I'd been thinking about getting this piercing done for years now, literally. I came incredibly close, as in actually getting to a studio before however they weren't able to do it that day and like a coward I lost my nerve to rush back.
At A Glance Author NeoWolf Contact NeoWolf@bme.anon When It just happened Artist Justin Studio Evolution Ink & Arts Location Fayetteville, NC For some background, the only other piercing I've had before was my tongue. Which went over all pretty well but ultimately I took it out after simply getting tired of having it. So this was going to be a new experience as the tongue's simply easy. Also as I type this it is now Sunday, and I got this piercing Friday after work. So still pretty early into this ordeal!
So now up to the event! My birthday came and went not too long ago and I didn't really do much about it at all. Though later in the week for some reason I remembered just how much I wanted to get a PA and the idea stuck in my head like glue. Over the course of a few days I started to look at the local piercing shops. It's a military town so it's hard to throw a rock and not smash the window of a tattoo/piercing parlor, so there were plenty of choices. However I really wasn't inclined to toss my dick at just anyone!
While poking around online Evolution's studio stuck out. They had favorable reviews online, their advert showed off a really nice looking studio, and even their website was fairly decent despite not having too much info. I emailed them through the site and got a response quick. The owner personally responded right away, late at night. Again, this actually makes them look like they've really got their shit together and that's pretty reassuring! He answered my questions back and forth and I got an idea of when to be there.
Alas! I was intending to get it done Friday afternoon because I wanted the weekend to get past the worst of the healing process (Read BLOOD!) before going back to work. However I found out that the guy that does the piercing there would be gone after 6PM and I get off work at 5PM, and definitely not enough time to get there. Especially since I typically carpool back and forth from work. So I started debating going out and getting it done after going out for a late birthday celebration with friends Saturday. However fate would have it so that I wind up driving myself that day and that I had a chance to get off half an hour early so I booked it straight to the place!
I get there and the ad wasn't a trick. The place was pretty damn nice. Clean and rather modern looking. Even some sort of computerized bar to browse tattoos! I was already impressed and I'd just walked in the door. The woman running the counter was covered and tattoos and piercings, and had a demeanor as sweet as sugar. Something about that combo in people always really amuses me in a big way. I asked her if it was too late to get a PA and she said that Justin was still there and then the owner piped up, asked if I was the guy emailing and said he was expecting me to pop up tomorrow. Again really friendly, and I was in luck as they had another guy waiting to get something done bellow the belt!
I was told that after Justin finished the tattoo he was working on and took care of the other guy they'd get to me so I took a seat on a couch in the waiting area in front of a big screen TV. I called up a friend and started to talk about what I was up to and his day, when I was already called back to get it done, caught off guard! I didn't even realize I'd hung up on my friend!
I signed the ominous paperwork and paid $70 for the piercing. (Technically $73, small credit fee!) It was too late to back out now! I was nervous and it was noticeable. The lady at the counter asked me if I was alright, noticing the shaking. I said I was "a little nervous" and she just smiled. Justin said something to the effect of "As long as you're still for me that's fine!" With that I followed him behind a thick curtain into a very clean room.
Right away it was off with the pants. I got over my modesty rather quickly and found myself sitting in a doctor-style chair with my cock hanging out. Like I've read in other accounts, it was like the damn thing knew and was trying to hide. I'm not exactly small but I don't think I could've convinced anyone of that right then!
He took out the tools he'd been using out of sterile packaging and marked the spot. Warned me to breath with the tube he'd be inserting and let me say this! The pain and discomfort of the tube is what dominated the entire experience. I felt the needle, but the tube practically masked the brief pain it entailed.
However then the story gets a little interesting. I'm sitting there in a slight daze over the experience, and I hear "That's not good." The amazing thing is that I didn't freak or panic. He said he'd accidentally used a slightly larger needle than intended and that it'd be best to go up a gauge. I'd settled on a 10 gauge but I was tempted to go with 8. So now I was definitely getting an 8! He had me hold a paper towel to my cock to keep it from bleeding while he grabbed what he needed to stretch it up quick to a full 8 and the new circular barbel. Kept commenting on how he was glad I wasn't freaking out, and also surprised I wasn't bleeding too much when all was said and done.
After that I was given time to pull myself together, and pull my pants up. Thanked the guy and made my way out. The owner asked me how I was as I was heading to my car, said I was fine and made my way home. Stopped and called my friend on the way there, talked for a bit and resumed on.
I didn't bleed too badly. Now I bled quite a bit, and here I am two days later still bleeding a bit but over all it's been manageable. No where near the horror stories I've read. I've slept with a towel under my crotch region and only made a small blood stain the first night. The second I woke up with my piss slit sealed with blood but that was painlessly taken care of with a quick soak before pissing! I've been rather tender after wards but the after pain's where the PA's actually easier than the tongue I think! Bloody mess but not that painful. The spot where the tube was inserted was sore much like from a catheter and that only lasted the first day and a half.
Looking forward to healing up all the way! So far I'm incredibly satisfied with the look and glad I went through with it finally!