Getting a PA the fun way.

At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon Artist Luciano Moralez Studio Addictive Ink Tattoos Location Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Roughly about a year ago, while I was still in my Tattoo apprenticeship, I had my PA done. I had thought about it off and on. A couple of the tattooists had it done, as well as all of the body piercers. But, I couldnt quite yet bring myself to do it. Before this experience, the only thing I have ever really had was a septum and tongue piercings, nothing special. Yet, I was considering getting a Prince Albert.

After some time, I had begun to consult all of my co-workers about their experiences. They all told me that the nervousness that goes with the stuff before the actual piercing is the worst part. Basically they told me that I will scare the crap out of myself, and it is more traumatic than the actual needle going through one of my most prized appendages. But me being me, where I would rather get tattooed, would not do it.

I still asked about it, but I really could not build up to courage to do it. But everyone was behind me in getting it. The tattooists talked it up, as well as the piercers. after a few months, mainly three, I finally got the courage to do it. It didn't really take much from my co-workers to talk me into doing what I was going to do. I made up my mind.

So on that fatefull day, I went to work and talked to our new Body Piercer of 2 months, I asked him if he would do it. He said we would, but I would have to wait for a few hours. I did not get nervous one bit. But over the next few hours he started to ask me how I wanted to do it. Luiciano (the body piercer who did my PA), mentioned a few ways to do it. I did not know there were more ways to do it. What he recommended was to pierce it at 10g, then taper it up to an 8g before doing the jewelry transfer to an 8g 5/8ths CBR. I said sure. It was at this point all of my co-workers started to egg me on, telling me to go for it.

The time finally came for me to go in the room and have my penis pierced. Our piercing apprenticed asked to watch, I agreed. I didn't really get nervous until I was asked to drop my pants. Then it all sank in. But I did what I was told.

I lowered my pants and got on the table. Luciano prepared the area then told me to relax. He spent his time making sure everything was all lined up, so that it wouldn't be crooked. He prepared the Needle Recieving Tube, and then inserted it. Once again he looked and made sure everything was all lined up. Now this was ungodly uncomfortable. Felt like cold sand paper, even though it was smooth and lubed up. He then told me to take a deep breath, when I let it out the needle went through. My septum hurt worse, and I barely felt my septum get pierced. He then removed the NRT, what a relief of having that ungodly piece of metal removed. I remember looking down and seeing a 10g needle sticking out the end. A bit of a shock if I must say so. Luciano just grabbed my head and layed it back down saying "don't look at it we're not done yet." The apprentice got all annoyed and left the room because his only reason for being there was to hear me scream. But only if he had waited one minute.

Getting my PA pierced at 10g was nothing, the NRT was a little uncomfortable, but that was about it. What happened next was the painful part. Luciano then pulled out the 8g Taper bar. He then told me to relax that the taper to 8g would be a little rough. I took in a deep breath and nodded for him to go. Now the pain that resulted from this part of the proceedure was everything that I had imagined the original piercing would be. I felt as if Luciano was putting the Needle Recieving Tube through the wrong hole and pushing it way too slow. This made me a little light in the head. After Luciano was sure that I was alright he cleaned everthing up. Luciano explained to me what we had effectively done was to create a hole, then shove something too big in it. Like putting a cork in a bottle to keep it form leaking. He told me I should have no problems with bleeding like other people experience.

Then I "limped" out into the Lobby to sit down.

It was at this point when everyone I worked with started to lay high praises upon me. They all told me there would be no way in hell they would taper the piercing following the initial piercing. I basically got talked into doing something none of these so called "Tough" guys would never do.

Since I've had this down it has naturally stretched itself up to 0g. But, due to some inconviences, a year later, I have taken it out and it has shrunk back down to 8g. If the chance to do this again ever came about I would not choose to stretch it right away. So what if it bleeds.