Today is the momentous day. Hole # 2 has been successfully punched through me!! I was surprised at the results!!
At A Glance Author frogman When It just happened Artist Denise Studio The Green Room Location Camrose, Alberta, Canada As you all have heard, once someone has gotten a body piercing it gets very addicting!! Since my eyebrow (which was pierced last May) tragically rejected, I tried to come up with a reasonable alternative. I toyed with the idea of getting it re pierced, and I decided today, June 14th, 2004, a more than a year after my initial eyebrow piercing, I would get it redone. So I decided to drive to Camrose, Alberta to get it done. I had already called previously and set an appointment for 3:30.But...
I decided not to get my eyebrow redone, for it my last attempt had proved fruitful. I decided on getting a new hole altogether, this one in my ear cartilage!!!
When I got there I had to sign a big form. The usual questions such as Have you eaten anything in the last four hours? Have you consumed alcohol in the last 24hours? etc...The ladies there were very helpful and informative. They explained the procedure thoroughly and asked if I had any previous piercings, of course I said I had. Then Denise, my piercer, led me upstairs to a very clean room upstairs. They had a large doctor-type bed in the corner and a bunch of fancy stuff on the walls. She set up all the equipment, which included the needle, rubbing alcohol, and ring. I agreed that it looked good and she placed on my ear to make sure I liked its placement. I agreed and she laid me down on the table.She put on gloves and sterilized my ear with rubbing alcohol. Then she put the clamps on, which I did not feel in the slightest bit, and told me to take a deep breath... WHOOSH. "Done," she said. The only pain I felt was a slight burning feeling in my ear. I did not, sadly, hear a ny loud popping or crunching sound many have mentioned in their experiences.
Maybe I wasn't listening carefully enough??
Anyways, she placed the ring in and closed it with the pliers she had. She had me hold a piece of gauze to my poor bleeding ear, which started to sting a wee bit. She asked if I was well enough to stand and I said "Sure!!!" She explained the after care and gave me a bottle of ear antiseptic fluid. Then I got up, thanked her tremendously and told her I would recommend her to anyone who asked. She said thanks in return and I left.
On the ride home I stopped at Mcdonald s and ate some food to help me out.
All in all, it was a very positive experience. Now, I will admit that I was nervous while signing the forms and such, but when I got into the room I said to myself "Well, I paid my cash and there is no backing out now!!" My nervousness decreased amazingly. I smiled and had and started up a small conversation with Denise. I was very nervous during my eyebrow, but the second time around you know what to expect and the procedures and such. I would recommend anyone in the Camrose area to the Green Room, it was an awesome experience.
The only problem I'm going to have is with my parents. I did not tell them of this procedure and I expected them to be angry at me for not mentioning it to them earlier. I mean, your parents would be too, wouldn't they? Anyways, my mom came home and I had told her beforehand that I had a "surprise" for her. I came up the stairs and she looked me up and down in a sort of despair. (My hair was covering my ears so she didn't see the shiny ring hanging there) I smiled. She gasped "Oh my God, you got a tattoo??" By now I could hear the anger in her voice rising so I quickly said "No, no, no, I would definitely ask you Mom before I would ever do a thing like that!" I quickly assured her that it was a piercing. "Where??" she demanded. I cringed and lifted my hair to show her my ear. Immediately her face relaxed, and my heart started to pump a lot less slower!! "Why there??" she asked, not mad at all. She was more curious than anything. I smiled inwardly, this might not be so bad. H er next question was: "Did it hurt?" I laughed and told her all about it. I will admit that I was more nervous confronting my parents about the piercing than I was when I got it done. Now, all I have to face is my Dad, who is a lot more strict than my mother. Pray for me!!