I'm fifteen, and as far back as I can remember, I've always hated getting shots. When I was 12 and I got my second holes in my ears, I remember being so nervous I almost puked. I even skipped my Hepatitus B and C needles because I was too scared.
At A Glance Author blackenedsoul Contact blackenedsoul@bme.anon When A week ago Artist Russel Foxx Studio The Tunne; Location Alliston, Ontario, Canada My friend went to get her navel pierced when we were 13, and she's even more of a scaredy cat than I am, and started screaming as he came at her with the needle. I was supposed to get it done after her, but after hearing her scream I just decided not to get it. I was nearly dying with nervousness.
But anyways, back to how I came about getting my tongue pierced. My brother's old girlfriend Lara came over, who was really into body mods and had at least 16 piercings. She showed me her triple navel, her eyebrow rings and her lip rings, but nothing impressed me more than the pretty little tongue piercing.
For awhile after that, I had always dreamed about getting it done, but had never had any information on how it was done so it made me very nervous. My friend used to send me pictures from this site of tattoos she was thinking about getting, and I happened to find a lot of stories about people getting their tongue done. When I read that it was a very simple procedure and hardly hurt at all, I decided I really wanted it done. Convincing my mom was easy, but my dad was another story, so I just didn't tell him.
We got to the store at around 11am after having a dim sum lunch, because I knew I wouldn't be able to eat for awhile. We walked into the shop and Russel, the piercer was behind the counter. He had a lot of piercings, some of which I suspected he did by himself. He even split his tongue, which made my mom cringe.
He took us up to the piercing room so my mom could inspect the cleanliness for herself. It was spotless and very sterile, so my mom said it was okay for me to get it done there.
Russel had me sit down on a bed type thingy and rinse my mouth out with the mouthwash he supplied us with for the aftercare. He set out a folding chair and I sat there while he took out gloves, the clamps, the needle and a new barbell from a plastic container. I sat very still and watched him put his gloves on. I wasn't nervous at all, which I was thankful for. He handed me a cloth to dry my tongue with, and then he marked on the top and bottom of my tongue. He centered the clamps around the dots and got the needle ready. My mom had already run screaming from the room, so it was just me and him.
"Okay, breathe in and out slowly." He told me. I could see him advancing on me with the needle and all I could think was "Oh my god, I'm actually doing this!" He told me not to look, so I stared up at his bridge piercing.
As I exhaled, I felt him put the needle through, which was just a very small pinch. He put the barbell through, which only stung a bit and then he was done.
"Okay, you're pierced." He took off the gloves and told me to stay sitting for a minute. My mom came back in, looking very pale.
"Ith that it?" It felt weird in my mouth, but I was so happy I got it done.
We left the store and we drove to go and show my friend, who promptly burst into a fit of giggles at my lisp. We had been planning our piercings for a long time, so I was happy I was the first to put our plan into action.
It's been almost 2 weeks since I got it done. I can eat and speak, but it's still swelled up. I haven't had any pain or discomfort with it for the entire time I've had it. If I'm just sitting there, I can't even feel it until I start to move my tongue around. If I talk to someone, they only notice it when I laugh, so it's very discreet. I can't wait until I can change the bar! I've already bought a set of one hundred barbells on ebay, so my collection and obsession has already started. I love my piercing very much.
For anyone thinking about getting it done, go for it! it's simple, pretty and very cool. It's very fun to play with, and it's fun showing it to everyone. You feel very proud after if you're like me and dreadfully afraid of needles. If this story has convinced even one person that the piercing is right for them, than I'll be happy.