A woman says she was left in agony after "a giant infected tattoo" left her fighting sepsis, and feared she would end up losing her leg altogether. Shyann Johanneson had her right thigh tattooed with a design that incorporated an eye, clock, compass, and rose back in April 2021.
The mum-of-four had used the same tattoo artist in the past, apparently without issue, and she says the finished result initially looked "beautiful". However, she was left in terrible pain and struggling to walk just four hours later. Her leg then began to ooze, and stunk like "rotting flesh".
The 26-year-old claims the pain she endured was worse than childbirth, and says she was laid up in bed unable to move within 24 hours after her tattoo appointment in what ended up being the "worst experience" of her life.
