I've had a bit of a fascination for piercings and modifications for a few years now. It started when I was twelve and I went to a part with my parents in London, there was a woman there with a nose ring and numerous ear piercings and she told me about the time she almost got her tongue pierced. It fascinated me and two years later i had it done. That was my first as I'd say real piercing, I didn't count naval as everyone had it done, or were going to. Since then I also have also acquired nose, tragus, lip, septum, cartilage and various lobe peircings.
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A few of my friends recently turned sixteen and one in particular wanted some work done to celebrate. I was also getting a bit of an itching for a new piercing but was unsure as to what to get. I was considering having my Madonna done but as i already had lip and septum I thought it may be a bit much on my face. I'd also longed for a surface for a while but was put off by the idea of it growing out. I tend to get rather attached to my piercings and have only ever retired one to have another done.
So undecided but with Madonna in mind i went to the pub for a few. The subject of our new piercings came up again and my friend was trying to persuade me to get the Madonna. After a few drinks the idea of nipple came up. I liked this idea but was pretty scared of the idea of the pain. I had a couple of friends who had it done so I asked my friend there a guy who said it was fine. Rang up my other girl friend who had it done whimpered at her description but hers is gorgeous. Also when i get an idea in my head i generally go through with it, once it's there it won't go. I also quite like facing my fears, my friend really wanted me to have something doe with her so it was decided.
The next morning i was woken ridiculously early by said friend told to get ready and off to the piercers it was. Slightly drunkenly i must admit seemed that little sleep hadn't quite allowed for all the alcohol to quite pass through my system. We got in, showed our I.D and paid.
C****** went in first to get her lip done. By now I was bricking it but I'd paid and wasn't gonna back out. The man was really professional though, he'd pierced my tragus and I'd spoken to him lots before plus I'd been going here for years and I new it was clean place so I felt safe. he asked me to take my top off and bra which I was surprisingly ok with. marked me up and made sure I was ok. Asked me to lie down clamped it which didn't hurt at all felt a little reassuring really, and then the needle went through. It was like he described a bit like a Chinese burn. I could feel it go through and it DID hurt. I'm not used to peircings hurting I gasped and it was all over. Looked in the mirror and thanked him. I loved it. There was barley any blood just a drop which he wiped off. Probably a good thing as I wasn't in much of a state for lots of blood.
It didn't hurt much afterwards, a dull pain. It hurt a little walking around and stuff but at that point my hangover was kicking in so it took my mind off that a bit. I promptly went home because I was shattered, passed out. Woke up looked down realised what I'd done and laughed, cleaned then stayed in bed all day with one of the worst hangovers ever. Told my mum who was a little shocked, although I had drunkenly mentioned it the night before. She helped me pack and I left for S**'s house and France. In my stupid drunken state I'd left the aftercare sheet somewhere in town but I guessed at cleaning it twice a day and wearing a bra in bed to stop movement. Luckily I managed to find an internet cafe in France and look up aftercare and it's healing nicely now :) I like how unobvious it is no ones seen it yet except two of my best friends. Cleaning is painless. Except when sunbathing topless on a lounge on my terrace when lying on my front it got caught on the pillow and it killed, but there was no bleeding luck ily. So for anyone who wants it done this is a piercing that hurts but only briefly, and wouldn't recommend getting it on a hangover I think that may of added to the pain of that day.