At A Glance
Author	MrHorus
Contact	horus@bawkz.com
IAM	MrHorus
When	A month ago
Artist	John
Studio	Nirvana Piercing
Location	Glasgow, Scotland

You all know how it is.

It's payday, you have money to burn so you hit the town and wander around whilst trying to figure out how to spend your hard earned cash.

Well to me, money normally goes on bills or other mundane things, so I guessed I would treat myself this time and decided to maybe get my tongue web done.

We checked out this place that I'm thinking of going for my next tattoo, but unfortunately the artist i was considering (who is also the piercer there) was on holiday, so that was a bit of a setback until I remembered Nirvana at the other end of the town.

I'd previously gone there for jewelery and I liked it, but had never had anything pierced there.

There was plenty of time to kill so I figured that it wouldn't hurt (no pun intended) to take a walk up for a look.

Once we arrived, I asked the girl at the counter if they do tongue webs, as they aren't really common over here (my girlfriend had to go to loads of places before finding somewhere that would do it).

She said she wasn't sure, but would ask John (the piercer) when he came out if he would do one.

Whilst me and my girlfriend we sitting waiting, I managed to convince her to get her nipples redone. She took them out a few months back and always wanted them redone, but never got round to it due to not having time or money, but since she had both today she really didn't have an excuse..

She was a bit apprehensive about a guy piercing her, but I managed to seal the deal by offering to get my other nipple done as well and gently reminding her that i let her (female and inexperienced) best friend pierce my dick and first nipple, and telling her how great John is and how he really puts you at ease.

And so, it was agreed. Three nipples were getting pierced that day!

A few minutes later, John had finished up and came over to examine my tongue.

Unfortunately, my web is a bit small to pierce successfully and John wasn't comfortable taking my money off me for something that wasn't gonna work long term (which I appreciated), so we told him that we would just get our nipples done instead, and he went to get the form whilst we choose our jewelery.

Once we had chosen our jewelery (black titanium barbells), it was time to head into the back.

I was a bit concerned as I remembered the room to be quite small and wasn't sure if we would all fit, but luckily we did.

At this point, I was getting a bit nervous as I remembered how much my first nipple hurt and suddenly realised that I wasn't looking forward to this so much any more, but I was determined not to back out.

As I said to her, John is really great at putting people at ease and was chatting away about work and music as he measured J up and got on with getting her pierced.

Now I admit, whilst I could happily hold her hand and offer moral support, I was unable to bring myself to watch the needle go through, as I was worried it might swing me over the edge and put me off.

Afterwards when he followed through with the jewelery and removed the tube, that was fine to watch, but just not the initial piercing.

Well, it was my turn and I was really nervous now. I don't really remember getting marked up and measured, but what sticks in mind was how clinical the place was and the smell of disinfectant.

Odd what sticks in your mind sometimes, isn't it?

At this point, my girlfriend was holding my hand for reassurance (maybe i'm a bit of a wimp, but I always get really nervous just before a piercing) and her and John were talking away, seemingly not paying attention to me and I started to get worried that maybe they had both forgot about me and that John would just go ahead and pierce me without warning.

I know any decent piercer wouldn't do that, but I still remember how worried and sorta detached from it all I felt.

I guess with hindsight that next time I'm with someone who is getting pierced, I shouldn't be so chatty as I wouldn't want them to feel like I felt.

Just as I was about to say something, John turned to me and gave my the standard advice about counting down and taking a deep breath and that I was to breathing out while piercing, followed by a sharp, inward breath when he followed through with the jewelery.

For something which was over so quickly, the piercing itself seemed to take forever in my mind, and I can recall it very clearly.

I was expecting it to hurt as much as my left nipple, but I was really surprised when it didn't.

Thats not to say it didn't hurt as it did, very much so, but it felt so different to how I had remembered it.

First off, the pain IS a bit of a shock to the system, as it's very intense. This has never happened before, but as soon as the needle went through me, I felt my bladder involuntarily release and I was thinking shit, I better not pee on the table, that would be incredibly bad form and highly embarrassing.

Luckily for all involved, I think it was just the shock and I was able to keep a hold of things until I left the shop, but it was very un-nerving.

The pain itself, well, thats very hard to describe. Try and pinch the edge of your nipple in between the nails of your thumb and second finger.

I would say it is like that, but much, much more intense.

It was only painful for maybe a second or so, then it died down to a dull throb.

I found that when John followed through with the jewelery, I couldn't really feel him insert (i thought it would hurt), but when he removed the tube, that WAS sore but again, screwing on the ball wasn't painful in the slightest.

As he started to wipe me down and clean me up, a big grin spread over my face.

I felt a bit embarrassed to be smiling so much and tried to keep a straight face but I just couldn't, I felt so euphoric that I had been able to get through all my apprehension and worries and finally have a pair of pierced nipples instead of just one.

It felt so right!

J paid for us both by credit card and I settled up with her later once I'd been to the bank, but I really wish I had cash on me so I could have left a tip, as I really felt that John had done an exceptional job and I feel strongly about tipping in that it's not a custom I partake in unless I feel that the service has really earned it, and in this case he had.

Can you guess who is on my Christmas card list this year?

I still find it odd that getting this nipple done without anesthetic hurt one hell of a lot less than getting the first done WITH it did, but I guess its just shows how experienced John is (he estimated 100,000 piercings in his lifetime) and I would certainally be more than happy to go back to Nirvana when I get my next piercing.

In terms of aftercare, I bought sea salt and cotton buds (Q-tips I think Americans call them) with the intention of doing sea salt soaks, but I must admit I've not done a single one yet.

Instead, I've been washing my hands with antibacterial soap and drying them on a clean towel then using the cotton buds dipped in warm water to wipe off any crusties that have formed which, being honest, there really hasn't been all that much of, which I found suprising as my other nipple crusted up loads.

I'm not saying use sea salt soaks or don't use them as everyone has their own preference and if you find they work for you and help then thats great, go for it.

I guess everyone just has a body that functions in a different way and warm water and gentle cleaning seems to work for me