I decided I was going to get a septum piercing a few months ago, so I went into my nearest town (Scarborough) and went to every piercer there to see if they could do my septum. None of them could, so I met up with some friends, and they said a piercers in Bridlington did them. Anyway, I decided to get my eyebrow done that day, so I went and had that done, and thought that if I hadn't chickened out by next week id go to brid and get my septum done.
At A Glance Author LeE Contact killermutantcabbage@hotmail.com Artist cant remember her name Studio daves tattoo studio Location bridlington The next week rolled by and I did indeed go to brid. I went in to the piercers and asked the usual questions, how much does it cost, does it go through the cartilage, etc. and then I decided to go to the chippy and buy me some dinner. The nerves were too much so I ended up not eating most of my food, and instead just went to wait inside the piercers. Once in there it was quite annoying, as two townies came in and started shouting about who got shagged at the weekend and the usual irrelevant to anything subjects, all done in that annoying voice they all seem to put on. I sat in there for what felt like hours, even though it was only bout 15 minutes. Whilst I was sat down anxiously waiting to get it over and done with, the tattoist came and started talking to me about it, and telling how most people start crying like babies, and how it bleeds like a bitch etc. Very calming to hear...
Anyway the time came for it to be done, and I asked if two of my friends could come in and watch, as it made me feel better not being all on my own.
I sat in the dentist's chair thing after choosing which ring I wanted, and immediately closed my eyes. The woman whose name I have forgotten, rubbed iodine up my nose, which felt quite strange but rather nifty at the same time, and got her clamps out. My eyes were shut tight, and she clamped my nose. This wasn't too painful, and she shoved the needle through. There was a little pain, but all in all it didn't hurt as bad as I had expected. Then she told me it had gone in crooked, as I had jumped when it went through and it had gone through the cartilage on one side, and she'd have to do it again. I felt like screaming. She took the needle out, and then my face was instantly flooded with blood. She disposed of her clamps and the needle, then got out fresh ones, whilst at the same time trying to stop the bleeding. New clamps were put on my nose, and this time, they really fucking hurt. By now, my friends had decided they couldn't watch, and had walked out of the room. She put the needle right through, and it hurt, but the pain of the clamps was worse, and also the pain from the first time was still there. She put the ring in, and tried to put the ball in which there was a bit of tugging going on, but finally it was done. I heard the word 'perfect' come from her, and I got up and looked at it in a mirror. It looked as good as I had expected. During the experience my eyes watered a hell of a lot, but I wasn't actually crying, which surprised me, as that amount of pain should have had me quivering on the floor.
I walked out with a big smile on my face, and walked round brid for a few hours before having to get on the train and go to work. I went to my girlfriend's house first to show her my new hole, and the bastard ring was flipped forward, and was badly crooked.
Its been nearly 3 months now, and it surprised me that I'm still getting crusties around it, but it doesn't hurt much now, only if I prod it, and it doesn't help that people are always hitting it by mistake. I've now got a circular barbell in it, as opposed to the CBR it came done with.
It was a lot of pain, but I think it was worth it.
If anyone who has it done could email me and tell me how long it will be before the crusties die down (bearing in mind that I cant be arsed to clean it anymore..), I would appreciate it.
As everyone does, I would urge anyone who wants this piercing to go and do it, as it is a cool piercing, and it's also really funny when people use it as an insult (hurhur why've you got snot hanging out your nose ya fuckin goff, and errr you look like a bull)