Up until a little less than a month ago, the only "body mods" I had were two earrings in each of my ear lobes. My parents are extremely strict and traditional so body piercings, even just a belly button, are far out of the question. They said once I got to college I could get either my nostril done with a tiny diamond stud, or my belly button done. However, I was not satisfied with waiting a year and a half, or with the two choices set in front of me. Those choices, to me, are far over done and bored me. After a discussion with my best friend, I decided I desperately wanted something pierced. For a year previously to that, I have loved septum piercings on other people. However, I never thought I'd be able to actually pull it off as well as they did. All of my friends informed me that I would look great with one so I decided to go for it.
At A Glance Author Liz Contact escut87@email.com When A month ago For months after my decision nothing seemed to work in my favor of getting the piercing. I didn't have a job, therefore no money, I didn't have a ride to Canada (where I had to get it done.), and I didn't know if it could be successfully hidden or not. After talking to a student at my highschool who has a septum piercing, my mind was put at ease after finding out it was the most easily hid piercing. I got a job and money, and I convinced my boyfriend to drive me to Canada and help me find a nice piercing studio there.
After finally making it to Canada, we walked around downtown Windsor in search of a place that looked sanitary and comfortable for me. We walked into the first place we found and to our surprise it was extremely clean but the piercer was busy all day. The owner was really nice and told us where to find another good studio right up the street. We thanked him and went on our way. By this time I was pretty bummed out because we got lost on the way there, and I didn't know if he would be available to pierce me or not. However, once we arrived at the studio, we saw a few kids waiting for their friend to be done getting her industrial. I talked to the guy and he gave me the paperwork to fill out and told me to have a seat. After about 15 minutes or so he told me it was my turn.
I had a seat in the backroom after much pacing in the waiting room. My boyfriend thought it was stupid that I wanted him to come in with me but came anyways. The guy told me it was easier to have him sit than lay down so I sat in the chair while my boyfriend sat on the bed next to me. I clutched his hand so hard I think I may have crushed it. My nerves really started to kick in when I actually go to the back room. The piercer started to get everything ready for my nose and setting it out onto some gauze on the table. During this process I told him I needed it pierced so that I could hide it and flip it up. He said that was no problem and he has to do that more than not. He then started cleaning out my nose with a Q-tip covered in a solution. Then he proceeded to stick his gloved fingers up my nose to further clean it out. He could sense my apprehension and quickly started to crack jokes such as "Five dollars more for each booger" and "If you pee on the floor you gotta clean it up...". He made me laugh and temporarily slowed my lightning fast heart rate. After he finished cleaning out my nose he changed his gloves and told me to stand up. He tilted my head back and told me he wasn't piercing me just yet. Relieved, I let go of my poor boyfriend's hand and let him to whatever it was he was doing. Turns out he was marking where he would have the needle go through in my nose. After I sat back down he unwrapped a clean needle and told me it was time to get pierced. He did not use clamps but instead free handed it. He told me to take a deep breath. I did, and when I began to breathe out I felt the quick sting and burn of the needle going through. Then he put in the fourteen gauge CBR and told me to look in the mirror.
When I looked in the mirror I felt like a whole new person. I loved how it looked and couldn't stop laughing or smiling. He then taught me how to flip it up so that nobody would know I had it pierced. He then began to explain all the after care and how long it would take to heal up. I was so giddy I barely heard a word and had to have my boyfriend explain what he said after we left. I paid him and tipped him generously and we were back on our way home.
The entire experience was a wonderful one. And I'm one hundred and ten percent happy with my choice of piercing. I've been keeping up really well with the cleaning and aftercare and I can tell that it is healing very nicely.