So here it was, Judgement day.
At A Glance Author amyo When A month ago Studio tjs Location rainham I woke up feeling sick and all day I could hardly concentrate...never mind eat! Thats partly due to the fact that I am incredibly needle phobic and probably have one of the lowest pain barriers imaginable. But here I was, having agreed to get my tragus pierced.
After casually mentioning it to a friend when she was discussing getting her belly button pierced that I liked the look of them, She manages to tell everyone that I am going to get my tragus pierced, so its too late to back out now without looking like a right wuss and after all, it was kinda cute ;)
Years ago when I was about 8 I went to get my first piercing, my lobes like every other little girl. This ended in disaster with me passing out in the middle of the shop as I was so darn nervous, and ever since I have been far too emotionally scarred to go back for so much as a second hole! But now as i get on for 16 years old I thought it was time for a change, time to bite the bullet and get over the major issue I have with pain.
So me and a few of my pals head down to a well known tattoo and piercing place a few miles from where we live, Rainham to be precise. By this stage I was so incredibly nervous i could have quite easily vomited...but no, I was going to be a big girl. We get into the studio and fill in a few forms, check out our ages and what not, say what I would like blablabla. So far so good. But the place was real busy and as a queue was developing so were my nerves.
Eventually it was my turn, and I cant tell you how my stomach felt when I heard 'Amy' being called from behind the curtain! So I walk in and see a few menacing looking needles in packets and the big leather chair. However all in all the little room looked very clean and tidy. So I lay back on the chair, no time to back out now even though it would have been oh so easy too. The piercer gives a few reassuring words of encouragement,tells me to choose an ear and laughs as I flinch at him marking the spot with the purple pen because I thought it was the needle already! From the worried look on my expression he can tell what im thinking and assures me that "yes i'm going to numb the area". So he sprays something freezing cold on my frightened little tragus and gives it a wipe with a cleaner. I can no longer feel anything and out of the corner of my eye I see him take hold of the clamps so its time for me to put my hands infront of the eyes and squeeze them shut. I felt a tiny bit of pulling around and then know that the piercer is no longer touching me. "Thats the worst part over" I hear him say, "Really, is the needle in" I react, as I wasnt sure if he was lying or not and I hear my friends laugh from behind the curtain. Turns out the needle was already through and just sitting in the hole. Next it was time for the ring to go through as I decided a ring over a barball. In goes the ring without my knowledge and all my nerves ease away, they just come back slightly when he tells me "nows the fiddly bit" as he struggles to put the ball on the ring. To be honest this bit hurt slightly as there was abit of movement, but nothing even remotely unbearable. To my shock he goes "there we go,all done,now was that so bad?" The worry I had gone through the past few days washed away. I didnt feel a THING, not even a pinch as a needle was shoved through thick cartlidge in my ear.
So me and my piercer chat about aftercare and he sets me on my way with a tissue as it was bleeding a tiny bit. The cold air made it sting abit but as soon as I looked in the mirror I was in love with my new trag piercing. The little silver ring just looked adorable and all the butterflies I had were definately worth it! As I got home, I was slightly worried about my mums reaction as before I left she begged me to "be like my friends and get something normal like a belly button or second hole" But as I lifted my hair she grinned and told me how cute it looks!
All this was around 7 hours ago and so far so good! Each time I look in themirror I'm so pleased with what I see, there is no swelling or pain. But as I cleaned it using woven swabs soaked in saline solution (I got these from my mum, she's a nurse) I felt my first bit of discomfort from turning the ring and it started bleeding, but nothing i couldnt deal with) Its starting to feel a bit bruised now but to think of how anxious I was about this, it turns out to be nothing!!
I have every intention of taking great care to avoid infection and hopefully soon to be able to change to a barball. I would 100% recommend to get this piercing done if you've considered it. Coming as someone with a pain tolerance of 0, I didnt feel a thing and it looks great, you will love it!! Good luck guys!