"So how much did it hurt?"
At A Glance Author Lindsay Contact Lindsay@bme.anon IAM Mirage_281 When It just happened Artist Sheena Studio Evolution Location Courtenay, BC "It was so bad, I thought I was going to black out!"
This was not the type of thing I wanted to hear about getting your nipple pierced, seeing as how just a month ago I had made the decision to get my own pierced. Just one.
Even though this guy's comment freaked me out and made me nervous I was not going to back down - I have a vch and I kept reassuring myself that there's no possibly way that this is going to hurt more than that - it's just not possible!
So I go over to my friend's house - she's buying this piercing for me since I paid for her body art ... sort of like "tit for tat."
I started to get butterflies in my stomach as we made our way over to the studio, and started my normal hand fidgits - I snap, crack my knuckles, rub them together, almost anything you can imagine.
As we walked up the stairs to the studio I made a note to myself and to Hili to walk down these stairs VEEEERY slowly afterwards. I spotted Sheena sitting behind the desk and she greeted me with a smile, I laughed nervously and told her I was scared. She had me "sign my life away" on a waiver and then told me to come on back.
Hili and I followed her to the very back in a closed off area, the butterflies continuing to swarm in my stomach.
So I sat on the table as she told me that I was going to be pierced with a curved barbell which is JUST what I wanted. I find my body to heal a lot quicker with barbells since it doesn't move around a whole lot or get bumped around. I watched as she opened everything in front of my eyes and told me to stand up so she could mark my left nipple, I looked at my friend in amusement - still not believing that I'm actually doing this.
I checked out the marks and said they looked great - I already invisioned the barbell positioned there and knew it was going to look fabulous - this moment of pain was going to be worth it.
There I laying down on the table, closed my hands and blindly searched for Hili's hand - cue her laughing at me. *snort*
I feel the clamps on my nipple and it didn't hurt whatsoever, no pain, no discomfort, nothing. I opened one eye to check it out and saw her reach for the needle, cue me clenching my eyes shut once again. My breathing was getting a little too laboured so I told her to give me a second while I relaxed. After two deep breathes I was ready and told her to go for it.
Took one deep breath in ... exhale ... deep breath in ... exhale ... "*gasp* FFFFooohhhh" that was my exact reaction when she pushed the needle through. It was a pressure and then a quick sting at the end - but it was nothing like I expected it to be - to be honest it actually felt quite good! But I just might be slightly masochistic ... ANYWAY moving on ...
She slid the jewellery in and I found that that part hurt more than the actual piercing - not very pleasant at ALL. Once it was all over I opened my eyes and looked down at my pierced nipple - absolutely beautiful!! I stood up and walked over to the mirror to check it out - looked exactly like I pictured it would before I was pierced and I just fell in love with it. Just like I had with my tongue as well as my VCH.
I had quite the adrenaline as I was walking towards the front so I was quite shakey but I had the biggest smile on my face I'm telling you! So we paid her, gave her a good tip and listened as she went over the aftercare with me. I remembered to walk down the stairs sloooooooowly and went to the drug store to buy some saline solution.
I'm feeling some slight discomfort at the moment but nothing too severe. It's just soreness, nothing I can't really handle.
The experience was wonderful and I would do it in a second. I'm glad I only got one done because now I have the option to go back and get the other one which means ANOTHER piercing experience option open to me. And if you're in the Courtenay area you should definitely go to Evoltion - they're so nice there and just make the experience so incredibly easy!
Feel free to e-mail me with any questions you may have! Enjoy!!