If you missed part one, it was posted in October under TRAGUS Piercing.
At A Glance Author tikld2deth Contact perkenne@yahoo.com IAM 4tij-perkenne When A month ago Artist Donna Studio Aylakai Location Littleton, NH My tragus piercing is doing well. I have placed a tiny blue 18 gauge, titanium CBR in it and love it!
About 8 weeks ago I was talking to my SO, debating about getting my nipple(s) pierced. His concern was healing time and ability as I am not in the fittest of conditions at this point in my life. I reluctantly agreed and was disheartened by what really was the truth. I needed to wait until I was in better health before under going such a procedure that requires a stable immune system to take and not reject or get infected.
I had been debating double nipple piercing since I got my tragus pierced six months previously. I knew that piercing required a certain state of mind and when that state was present it was a good time to go ahead with the task.
I went to run errands in the morning and knew that the piercer opened at 10 AM. I planned to swing by and look at jewelry and chat with the piercers. When I got there I realized that I was "In that frame of mind" and decided, "now or never". My trusted piercer (Donna) and I began the processes for doing both nipples. We chose the gauge (16) we chose the color (navy blue) and the material (titanium). We went into the piercing room to set up.
I was concerned that my nipples were too small even inverted and that piercing them would be difficult if not impossible. Donna assured me otherwise. She showed me her nipple piercings done with 14 gauge. She did complain that one of hers continued to give her trouble even after one year, but she was still trying different things (like different jewelry) to heal it because she loved them. I asked her if she thought the rings might be too big a gauge for her body to adjust to. She said she would consider the thought.
Donna set up her piercing station. I mistakenly asked her if I could see the needles she was going to pierce me with. I was quickly reminded of just how big a 14 gauge needle is. I am an Emergency Medical Technician and am familiar with all needle gauge sizes for Intravenous Therapy, but thinking about having a 14 gauge slipped through each nipple was a little disconcerting. I admit that I felt a little dizzy at the thought.
Donna began the process of marking me. I realized how hard it is to make something look symmetrical out of something that is not quite so. We adjusted and adjusted and adjusted. This timely process didn't bother me as I knew this was permanent and that it needed to be right the first time.
The time had come. Donna donned her gloves, opened the needle, put the antibiotic ointment on the needle and approached me. I felt a warmth wash over me and the lights in the studio seemed to dim by half. I asked Donna to wait a second. She looked me in the face and reminded me that I wanted this and that I had wanted this for many months. She told me it was going to be ok, short lived and it would be done. She stated that it was going to feel much like intense fire was being applied to my nipple and then it would be over. I nodded to her giving her the okay to proceed. I took a deep breath and waited for the needle strike. The pain came, just as Donna said, like someone had placed a blow torch at my nipple. I disappeared in my mind for a moment. Donna woke me from this state by declaring the piercing was complete, now came the jewelry.
I opened my eyes, looked down and realized that I had done it or at least half of it. I smiled as Donna reached for the jewelry soaking in the antibacterial solution on the counter. She slid the jewelry into the accepting tube at the end of the piercing needle. It took a little to close the ring enough to accept the capture bead. I am extremely vascular and tend to bleed very well. The ring and the tools, her fingers and my nipple were fairly slippery. With the piercing and the tugging to get the jewelry through and then closed it took some time to complete the first nipple. But within three minutes or so 'VOILA' I had my official nipple piercing. Now the question remained, would I brave the second one?
Piece of cake! I don't know which was worse, anticipating the first piercing or anxiously awaiting the second one. Donna clamped my second nipple, actually a very painful thing in itself. She asked me if I was ready and I told her as ready as I could be. I took a deep breath and SLAM the fire was intense, but by the time I actually felt the pain the piercing was over. I again looked down and smiled, I had done it! The second ring seemed to go smoother and quicker.
I was high as a kite! I couldn't believe it. I visited for a little while longer, but I don't remember much. My endorphins were zooming. I felt like I was walking on a cloud.
I got home and showed my SO. He was very surprised and a little upset as we had discussed not having the piercing because of my health. It took a couple of days before he decided that he liked them and now he admits that he loves them.
For the first two weeks my nipples were perma-hard. It was extremely sensual, but frustrating because I couldn't handle them or use them during sexual intercourse.
They have healed very well. The first week I soaked them twice a day in warm salt water using shot glasses tipped up to the piercings. The second week I soaked them once a day. By the third week I was only rinsing them in the shower and spinning the jewelry at that time. I never washed them with anything in the shower, just let the soap run across them and then rinsed them well. The lymph secretions have been minimal. This is not the recommended care for piercings, but it works for me due to my sensitivity to soap and solutions.
About five weeks after I had the nipple piercings done. I went back to the piercing parlor and was looking at body jewelry. My piercer, Donna, was all excited because I had inspired her to get some cool nipple jewelry into the shop. I was looking through what she had for jewelry and found these awesome octagonal titanium 14 gauge rainbow blue capture bead rings. I had 16 gauge rings in my nipples and she only had green 16 gauge. I bought the 14 gauge CBRs and thought I might have the guts to "force" them into the 16 gauge holes.
I got in the shower, wet the nipples to soften the tissue and removed the 16 gauge CBR's that I was pierced with. I tried to work the new 14 gauge rings into the holes. After about two minutes of trying I got dizzy and realized I had better take this project to a seated position. I exited the shower and with a towel wrapped around me I went to my bedroom, sat on the side of the bed and finished what I had started.
I worked the rings into the nipple piercings from each side until I was able to spin the jewelry around and add the capture bead to the front. I do not recommend this as a general practice for anyone who gets pierced. I am happy that I did what I did. I am pleased that to this point the new jewelry (larger gauge) has not been rejected. I am lucky.
I am hooked on piercing and I want to move the piercings to "below the belt" next.
Stay tuned......tikld2deth