I can't say that getting a septum piercing was something I had wanted since I was a little girl. However, a few months ago I started to think about how I wanted something, something that wasn't too common and would match my personality. I came across the idea of the septum piercing. I simply liked the way it looked, and always thought that people who sported them had certain spunk.
At A Glance Author melissa Contact melissa@bme.anon When Three months ago I was seventeen, and going to be eighteen in about a week. I didn't have an Identification card, so I would need my mother's signature. This would be difficult. My mother is strict, and has never been very supportive of my 'uniqueness'. So the day of my birthday came, and she said she would take me to get anything, except my septum. I was heartbroken and for a while didn't want to get anything, but finally decided to get my second choice, a Monroe, which a month and a half later I don't regret getting.
After a month, I finally got an I.D and a paycheck. I felt so liberated at the thought that I no longer needed her signature or approval to get what I wanted. However, I still lived under her roof and feared the thought of her freaking out, but I knew a septum would be easy to hide, if even for a little while.
So on a Sunday night me and two of my friends decided to go to a club in L.A, but to kill a few hours we decided to walk around in Hollywood. I had the money in my wallet, and kept saying I was going to do it, but I still wasn't completely sold. We finally found parking, and at this point I really had to pee, so we walked around looking for a bathroom, and passed a tattoo/piercing shop. I asked how much a septum cost, and the guy said forty-five dollars. I wanted something cheaper, because I could have gotten it for that price back home, so I told him that I would be back once I found a restroom, and he said, well we have a restroom here. So I said, can I use it? He's like...well; your going to get pierced aren't you? Looking back at the "paying customers only" sign that was pined to the door, being the passive person I am, I said "yes".
Afterwards, we looked at jewelry and I explained that I wanted something that I could hide, he showed me some retainers, but they were a little too plain for me. So he told me about the horseshoe shaped jewelry, and I asked if it was easy to hide as well, he said if he opened it a little.
So we went to the second floor of the tattoo shop, I sat on the chair and I got a little nervous. Just a little tiny bit. I am not really afraid of getting pierced, because the pain has never been too much for me too handle. So I waited patiently as he cleaned the jewelry he was putting on my nose and did all that technical stuff. He pulled my nose a little, and put the clamps between my nose to find that spot. He told me to breathe in, and before I knew it he was picking up the needle, I closed my eyes out of habit because I didn't want to see what was going on. The pain? CRAP! I thought, what did I get myself into? My eyes got blood shot red and tears just streamed down my face, I got a quick look in the mirror with the needle straight through my nostrils. I knew he still had to put the jewelry in, and that scared me. The next thing I knew though, it was all over. I tipped him and went to my friends.
They both really liked it, and applauded me on the courage to get it done. Although I believe it hurt like hell, the pain is only for a few seconds. If you really want it, then I recommend you get it, because the pain is far from unbearable.
It is only the day after however, and there is no pain. I woke up and there was a bit of blood inside my nose, but I cleaned it and put some antibacterial stuff on it. It's been flipped up most of the day, as it will be for most of it's existence. I completely love it, but I must admit that I am not sure how long I will keep it for. I am not one to be comfortable keeping a secret, and I do not know if I'm going to love having it turned into my nasal passages 24/7 too much. I'm thinking of just coming clean about it, but overall the experience was a good one so far.