I went with my friend Lorna to get her Cartilage pierced on the Thursday, I noticed that her piercer, Daryl, had his Tragus pierced and how ace it looked. I asked how much it cost to get it done and he told me £20, it was cute and not to expensive, just what I needed. That's when I decided I wanted to get it done. I didn't think I would be able to get a cartilage piercing as I get scared of the thought of a needle coming anywhere near me so I asked Lorna if it hurt and she said no. Knowing this I was going to get it done for sure, I mean it couldn't hurt that much, it was just a tiny part of your ear. Fast forward two days later to the Saturday when I am getting it done. I had work early that morning, 7:30. Getting my tragus pierced was on my mind all day, I couldn't get it out of my head, the pain and the crunching or 'pop' noise. Basically I was completely freaked out to the extent that I felt physically sick with the fear or it. For the last hour of work I sat around doing nothing at all just think about if
At A Glance Author Sophie Contact Sophie@bme.anon When It just happened Artist Kirsty Studio Retro Rebels Location Aberdeen, Scotland I really wanted to do this. Most people at my work thought I was 'crazy' to get it done just because they have never heard of it before, I thought it was a pretty common thing.
I finished work and rushed off to Retro Rebels with my friends Lorna, Jemma and Susan who I had brought along for moral support. I went in and told the guy at the desk what I was wanting done and he said I would have to wait because someone was just about to get their tongue pierced and that Kirsty would be piercing my Tragus. To add to my worries she had never done any of my piercings, it had always been Daryl.I stood around looking at the kaos plugs I longed for to try take my mind off the whole thing until my friend Susan asked if I was scared because it was going to hurt or something. I was quite pissed off because thats not the kind of thing you say to someone who is freaked out by the whole thing. Fifteen long minutes later she called me into the piercing room, it sort of reminded me of a hospital except the walls were purple. I asked her if it hurt getting it done as it was quite a thick piece of cartilage and she said it was just a short sting, I thought this would put me at ease but according to my friends I was shaking.
Kirsty tried to take my mind off the whole thing as she saw that I was scared. She asked what I was doing tonight and I just replied with 'nothing' so I didn't exactly make it easy for her to help me. She put the clamps on and kind of pulled my tragus out the way, it was very uncomfortable but I've heard many times that the clamps hurt more than the piercing so I thought it wouldn't be so bad knowing that. I just wanted her to hurry up and pierce it. I expected her to tell me to count to three and then she'd pierce it or she'd tell me to breathe in when she put the needle in then to breathe out but she didn't so it took me by surprise. She put the needle in and I let out a loud 'ow!!' and several more while gripping Lornas hand so hard I thought I was going to break her fingers, I also kicked the table with the earing and light in the process. I didn't here the famous crunch or 'pop' sound everyone talks about maybe I was too destracted by the pain of it. I sort of wish that I had heard it, it seamed intresting. The needle was finally all the way through and my ear felt fine so I could relax. I thought it was over but she still had to put the BCR in. This hurt a little bit more as she had to fiddle around with it to get it through. She snapped the ball on and handed me the mirror, seeing it put a massive grin on my face. It looks so cute.
As for the pain part it hurt a bit, like a stinging sensation but it didn't last for long, I thought it would of been a lot worse with some of the stories I have read. To anyone that it considering getting it done I would do it, it only hurts for a second, then you're left with a cute hole in your ear.