So, currently, I have like 7 tattoos. They are all beautiful. They are all significant. They are all very personal. I love every one of them and I love to gaze upon them every single day. Well, except for the one on my back. That is a little tougher to see…lol

Any way, I want to point out that I waited until I was 49 years old to get my first one. I had literally been pondering it for like 20 years. I had always been taught that tattoos were not ok. I was taught that only dangerous and scary people had them and they could not be trusted. I was definitely taught that no doctor had any business having them. So, I kind of agonized with my secret curiosity and fascination with them for literally over 20 years.

So, one day, I decided enough of what everyone else might think. I decided that I was going to take my daughter with me and get my first one. Ever the fan of a social experiment, I purposely showed up at the tattoo shop waving my blonde hair and wearing my pink scrubs. You could almost hear an audible sign of disgust and here we go with this crazy chick who is not going to make it through this. I snickered to myself and proceeded anyway and guess what?! Not only did I make it through my first one, but I went on and got 6 more over the next three years, only taking breaks for my cancer battles…lol

I am told that I was the only person my first artist actually enjoyed working on. He was a big consumate tough angry guy who actually looked forward to me coming in. Apparently the whole shop would breathe a sign of relief when they knew I was having an appointment. Well, that is a true compliment if I ever heard one.

After my guy retired, I found a new unown, completed unexpected artist. I noticed right away, despite her lack of experience, that she had an unprecedented talent in multiple different genres. I was hooked right away. I have been waiting for the last year through this most current battle, but I am already planning the next one with her.

Do you know what else? I was always told that there was no way that doctors should ever have tattoos. They were supposedly a potential cause for non-hiring or firing! Well, fortunately, I finally stopped worrying about that and got some anyway. I actually seemed to attract even more patients because my tattoos somehow made me more attainable as a person. Seems like it was a win all around.

So all you peeps out there with tats. I am a fan and I am right there with you!

Dr. Katz