Those BME-ites who are avid readers, will have read a submission of mine regarding frenum piercing, posted about two years ago and rather catchily titled "Frenum is a wonderful thing".
At A Glance Author trafford Contact trafford@bme.anon When Six months ago Artist me Studio motel Location australia Those who stuck with it to the end, will have seen my reference to wanting a permanent PA - and so the story continues . . . last year I had to go on a work trip, staying in a motel west of Sydney in the Blue Mountains and I had allocated this time away from the family as being "piercing time". The PA remained my ultimate piercing wish,although why, is hard to explain. I certainly wasn't doing it at my wife's request and had not even mentioned it to her (yes I know, a bit hard to explain that one in the bedroom - "Where did what come from dear?" "Oh THAT - just a souvenir from the mountains - a mountaineering fixing").
I had been considering another assault on the PA for some time, and had acquired what I considered to be the appropriate hardware for the job. I had the requisite darning needle (sharpened, polished and suitably sterilised, Emla pad (great local anaesthetic, can't seem to find the gel here, at least not over the counter) and a barbell. Why a barbell? Well the wife is accepting of my frenum piercing as it's relatively non-invasive, however, the prospect of seeing something protruding from my urethra was going to have to be dealt with a little more delicately, and a barbell would be nicely hidden, below the cleft in my glans. whilst the other end would be safely out of site, inside my urethra.
OK, so, needle sterilised, Emla working nicely to numb the area, barbell ready, BUT, bugger! no "receiving" tube for the needle.
Previous experience has told me that you don't stick a needle through the underside of your willy and hope that all goes well inside. In fact some of the worst pain I have endured through play piercing a PA, has been the scratching around inside my urethra with the piercing implement, rather than the hole itself). I looked around the room and spotted my trusty Mont Blanc ball point, which as it turned out, was ideal.
A quick wash of the disassembled barrel, then down the urethra to ground zero. It did stretch the entrance of the urethra a bit, but did not have far to go, as with a Prince Albert, it is a case of almost drilling vertically, rather than at an angle. Anyway, I digress. Fortunately being a writing piece of exceptional quality and craftsmanship, there were no rough edges and, with the addition of a little lubricant, all felt fine.
So, on to the main event, with that wonderful adrenalin rush that accompanies self-piercing. The needle slipped through the underside of my glans with no difficulty, finding its way to the pen barrel, like a cruise missile to Bahgdad. A couple of minutes savouring the look of a needle protruding from my urethra and out of the underside of my glans, then in with the barbell (from the underside). The only tricky bit here was getting sufficient purchase at the entrance of my urethra, to tighten the ball. The other problem I encountered was the erotic thrill and its inevitable erectile consequences. I had to wait some minutes before there was even a chance of securing the barbell in place.
All was well, and the subsequent purchase of a small gauge ball-closure ring, gave me the option of a bit of variety when the wife wasn't around. sadly though, the story does not end well, with me and my piercing living happily ever after.
I had used too thin a barbell and ring, so that, unlike my trusty frenum piercing, my PA started migrating towards the entrance of my urethra, faster than a jet propelled swallow.
I had to concede defeat and remove all jewellery, allowing the hole to heal and there the situation rests for the time being. However, having learned from this error and being keen to experience a heavier gauge ring, I will be taking more radical action, next time. I have the jewellery, and I will be making a larger hole to accommodate it.
One up to the pro's I suppose, who would say "should have come to us". Sorry guys but us self piercers enjoy it too much!
I still have my frenum piercing to keep me busy and have been through an active stretching campaign lately, which sees me able to wear a 6mm thick ring through it, although I have to say, that as the stretching wears off and the hole contracts, things do get a bit uncomfortable. I have found that an artists paint brush with a tapered and lacquered handle, is an ideal stretching aid. Apart from anything else, I can see how I'm doing, simply by reading more and more of the maker's name, as it emerges from the other side of my frenum!
Cheers