I'd got the bug again. You know what I mean - if you're reading this there's a good chance you're feeling what I felt. That "I really, really need one more hole in my body." Then comes the agony of decision. Tongue? Got that. Eyebrow? Had that. Navel? Tacky, and I've got that. Hmmm...so bmezine it is. I searched for a good...five minutes on the ear piercing section. My ears were still sore from being gauged (4mm) so I didn't really want another ear piercing on top of the 10 I already had, but fuck it, I'm still in trouble at school for my lip, nose and tongue, so ear it was.
At A Glance Author CJ When It just happened Artist JP Studio Access All Areas Location Nottingham, England Tragus. What a strange word...I'd considered this piercing before, and had gone to a piercer in town, asking if he could do it for me and for how much, but he had taken one look at my ears and said "Your tragus is tiny. I don't know if it's possible." Defeated and down, I said "how about my navel?" I was fourteen and it was my first piercing experience. I had no clue what I was doing. Three years and nine piercings later, tragii looked nice again. I looked at my computer screen and then in the mirror. It was small but it was capable of being pierced. If my sister got the most inner part of her rook done, how hard could a tragus be?
I tried to imagine what it'd finally feel like to have a tragus piercing, but I now realise I could never have imagined the sensation. I looked at so, so many images of tragus piercings online and read a great many BME experiences. They all said it was an uneasy feeling and the pain was unavoidable. This was obviously just what I was looking for. I had considered DIYing this piercing myself (ended up piercing my lobe because I'm a wimp) and scratched it with a pin. Boy it's a sensative part of the ear. And thick!
Two days later, I went up the stairs in AAA and asked if he would like to perforate me. I had to wait about 20 mins for an appointment, so we went around town for awhile before coming back. It felt like the longest twenty minutes of my life. We got back to AAA and I knew I was in for pain. My sister pointed out the sheepish look on my face and tried to occupy me by showing me gauging jewelry in the shop. (I found the cutest little pink plugs that I have to buy.)
"Tragus" the new guy there called and I stood up, scared at excited at the same thing. I never usually get nervous about piercings - except my tongue - but I knew this was going to hurt. A lot.
We walked up to the next floor and were greeted by Jimi Hendrix...well, his music. I smiled and sat on the chair while we waited for the autoclave to finish its job. We made small talk, and he told me he thought I could have an extreme account at AAA (he remembers piercing me) because I have enough piercings...but I only had a few done there and you need eight. I realised he knew I was nervous, and was trying to take my mind off the imminent pain. I locked eyes with my sister as he sprayed my ear with the numbing stuff (weirdest sensation - feels like your brain is going numb).
Shoving the needle through didn't hurt, but it sounded disgusting. My sister heard it from the other side of the room. It crunches through the gristle. The jewelry insertion just sounds like a click - I had a barbell put in but cleaning is so hard that as soon as I can, about 2 months, I think I'll go back and get a CBR put in. I sat up after everything was in the right place and felt blood trickling down my face. He made me stay in the seat until after it was finished bleeding. It looked so friggin' cute when I finally saw it!
Sleeping is interesting - I've had 2 nights sleeping on it. I can sleep on the pierced side, but it's like knives in my skull (I may be exaggerating here). No, the pain that comes with it is like that of a regular helix piercing, but the position makes it just seem weird. It's an interesting feeling. I know I've said this mod hurts like a son of a bitch, but its a great mod. My mother just wanted to know WHERE the other side of the jewelry went.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - stop thinking, and pierce! I'd really recommend JP at Access All Areas if you're in the Nottingham area, plus it's the only (decent) place here that pierces tragii. Happy Piercing!