I was beyond scared when I was going to get the one going down my rib cage because every single person I asked said it was the worst pain they had ever felt. Maybe it is just me, but it tickled almost the entire time. It started hurting about 2.5 hours in during the shading due to my skin being so tender. Not gonna lie, the last about 30 minutes were almost unbearable. Like someone said earlier though, it is more of an annoying and uncomfortable feeling rather than painful. P.S. Has anyone else experienced the same thing I did while getting their ribs/side tattooed?