Today at lunch time I made my way into Trouble Bound Studios with two intentions. One was to get one of my tattoos redone, the other was to get my other eyebrow pierced.
At A Glance Author Feets Contact connors_nick@hotmail.com When It just happened Artist Craig Cutler Studio Trouble Bound Studios Location Canada Boy was I not really prepared for what I'd walk out of there with 2 hours later.
Craig is the best piercer in the province. Works in and maintains a clean, healthy shop and knows what he is doing. He's been to APP conferences all around the world, He's also a good buddy of mine.
So when I sat down to get the touch up done on my arm in he walks and up comes the topic of genital piercing that I've been interested in for awhile.
Now this wasn't just a spur of the moment decision, I had been considering it for awhile but never got around to actually doing it. So he explained the details to me, the procedure, aftercare etc etc.
He also gave me a pretty good deal as far as a price is concerned, I paid less then half of what he regular charges other customers.
So I decided to go for it, but he had told me that he didn't have any jewelery ready for that pierce and that he would need to put one through his autoclave. I said alright and left the shop when he told me to come back in 45 minutes.
The first thought that came into my mind was "Fuck that, I'm not going back!". For a second I really thought about not going back, But this had been something I wanted for awhile and I was never this close to getting it done.
Luckily my school is only 3 minutes from the shop, So I went there and did some research while I waited.
The 45 minutes went by in what seemed like 30 seconds and before I knew it I found myself back at the desk of the studio glaring into the eyes of Craig who said he would be ready in 5 minutes.
I went into the back of the shop and got called into one of the near by room by Krys(my tattoo artist) who wished me a fond good luck and told me to come back when it was done.
Craig went over the procedure with me one last time and asked me to go into the washroom and give myself a clean with the wipe he had provided me with.
When I came back into the room I heard the words "Lets do it! Drop your pants" echo in my head. I got up onto the table and laid back lowering my pants.
He cleaned me again and assured me it wasn't as bad as people thought it was, he also informed me that he himself has been wearing a 6g apadravya for years.
It took him a second to figure out if he was going to freehand me or use a clamp. The result was the clamp, Which really wasn't that uncomfortable.
Then the moment came, He asked me if he wanted me to tell me or if he should just do it, It old him to just do it. I took a deep breath and slowly let it out, As I did that I felt what I am extremely confident was the worst pain I have ever felt in my life up to this point.
I felt the needle push from the bottom of my penis into my urethra, and then out again through the top of my penis. I also heard myself let out the words "Ooohhhh my fucking god".
He slid the jewelery through and told me I was done.
I stood up and and took a look at it to see, And I love it!
The after pain is very minimum, Just a little sore. I don't seem to have any problems walking either.
It hasn't bled yet at all except for the two times I have had to pee since, and it was just a few drops of build up as opposed to a full on load of blood.
All in all this was an interesting journey for me, The barbell at the moment is quite annoying as it's longer to allow swelling, But I'm sure once I get a bar in there that is a more snug fit I'll be extremely pleased!
As far as sex is concerned, I have friends with this piercings who claim they were having sex after one week. I've got others that say they couldn't do it for months, I guess it all depends on the person and what they like, Maybe some heal quicker than others.
I've read storys on BME about people who did it 4 days later. We'll see what happens.
It's been 3 hours since the pierce, I probably shouldn't be thinking about that just yet.
Aside from it being the most brutal pain I've felt in my life it was a good day today.
Now to think up what to get pierced next...