Okay well seeing I like to use a lot of self expression on the way I act, dress, etc. I decided to get another piercing on my ears. Yes I have the common piercing on the earlobe that I am now gauging, but I wanted something different. Something I thought would be painless and my parents would approve of.
At A Glance Author Dezy Contact rebelliousrubberchicken@yahoo.com IAM secksonzetoast When It just happened Artist Jim Studio Hermon Tattoos and Body Piercings Location Hermon, ME Of course my parents are laid back seeing I also have some facial piercings and at a young age in that fact. Even though I'm proud of all my piercings and wanted another. I'm so addicted to the pain it give off and the metal it self.
So about two months later after my nose piercing I took about a week scanning through BME to look for another piercing. I knew I couldn't get anymore facial and I don't want my navel done either. So I looked in the ears. I feel automatically in love with the industrial and knew I had to get one. Painfully looking? Indeed it was to my eyes. I knew it was cartilage but I wanted it badly.
I approached my mother in a 'good' mood seeing she would actually take it into consideration. I ran the idea by her, showed her the picture and she said "it looks painfully, but seeing it's on your ear and you really want it. I guess I can run it by your father." Automatically I knew I was in. My father always agreed with my mother, even if he disapproved of the idea my mother had her ways to make him approve.
My father agreed to it and to pay for the piercing also, he thought it was beautiful and sort of feminine. So I asked if I can bring my friend Meghan, for the fact that my dad and mom didn't want to watch because they 'thought' its gross to see a large needle through someone. Especially their own daughter's ear.
Meghan agreed to go with me, so on November 13th, 2004. It was official, I was finally going to get the one thing I adored, my industrial.
The ride down was okay, I wasn't nervous seeing I had previous piercings and I though nothing of it. Plus I was listening to Three Days Grace and it calmed me and took my mind off of everything. I even forgot I was getting it until I saw the building. That's when it hit me, I was finally getting it done.
My stomach just turned and I was nervous, but yet excited on what it would look like on me and that I was actually going to get it.
I walked in and into the room where the lady was, so I could pay for my piercing. My dad paid, signed papers, etc. She then gave me a care sheet, for cleaning it and how to tell if an infection would occur. The artist Jim, who also gave my father his tattoo on his shoulder when my father was 18 and also pierced me twice before. So I had faith in him so I wasn't that nervous. Though I was thinking about the pain.
Jim measured my ear and then took me in the back. Meghan followed and watched seeing we couldn't hold hand because she was shaking more than I was.
He marked my ear, showed me through a mirror and told me how he would pierce me, everything he used is disposable and that no one before me or after me will use it, everything was sterile and that I might bleed.
He then cleaned the surface where he was going to pierce and the jewelry. He then clamped the bottom mark first. Most people think that is the worst part, but it didn't hurt at all. He asked me if I was ready, I said yes and he stuck it through. I heard a bit of a pop of the flesh being pierced and I felt a little pain seeing it was the first hole.
Now here comes the second hole, I was more calm and relaxed now, for the fact I know what the pain is now. He kept the needle in the first hole on bottom and he asked me again if I was ready. I said yes and he clamped it and pierced it. This hole was a bit more painful than the first but it still wasn't that bad as I thought.
He put the jewelry in and told me to take a look in the mirror. I was so proud of myself for getting it done. I was so gleeful and giddy. He told me to go and see the lad at the front desk to get more cleaning instructions, so I did.
I walked out and she wanted to see it and I showed her. She liked it and started explaining to me about hoe to go about cleaning it and to buy triple antibiotic ointment. How to apply it correctly so it would heal faster.
She said it would be sore for about a few weeks to months, depends on how you can tolerate pain. Also that it takes a full year for it to heal, seeing it's cartilage after all. For this whole full year I have to clean it, once in the morning and once at night. Seeing I live fairly far away from the shop I didn't have to go back to get it checked. She finished explaining and I was all set to go.
Now I had it for one day and my ear is still sore, but I'm still glad I got it. It kind of kept me from sleeping but it's okay, it's a price you pay to have a piercing.
I recommend anyone to get it done. It's not a lot of pain, considering your tolerance towards pain. I also recommend on getting it done on the weekend if you have school because it might prevent you from sleeping, which isn't good. Also take extreme care of your piercing so you have no problems and it will heal beautiful.
Good luck!