My boyfriend and I had been together for a year. We never buy each other "stuff" because we both tend to loose things. Instead of buying things, we pay for body modifications.
At A Glance Author BoundPrincess Contact Boundprincess84@yahoo.com When Six months ago Artist Tasha Studio Obscurities Location Dallas, Texas I had been thinking about getting my nipples pierced, but I never had the money. September rolls around and my boyfriend's car gets backed into. The insurance company sends me a $250 check. I was psyched. Now I could afford to get something for Sam (my boyfriend).
Tuesday, our anniversary, we went to dinner and decided to go to Dallas and figure out what we were going to get pierced. Sam decided he wanted to get his lips pierced, and I wanted my nipples. Tasha wasn't there and I wanted her to pierce me. Sam went ahead and had Allan do his lip. We went home, planning to return on Thursday.
I spent all day Wednesday worrying about getting pierced. I always get nervous before any piercing, but my nipples had always been sensitive, and a year before I had gone with a friend to get her nipples done, and she screamed, so I was a bit concerned.
Thursday rolls around, Sam picks me up and we go back to Dallas. Tasha's working and I tell her what she wants. She gets the jewelry and supplies ready and into the autoclave they go. We all go outside to smoke while everything sterilizes.
The whole time, I feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin. I just want to get it over with.
We go in, the autoclave is done and we go back into the piercing room. Sam comes with me and shuts the door. I think that freaked me out worse than anything. Any other piercing I've had done, the door stayed open.
Tasha tells me to take my shirt and bra off. Another first. I've never been topless in the piercing room before. She cleans me off with Provon (oh, God, it was cold!) and marks the placement of the barbells.
I like the placement and she tells me to lay down on the table. I close my eyes when I feel the clamps (that was probably the most uncomfortable part).
"I'm just getting lined up. Take deep breaths" Tasha says behind her mask.
I try to do what she says even though I can feel the needle right against me.
"Deep breath in, out, in..." I'm trying to breathe like a normal person. The needle goes through and I feel a combination of pain and pinching.
"Okay, the needle's through. Now I just have to put in the barbell." I feel the barbell go through and the needle's gone. I'm a little shaky (as I am after every piercing) but it doesn't hurt.
"Can I have a break before we do the second one?" I asked, wanting to get my head together.
"Sure, let me know when you're ready". Tasha, Sam and I talked for a few minutes while I waited for my head to stop swimming. Once I felt calm enough to do the second one, I laid back down.
The second one wasn't as bad as the first one (I knew what to expect). They hurt a lot less than anything else I've had done. I put my clothes back on and I went out and paid, got my DumDum, and went out for a smoke.
Sam and I hung out for a while and then all of us went and played BINGO.
I've had them for about 5-6 months and they've healed better than anything else so far. I've had to take the barbells out a few times for chest X-Rays, but so far, they haven't been a problem. I like them, my boyfriend likes them, and they've been really fun so far.
The after care was pretty easy and the only time they've hurt is when I've caught them on something or I've had to take them out for some reason. My body takes a while to heal, so I still get crust on them from time to time, but so far, so good.
It hurt more to get the actual piercing than some others, but they didn't really hurt afterwards too much. For the first few weeks, if I fell asleep on my stomach, they would ache, but nothing like how my tongue ached. At least I could eat.
Overall, I love them. They've been easy to maintain, I like how they look and it's something that my boyfriend got for me that I'm not likely to loose. This was, by far, one of the best presents I've gotten from somebody.
I'm really glad I got them, after thinking about them for a long time and never having the money. It didn't hurt as bad as I thought it would and after care was easier than I'd expected.