I already have quite a few piercings (tongue, various ear piercings and a bit of stretching) and couldn't decide what to have done next; Trev my piercer kept telling me I had enough metal on my face and how about having my nipples pierced – I just laughed as I am a thirty five year old mother of two whose breasts aren't in the best shape due to the fact that I had breastfed both my kids and they are also rather large and I think too saggy, also Trev is now a good friend I just could not imagine standing there with them out for him.
At A Glance Author orbital girl Contact orbital girl@bme.anon Artist trev Studio bodyworks uk Location york, england However at Christmas I got a nice sum of money and told to spend it on myself. I couldn't decide whether to buy things for our home or to get pierced again. Naturally piercings won and for some reason I just kept thinking hell why not go and get em done. Normally I just pop into the studio for a chat if I fancy something done however this time I phoned up and had a good long chat about how I was nervous about people walking in on me whilst I was having it done with me not being as pert as I once was, about healing times, aftercare etc. at the end Trev asked if I was up for it and suggested the next day and I said yes, I asked for the last appointment as I figured it would be quiet and I would be less likely to run into anyone that I know.
I had a good meal and then drove down to see him taking a tube of Pringles as they are his favourite and also as it was 5.30pm I figured he might need a snack to keep him going, when I arrived he was just finishing his previous customer. He asked me would I mind nipping out and getting him a sandwich; off I went and when I got back he was getting the room ready, we had a laugh at some of the amazingly rude text messages he gets sent to him on his phone and then he said it was ok to go in.
I went in and not only had he dropped the blind he had also taped paper over it too, he also locked us in with an evil cackle and a "just you and me baby" and then stuck paper over the keyhole (this is why I like him so much, not only is he the best piercer in York by a long way, he is also very sensitive to your feelings). The next bit was the bit I had been dreading far more than the actual piercing "get em out then", I said I didn't know if I could, so he suggested talking and stripping, however after five minutes he told me that taking my cardigan off didn't count and much as he would like to stick his head up my T shirt it wasn't the ideal way to ensure good results; deep breath, gritted teeth and there I was boobs out. He had me stand up straight whilst he marked them, he then asked me if I was sure that I wanted both done together and I said yes (we had already discussed how painful it might be the previous day). He said he would prep them both, pierce one and then ask me again. I lay back on the couch and he prepped them, he asked me which one I wanted done first in case I only had one done, I told him I didn't mind and as a treat I would let him choose. He clamped the right one which didn't hurt at all and he told me to breath in very deeply and out, in and out again, next time, he said breathe in, hold it and when I tell you to breath out I'll pierce you; Ok out now as I breathed out I felt the needle go through, the sensation seemed to blow my head right off, the room sort of shimmied a bit and that was the right one done. It felt like it was quite tough tissue to get the needle through. " That's one done, are you ok? just the ring to go in", this was far worse than the piercing and I kept muttering ow, ow as it seemed quite hard to get it in. He asked me if I wanted my left one done and I nodded, the same procedure again, nipple clamped, breathe in and out and needle through, this one seemed to take forever as that nipple is scarred from my breast feeding exploits (it was also a lot more painful), I got the same amazing rush; jewellery in with a bit of fiddling and it was all over, he got the mirror to show me and we looked at each other and laughed, I couldn't believe I had done it. He dressed them, gave me my aftercare sheet and saline to clean them and some special instructions with me having large breasts, basically just keep them well supported, flip the rings up to keep them out of the way and other stuff like that. I got dressed and it was over and we just chatted generally about stuff and got a stern reminder to pop back soon and let him check them.
Two days on and they are just very slightly tender, the first night I got very little sleep because I kept knocking them, last night I put a bra on for some support and that worked very well.
Was it as embarrassing as I thought it would be? no not a bit mainly because Trev is very professional and I feel totally at ease with him, I wouldn't trust any one else to pierce me, the worst bit was stripping off but once I was undressed my embarrassment disappeared because he just carried on as if it was the most normal thing the world, which I suppose it is for him.
Was it as painful as I thought it would be? Again no but I do have a very high pain thresh hold and you do get an amazing high from it.
I hope that this is useful to people, if you want to mail me please feel free.