No longer in love with my tattoos

I think my story is very likely similar to many of the folks in this forum. I'm 30 now, and I began getting tattoos at age 18, with various cover ups and improvements, adding small and large pieces along the way. I loved my tattoos until I was around 22 years old, and since then have felt more and more regret. My tattoos are not offensive, and they do hold special memories for me (of a time in my life when I was more punk!), but I would much rather see the images in a scrapbook than see them every day on my arm. I am tired of daily questions regarding tattoos I don't even like anymore, and the feeling of discomfort I get in professional situations, as well as the annoyance I feel in wearing sleeveless dresses in summer especially while traveling abroad. After 8 years of wishing them gone, I've decided to begin the process this year of having my patchwork upper sleeve removed. I have a small tattoo on my lower back, as well as two large ones on the back of my calves which don't bother me nearly as much so I am planning to focus on my arm.

I've read up on the various options and am not 100% certain which route to go. I have red in my tattoo so I am fairly certain I would need a q-switch or other type of laser before or in combination with picosure or picoway. Money is definitely a concern for me, so I would prefer to buy a bundle of treatments. I live in London and have been researching various options here.

I appreciate everyone's reviews and comments, and hope to share gather advice and share my experience as well!

Yesterday I finally went in for a consultation to start treatments with Picosure. I met with Wayne at the Reset Rooms and was very impressed with his professional set up and experience (the reviews on here were helpful in finding him). He has estimated it will take 4-8 sessions to clear up my tattoos but cautioned of course he cannot guarantee complete removal.
I am also having a small black tattoo on my lower back removed as well, which will be included in the £299 per session price along with the 3 on my upper arm (so I will be removing 4 tattoos) but the first session will be half priced.
I know that Picosure probably won't take the red out of my heart and that I may need to try another laser at a later point, but I am hoping the treatment will be effective on my other tattoos.
As for the specks of white in my deer, Wayne said that if it oxidises at first, it will clear upon later treatments. Has anyone ever had the experience of white oxidising to a darker colour, and then being treated further with the laser?
I'm hopeful about all this. Planning to have lots of sleep, water, exercise and healthy food in the next month in preparation, and get my packs of frozen peas in the freezer and my aloe vera ready to go!
Can anyone recommend whether or not its a good idea to take over the counter pain medicine before the treatment?

I had my first session today treating 4 tattoos: the heart, key and deer on my arm and the name on my low back. The treatment was less painful than I expected but definitely unpleasant. The one on my low back was much worse in terms of pain. The cold air helped. Unfortunately the red did not respond to the laser (Wayne said he'll hopefully be getting the upgraded laser for red soon, fingers crossed!)
I was pretty amazed how much of the black and grey ink fades right away.
I've come home and spent the evening icing the tattoos through a clean cloth at Wayne's suggestion but still anticipating the dreaded blisters tomorrow morning. My arm is very sore and hurts when not being iced.
Planning to keep my immune system healthy, drink lots of water, use aloe etc and hope to see more fading over time.