I'm assuming that you all do not remember me from the others who have writing stories about their horizontal experiences. Well since I wrote mine the night and day after I got it done, I'm here to finish up the healing process and the after math of this truly unique piercing.
At A Glance Author sheyanne Contact sheyanne@bme.anon IAM sheyanne When Three months ago Artist Keith Chamberlain Studio Stormi Steele Skin FX Location Kingston, Pennsylvania I got my piercing on a Thursday night, and it all seemed fine. Except the expected pain, I thought this was going to be really easy. Well I soon learned what Keith meant by the bar was going to be resting on my teeth. It took a lot of time for me to eat the next couple of days after because I had to be EXTREMELY careful of the barbell.
Well about 4 days after I had gotten it pierced, it still was really sore. I expected this in the first few days but my other two tongue piercings weren't that sore this long. I had called Keith on Monday and he told me that I should come down and have him look at it. All that was wrong was that the bar was the slightest bit too short and all I needed was a longer one. He took my barbell out and I was surprised it didn't hurt. I had this awful feeling in the bit of my stomach that this new one was going to hurt so bad going in, and was I so ever... WRONG! All I felt was the bar sliding threw my tongue, and within the next day or two with my new barbell the swelling was nearly gone and the pain stopped.
It has been almost 3 months since I got it done, and I love it more and more each day. The only part of it that I would change would be the fact that the bar is still on my teeth. I need to put a 5/8 barbell in my tongue for it to fit perfectly in between my teeth. But I must have a fat tongue or something, because I can not get anything smaller then a 3/4 in there. The bar on my teeth has created a lot of problems for me. It clicks when I talk which is down right annoying. Since the bar sits on my teeth all the time, my tongue cant fit all the way in the bottom of my mouth, which makes my tongue tired if I have to talk for a long time. I still have a slight slur but no one really even notices; only I can. I've learned that grind my teeth. I wake up about 4-5 times a night clenched down on my bar. I can't wait till I see my dentist next week. I haven't done any damage to my teeth, well I haven't broken any of them, I'm sure the enamel on them is shit.
I'm in search of a soft, flexible barbell. I know they sell them, but I can only find them in 5/8 length. I've searched all the stores I know, the Internet, and I've even talked to my piercer. Another problem I run into is that the balls that I have on my barbell are really small. I tried putting plastic ones on my barbell and they felt like I had put golf balls in my mouth and I can barely speak. I need to either find a 3/4-flexi bar, or really small plastic balls... If any one knows where I can find either please let me know. My IM name is Sheyanne If you could help me, I'd love it. Even if I don't encounter the barbell or balls I need I'm still keeping it.
The only advice I can give to all those who want it done is. Make sure that you really want it done. I know that it is take-out-able if you don't like it, but I'd like to inform you that I slur ALOT more without it then when I have it in. That and make sure you know what your getting yourself into when your piercer tells you that the bar is going to sit on your teeth. You may know what he means but really think about it. I still take my time to eat, and there is times that I have to tighten the balls while eating. I bit it a lot, and by me biting it the balls come loose.
Society doesn't really look forward to it, when you live in a small town like mine. Not that I really care. I actually think it is kewl to walk by people and slowly stick my tongue out as if I were licking my lips so they give me the dirty looks they feel the need to give. All my friends think it is pretty neat. My guy friends think it is kind of gross but that's only because they have no balls to get anything pierced and I do.
I'm looking to get my nipples pierced soon. Even though I went through all that shit with my horizontal tongue piercing I am terrified to get them pierced. Shh.. don't tell Keith ;) I will get them done however.. like my last story stated, I'm a big pussy but I do it anyways..
As for the horizontal tongue piercing... If you want to try it go ahead but make sure the person doing it is one you trust because I can't even imagine some one messing something so complex up...