Well it all started about six years ago when i decided to get my septum pierced. I seen all kinds of people with it done and i thought it looked awesome. So one day I just got up the nerve and decided to get it done. I went to the local piercing parlor(cant remember it's name, sorry) and went in and started to ask some questions about septum piercings. The lady who worked there told me all i needed to know and also gave me a facts sheet and healing sheet. I went over it and asked her if it was easy to hide. And she said it is one of the easiest to hide, because they have a thing that looks like a staple with long ends called a retainer, and that did it for me, the next thing I knew I was in the chair.
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon When N/A The actual piercing wasn't as bad as I anticipated, it felt like a sharp pain going in and it was done, she put the retainer in and i was on my way. I was pumped.
I followed the healing sheet to a tee and cleaned it often, with in about 2 months it felt real good, I even changed the retainer and got me a 14 gauge hoop for it and wore it out. I continued to keep it in for about five years, and then I was on BME and seen the gallery of big septums and that put me on a whole new path.
The next day I ended up at the piercing parlor to see what kind of tapers, and jewelry they had that I could use to stretch my septum. I started off with a little stretch to a ten gauge. I bought a ten gauge taper and a ten gauge hoop, and set off for home to see if I could get it in.
I then found myself in front of the mirror with some lube and the taper. I lubed up the taper real good and also put a little in each nostril where my hole was , and then started to put it through. The taper slid right in all the way, no pain at all. I guess all those years of wearing the hoop had stretched it up a little for me, I put the ten gauge hoop in it and gave it about six months before i tried again.
I then got the urge one day to go bigger and found myself at the piercing parlor again, except this time I bought tapers and jewelry for all the way up to a zero gauge. And set off for home again. That night I took it up to an eight gauge, the pain was little but not too bad. I figured that would be far enough for now, this time I had my first tunnel in it and I loved it. I left that in for a couple months and then jumped to a six gauge. This time it hurt pretty bad, and with lots of lube and watery eyes I got it in.
My next stretch didn't happen for about six months. I gave it quite a bit of healing in between, becuase this next time was too a four gauge tunnel, I lubed real good and started to work it in I got to abbout a five gauge and I let it sit for a while before going any further. I waited about three hours and then finally got the four in, and I could see clear through no problem and I loved it.
I let the four heal for about three months and I decided to go big, all the way to a zero. This took some might to do, because it hurt like hell. I got to about a two gauge and i was like "awe come on almost there". And I let it sit in for a couple of hours and then went for it. I should of stopped at a two but i didn't and made it to a zero but the healing process took longer and every time I touched it it felt like it was one fire. But after awhile it healed and felt good, I could see through it and was pretty happy. I left that in for six months and then went right up to a double zero with very little pain.
I'm still at a double zero right now aiming for a half inch. But I'm going to take my time. Well thats my septum stretching journey, hope it will help you out in the future. Just remember to go slow stretching and it will go easier. And always remember to ask your piercer lots of questions before getting pierced and always get an aftercare sheet. And most piercers I know will also give you little tips if you plan on stretching a piercing. Well thats all I have for now, happy piercing.