Well, it was the beginning of October... and I was thinking to myself how much I wanted something pierced, and that I'd waited long enough to make a decision about it. The choice was between a centre lip ring and a Monroe.
At A Glance Author sarah Contact dorkette@atarikid.com When A month ago Artist the girl... with the name i can't remember! Studio aardvarks Location downtown hamilton Because I respect my mom, I decided to tell her that I was going to get one of them done. At first she didn't believe me... but when I kept on persisting that I was telling the truth she started to realize I really was going to go through with it. She told me that she really did not like the look of lip piercing, and that she still didn't approve of a Monroe, but she liked it much better than having a ring in my lip.
I also talked to my boyfriend about it (who was taking me) and we discussed that it may be awkward to kiss with a lip ring. I'd never thought about that before... but I started to think maybe it would be weird. I have no clue whether or not this is true... but I decided on the Monroe.At this point, I came on BME almost everyday and looked at Monroe's. I fell in love with them more and more. I thought they were one of the prettiest piercing I'd ever seen. And I was extremely anxious to get it done. So, we made the appointment. 1p.m on Saturday, October 19th. As you could guess, I didn't get much sleep that night. I was so excited, and I had decided not to tell anyone at my school what I was doing over the weekend. I wanted it to be a complete surprise to everyone. The week before was hell. I couldn't be all giddy with anyone but myself. It was worth it though... the looks on their faces when I came into school on Monday were priceless.
I woke up, had a shower and left for Burlington. While I was at my boyfriends, we had breakfast and watched some Seinfeld. By the time we were done, it was time to leave. The whole way there, I was okay... probably because it hadn't hit me I was really going to get it done yet. He kept asking me if I was nervous, and that it was going to be okay because he was there, which did relieve my stress a bit. The moment we turned onto the road, I started to get really nervous. We got out of the car and started walking to the studio (it was my first piercing after all).
We walked in, and two girls were behind the counter. I filled out the form, and sat down while she got everything ready. To pass the time I looked at some of the pictures of piercing that had been done there. Then, she called me to the back.
My heart was pounding so fast at that moment. I sat down on the doctor's bench type thing, and she asked me which side I wanted it on. I said the right, and this kind of surprised her because all the ones she had done were on the left. We moved the spot where I wanted it about 3 times, but she wasn't pissed because she knew she'd be picky about the placement too. Then she showed me the needle and I almost wished she hadn't! That just made me even more nervous. She told me what she would be doing, and so I lay down on the bench. First: she washed the outside of my mouth, which left a yellow stain on my face. She told me it was going to stay for at least 3 days! At first I though she was being serious... but then she reassured me she'd wash it off after she was done. Second: she checked the inside of my mouth to make sure that there were no veins where I wanted my piercing, and then put the clamp on. Asked me if I was ready, I said "no" only jokingly... and she just laughed. Th en told me to take a deep breath in. I did so, and she put the needle through (inside of my mouth to the outside).
I'm not going to lie, I did feel it... but there was no pain. It was the weirdest feeling. Even when she put the stud through, it didn't hurt. My right eye did water a bit, but nothing major. I looked in the mirror and was sooo happy! Both of the girls working said it looked really good too. I paid the girl, and was told to come back in two weeks (heh, that didn't happen!) and she would exchange it for a smaller post.
My lip didn't swell at all the first day, or even hurt. It was a bit weird eating for a couple days, but I got used to it pretty quickly. Every so often I could taste her gloves in my mouth and the nasty cleaning thing she used. That went away after the first day too. The second day it did swell a bit, but still didn't hurt. I've had it for about a month now, and being the lazy bastard I am, have yet to go back and get a smaller post. I will hopefully go this weekend because the length of this one is driving me insane! I love my Monroe a lot, and I'm really glad that I got it done.
I do have a tip for those of you who are planning on getting a Monroe... if your lip doesn't swell for a couple days, be careful that you don't catch it on your teeth while you eat. Remember that you have it! Trust me, it hurts a lot. And as hard as it is, don't play with it because it just makes the healing process longer. Other than that, go for it!
Now, I'm thinking of other things to do. I just got my ears pierced a third time, and I'm on my way to stretching my first holes to a 00. I have a feeling a couple more layers of electrical tape and I'll be all set. Then maybe a tongue and nose piercing... who knows!