I was 16 when I got my first 'real' piercing. I'd always wanted a 'real' piercing, but like I said I was 16, and my parents are TOTALLY against piercings. So I had to get something they would Never see. I decided on my nipple. Because anything below the belt... well I just wouldn't beable to do that.
At A Glance Author yabo03 Contact Yabo03@hotmail.com When A year ago Artist Jake Location Houston My best friend Michelle introduced me to a guy Jake. Who supposedly used to work at a piercing studio and had a piercing lisence. Well being as desperate as I was, I said ok.
We used to always hang out at his appartment and smoke and "chill." So when he suggested we do it there, I had no problem saying "Yes." We waited for the next weekend, which also happened to be spring break. Michelle and I went to Hot Topic, got a 14ga. CBR, silver with a cute little bead. I was so immature then. But I am glad that I did it over spring break, and I didn't have to walk through the crowded halls at school trying to protect my healing nipple.
I ended up getting only one nipple pierced that night, I only had $20 and te CBR was $14... actually pretty cheap for a piercing; seeing as how many people go to piercing places and pay around $60. I chose to get my left nipple done.. I just took a random survey of the 20 ppl in the appartment. And the majority said left. Actually I think it was mostly guys that said left... which was all that mattered... hehe.
So we went to his appartment. I told then "I don't want to feel ANYTHING!" So a friend of ours 'Rain' gave me some muscle relaxors and I smoked some. First Jake pierced Michelles tounge, but I didn't watch, I didn't want to pysch myself out. Then Jake looked at me and said "Your turn!"
So I went and layed down on the bed and he got the clamps and the plier things, the jewelry and all the sterlyzing stuff and lubricant. He went to clamp my nipple. But my nipple wouldn't get hard. That was pretty embarrasing. I was so scared I was holding 2 ppls hands acting like the world was comming to an end. I was so freaked out, and unprepared for this he couldn't get my nipple hard, even with ice. It might have been me being scared or the muscle relaxors, we'll never know.
Eventually I got over it, and he got the clamps on. He said "Are you ready?" So I told him "If you ask me if I'm ready, we're never going to get this done. Just do it!" And I closed my eyes again and he told me to take a deep breath. I did. And I could actually hear the skin pop as the needle went through. Pretty Gross. The pain wasn't really that bad, because if you really think about it, its only like 1/2 of a second, and its done.
Afterward I felt like a total idiot for being so scared. It really didn't hurt. I looked down and saw the needle going through my left boob and thought it was the coolest thing ever. All my fears were gone; well, obviously they were gone since the piercing was over. But I knew then that I would be ablt to bear getting my right nipple pierced... if I ever decided to. When he put the jewelry through I actually liked the pain. Ever since then I've been addicted to piercing.
It turned out that he couldn't get the hoop closed enough for the bead I chose, so he had to put a bigger one on it. Which sucked pretty bad, because the bead was so big that you could see it through my shirt even if I was wearing a bra. But a CBR really is good for the healing process.
After that the hoop was sticking out from my breast, instead of laying down on it. I don't know if that's normal with brand new nipple piercings, but it bothered me. I walked around for a while holding my shirt away from my chest. I argued with Jake when he said he could just push it down and it would be over with.
I was also able to sleep on my stomach that night, which made me really happy, being as thats the only way I sleep.
I learned from that one. Never trust a guy you've only known for a few weeks with a needle and a chunk of your skin. Jake didn't mess me up, but next time I will be more careful when choosing my piercer.
I still have my piercing. I've had it for exactly a year... about 3 days ago. I've never regreted it.