Hi, my name is Stephen, im 19, live in the chicago metro area, and have been living with BN for quite some time. It has always been questioned and looked down at by peers. It is not as bad as other with this problem but it has its downpoints like others… My BN is on my left shoulder, covering the front of my shoulder, about an inch down my left arm, and coming down right above my left nipple… No its not that big, and no its not that dark, but still people decide that its something to laugh about… The way I have been dealing with it is been telling people that i had a bad tan… Well about a year ago i decided to look for a cure, or removal options… Finding nothing but expensive “maybies” and “potential or temporary cures” I was looking around for other ideas… One idea that I had myself, was getting a tattoo. It was alot less expensive that any of the other treatments, and I was getting something out of it. After speaking with many doctors saying yes its ok, and others saying no its not, i decided to make an apointment with my doctor at Gottlieb Memorial Hospitol, where many of my family members work. (i worked there for a while too so i trust every one of em)… I looked on the internet to see if any others had considered this or if any had the actual experience to go through with it… Well my doctor said that since its not cancerous, it would be fine to go through with it… So this past weekend I did… I got a tattoo in black, Grey, Blue, and White… Best of all, it looks great, and covers it up. Its also healing Great and perfectly Normal… If anyone out there was wondering if this was an option, in my opinion, and i say this out of obvious experience, yes its a great option. Especially if you want a tattoo like me … If anyone has any questions about how im doing, how well its healing, if theres been any problems… I can answer them all… I am basically your human guinee pig in this experiment… Now it hasnt been that long since i actually got it done, and i dont know if complications will arise YEARS down the road… but so far, everything is completely and utterly normal. and it looks great… I hope this helps some people, and maybe inspires them the same. But as a Kid living with BN, I feel like a completely new person… I can take my shirt off all the time and show off my muscles now… I was a actually a model for jc penny’s once… (not to bragg)… But I believe this was a great solution to this problem, and hope people consider this as a possible cure…
Steve