About 5 hrs ago I really went through with it, I actually got my tongue pierced. I had been thinking of doing this for the past five years or so and had backed out many times because of being too afraid. This time was different.
At A Glance Author CrazyGrl Contact CrazyGrl@bme.anon When It just happened Studio Injections Location Belleville, Ontario It started about a month and a half ago when a good friend of mine said she was going to get her tongue pierced. Little did I know she meant right then, about 20 min later she came out of the piercing place with a shiny new piece of jewelry through her tongue. Needless to say I was quite jealous. I would ask question after question about if it hurt or not and always got the same answer; "no I couldn't feel a thing" although I still didn't believe her. About two weeks later another friend of mine decided to get hers done. I didn't think that she would ever go through with it. This friend has one of the lowest pain tolerances I have ever seen. I figured that it would be way to much pain for her and she would chicken out. Except that one day she showed up at my work and stuck her tongue out at me, all I could see was another shiny new piece of jewelry through her tongue. By this time I was getting very jealous. If all these people could get theirs done, I could get mine done too. I had probably wanted it longer than any of them so why did I have to be the one so chicken?
I had thought about getting it done a week ago but decided against it seeing as how it was Thanksgiving weekend and I wouldn't be able to enjoy the turkey and everything. Not to mention having to explain myself to my entire family. This brings me to today... the day of the piercing.
We went out and had a big lunch knowing I probably wasn't going to eat good food like that for a few days. After lunch I was all set I had my friend with me who had just got hers done at the same place, we were ready to go. As I was driving down to the studio I felt myself become more and more nervous, but I knew this time I wasn't going to back out. I was going to go through with it. I walked in the place told them what I wanted and the lady brought me to the back room. Of course I asked my friend to come along for my sake, and also she wanted to see what it looked like, as she didn't get to see hers done. I sat up in the chair she checked out my tongue to make sure everything was ok and got her things ready. As she was getting everything set up, I couldn't believe that I was sitting in the chair about to get it done. She told me to rinse with mouthwash and as I did, I didn't ever want to spit it out cause I knew what was next. (Apparently my face became expressionless, so my friend wasn't sure what to think.) She rubbed the anaesthetic gel all over the top and bottom of my tongue and then placed the clamp on it. I was surprised, I had heard that the clamp was what actually hurt the most, and I didn't feel a thing. The anaesthetic was feeling colder, and I knew it was starting to work. Finally she marked my tongue up and I was ready. She told me to take a deep breath in, and slowly blow it out. As I did, I could feel her doing something, yet couldn't feel what she was doing. Before I knew it the barbell was in place and the balls were screwed on. It was weird pulling my tongue back in my mouth the first time. I didn't know what to expect. Felt a bit different but nothing that I couldn't get used to. She gave me another cup of mouthwash and told me to clean out my mouth gently. After I finished I just couldn't wait to get to a mirror. I stood up and immediately opened my mouth to see MY shiny new jewelry through my tongue. I was finally satisfied.
Overall I would highly suggest to anyone that has been thinking about getting their tongue pierced but thinks it will hurt too much, Do it you wont regret it. I have now had 4 people tell me that it doesn't hurt, and I finally believe them. Although you might think it will with you, I can bet that you will have the same experience and it wont hurt for you either. I know it's only been 5 hrs and the swelling hasn't started, but the piercing itself was painless. And I can live with a bit of swelling and not eating for a few days to have MY shiny new tongue jewelry. I know I am going to really enjoy it........now all I have to do is show my parents.