pass and you'll be planning your next one soon. :)

tattoo remorse is very common, it will pass. I have a large number of tattoos and still get it every time ! LOL

I dunno about mountains - but vines, a couple more roses and a setting sun in the middle would be cool.

She doesn't remember???? Was she black-out drunk when she got it? Sorry, but that's really hard to believe.