Have you ever been so nervous you couldn't write? Well as much as I don't like to admit it, because it is pathetic, I was so nervous I had trouble writing my name down on the piece of paper Sarah gave me for the info.
At A Glance Author Alex Contact Alex_Shark69@hotmail.com When A week ago Artist Sarah Studio Unique Location Rideau street ottawa I thought a few years ago that it would be cool to have a Tongue web and so did my sister but my parents would never let her, plus she would never go through with it.
I though of getting a labret, but that is so generic. I didn't really want something everyone could see; only people I wanted to can see this. Also a tongue ring is sorta weird on a guy plus for my first (and not last) I didn't want something to generic. Gauged ears are cool, but it's not me.
I'm so glad a friend came with us because I had to borrow money from him to get it, it only cost $40, but I needed like $20.
She asked me what kind I bead I wanted, I just chose a metal one, some plastic beads look stupid, but then again some look good.
Okay, so here's the situation, I'm there waiting, so nervous I can't breath, not knowing if this is going to hurt, or be painless, or swell, or reject (which I didn't want), or grow around the ring (eww). I've heard stories of people who got a Tongue web and it swelled up and they couldn't talk. I really didn't know what to think, but I knew I was nervous.
So she tells me I'm first one getting pierced, so I follow her into the room, I sit on the bed and relax (well not really), I noticed a mirror in front of me to the right, I could see all my friends in the front because the blinds were open, but they didn't see me (I think). I think it would have helped if I could see what was going on, every second, then I would know at what point I felt so weird.
She gives a bit of mouthwash and tells me to rinse my mouth out; she says it doesn't hurt (to tell you the truth, I didn't believe her). I see her putting the ring and the needle in the lubricant, I ask a few questions and we were ready. I'm sitting on the table and she tells me to lift my tongue, so I did, she puts the needle in my mouth, and in through the web it goes. Weirdest fucken feeling I have ever felt, (first piercing remember) but it didn't hurt 'phew'. It takes he about 30 seconds to attach the bead to the 16 gauge ring.
"Done", 'say what?', 'over already?', it was so quick I wanted it done again, I still do, I stand up and she tells me to look in the mirror, it looked weird; felt weird too. I was so hungry at that point I needed food, but I had no mouthwash. So I walk out, with - I'm sure a weird look on my face, man did it ever feel weird. I sat down on the chair in the front trying to get used to it. This guy who was there (don't know his name) said he would kick me in the balls if I played with my tongue web, and he was serious, he told all my friends to kick me if I played with it.
My friends got they're piercings and we go walk around and show it off, I just couldn't get used to it, I felt so weird, my friends kept saying not to play with it. We went to Subway and I had a lot of trouble eating the first time, I kept thinking I would chew on it or swallow it (stupid me), it was weird having a foreign object in my mouth. I can eat without it bugging me now.
It has only been one week exactly (when I wrote this) since I got it done, my friend says it's swollen, I admit I'm sorta worried about it being swollen, I always play with it in class when I'm bored, I know I shouldn't. I hope it heals properly, because if it does then I'm getting it done again either above or below it, so I'll have two.
It's a bit hard to get used to. It is cool to show people, either they're completely grossed out, or they love it to death. I like playing with it, turning it, and putting the bead in my teeth and having it snap back in my mouth, I think I stretched the hole doing that though. My friend she has wanted to get it done for a while and she's sort of mad that I got it done before her, but I don't care, I said that I'm not allowing her to get hers pierced until I get mine pierced again, so I'll still be unique. But I guess I'm unique at heart
Everyone is so surprised that I got a piercing, I'm not one to get a piercing, let alone a tongue web, earrings would be different.