Everyone's piercing experience is unique. No two people with the same piercing will ever have the same story to tell. There are so many different factors that contribute to an individual's reason for wanting to get pierced. Some do it because they think it is "cool" and it is currently the "in thing" to do. Some people get a piercing to rebel, to go against the norm. Others just get them because they can, and some get them because they feel it contributes to who they are. I get my piercing for this reason.
At A Glance Author Laura Contact Laura@bme.anon When It just happened Studio Piercing Shop Location Brisbane To this day, I only have 3 piercings – my navel, my tragus and my daith. The daith being the latest. I got this done about 33 hours ago. Every one of these piercings was done for a reason. I got my navel done when I first moved out of home. My tragus I did when I just got through a one horrible week of exams at uni and I decided that I had lived through enough pain that week that nothing else could possibly be worse to endure. And I got my daith done yesterday because the last month of my life has been pretty rough and I felt like doing something to contribute to who I am.
I am sure there are people out there who will identify with this. A piercing becomes part of you. It's something you have that is individual to you, and it makes you different. It also can attract attention and the question that all piercees around the world always hear "did that hurt?" Being a nurse I get that one a lot from my patients – how bout I go and get a needle and stick it through your tragus, then you can answer it for yourself!
But I am writing this to tell you about my daith experience. It's a piercing that's always appealed to me. Until this week however, I never had the motivation to get it. But now I have, and I am already in love with it.
As you will hear time and time again, always do your research. This site is wonderful as you can view thousands of pictures, and read experiences to really get a feel for the piercing. One thing I came across when reading about daith's is the pain factor. Some people believe that this can be one of the most painful piercings; some say they have no problems – I will tell you my view in just a minute. This was a huge factor with me. I don't particularly like pain – like most people. But you must remember that everyone's experience is different and individual.
So lets skip to the piercing experience itself shall we. I'm sure that's why you are reading this, because there is a chance you are thinking about getting this piercing.
I booked the appointment the afternoon before and on the morning off I headed into the city about 90mins before hand so I could do a little shopping and relax a bit beforehand. I was quite anxious about the whole thing. Before yesterday it had been 2.5yrs since my last piercing. I think more than anything I was worried about the pain factor. I headed over about 20mins because I wanted to have a look at the jewellery options for this piercing, and I also wanted a new bead for my tragus (I wear a labret stud in it, and change the bead to suit my moods). I also wanted to be early so I could really get an understanding for the piercing itself, and the aftercare.
So finally it was my turn, I didn't feel too bad, and I instantly hit it off with the piercer, we just starting chatting away. She really put my mind at ease. She began by rubbing my temples with some lavender and gave me 2 stress balls to hang on to (a great idea! All piercers should have these available.) She went through the aftercare with me and then began to set up. She changed the bead on my tragus for me first (just to ease me into it). And then went through the drill of showing me the sterile packages etc (as all good piercers should do). We then discuss the positioning of the earring before she proceeded with cleaning my ear. At this stage, my heart was racing, and I was beginning to sweat a little. That anticipation is shocking. I just wanted it to be over with. Those stress balls became very useful at that time. I just concentrated on them plus my breathing. She then told me she was going to put the clamp on my ear. That wasn't too bad, if you pinch your daith between your nails that's what it felt like. She then told me to concentrate on my breathing.
I then felt a burning pain; it kind of felt the way it does when you get a cramp in your foot. I felt her but the ring through, which upped the pain level a little. She then put the ball on, which was probably the worst part of the whole procedure – and that was it. By the time she did that and sat the chair back up for me, I had no pain whatsoever! I was aware of the fact it was there but that was it. She got me a glass of water and sat on the edge of the chair for a few minutes to make sure I was ok and I still had no pain. I had psyched myself up for this and it was great. I thanked her and was on my way.
I went and grabbed some lunch and did some more shopping and although I was aware of something in my ear all I felt was a few twinges every now and then. It started aching a little that evening but settled down very quickly. So now 1.5 days later it's still going good. Had a few twinges today. I even woke up lying on that side this morning with no problems, just had a tiny drop of blood on the back of it when I cleaned it.
So the thing to take away from this is...Everyone's experience is different. It's a good idea to read what you can so you have an idea of what to expect, but if you feel you want and/or need this piercing just go and do it! Oh and if you live in and around Brisbane I definitely recommend the piercing shop, they were great!