So. I had only decided to get a vertical hood piercing about a month before I did it, which is the shortest time I've ever waited before getting a piercing I wanted. But I did a lot of research, talked to a lot of people, thought the pictures online were pretty, heard the rumors that it makes you orgasm more easily/better (sometimes even when you're not actually having sex- such as, like, when you're walking upstairs) and it generally felt like a really good decision, so I decided to go for it. I had just turned nineteen at the time.
At A Glance Author thewayigroove Contact thewayigroove@bme.anon When A year ago Artist Erin Duff Studio Chameleon Tattoo + Piercing Location Cambridge, Massachusetts I usually bring someone with me when I'm getting pierced, but I had broken up with my girlfriend a month before and was still single, and I didn't really feel comfortable bringing any of my friends with me for this particular piercing, so I just went to the parlor alone. While I was in the waiting room, I started talking to some girl who had just gotten a tattoo (I think on her face, if I remember correctly...) and I told her what I was getting done, and she said she had always wanted it. I asked her if she wanted to watch and she did, so when I went into the room, she came with me.
Once I was in the room, the first thing that happened was me asking about the pain. Erin, the piercer, said she had had the same piercing and it wasn't bad, and I believed her. Also, my extremely low pain tolerance has never seemed to carry over to the pain from my piercings and tattoos. Still, though, it's kind of a scary concept, so I was still pretty freaked out. We made small talk while Erin got things ready.
When she was all set, I laid down on the table, spread eagle, with Erin between my legs, Ob-gyn style. It's always intimidating sitting in that position, and it kind of didn't help with my anxiety about the whole thing. The girl who was watching sat next to me, and there was a mirror behind Erin so the two of us could see what was going on. Erin showed me the needle, which I think was a 14 or 12g, and told me my hood was somehow- I don't remember how- relatively conducive to being pierced. Then, it was time, and I made the girl I has just met with the tattoo on her face hold my hand.
At this point, I was legitimately scared, but I also got that kind of adrenaline (or whatever it is) rush that I tend to get before being pierced. I had watched in the mirror while everything was being prepared, which definitely made me nervous, but when Erin told me to take three deep breaths I just closed my eyes right away and squeezed that girls' hand hard. The actual piercing lasted for about two seconds and honestly, it was painful, but not as bad as I expected. It was more painful because it had to go through some relatively thick skin rather than because of the area. It really was legitimately scary though. Erin told me I did a good job as soon as it was over, and I kind of started laughing from nervouseness while Erin screwed on the balls.
I was psyched when I stood up to look at it. Of course, I got all concerned that it was off-center/sticking out too much/etc. etc. like I always do after I get pierced, but honestly, she did a good job. We left the room, and I was all ready to start having spontaneous orgasms like in the stories I'd heard.
It was pretty- I never ended up changing the jewelry from the jewelry I got pierced with. But the spontaneous/not-spontaneous-but-earth-shattering orgasms didn't happen. For the next five months I was only having (not great) sex with guys and the piercing really didn't make much of a difference, and then I ended up getting back with my girlfriend and it kind of just got in the way. So I decided to take it out.
It's been about a year now since I've had it out, and the hole it left is significant- like, the hole is as big as it was when the jewelry was actually in it- but I don't notice it at all unless I'm actively looking for it. Also, I doubt I could get anything back in there. I haven't tried, but I've heard the hood heals pretty quickly, and I also don't want to re-open it if it's closed.
I want to get a Christina now, but my girlfriend didn't like the feeling, look, or impact on our sex life the vertical hood had, and so doesn't want me to get the Christina. I'm leaning more and more towards surprising her though. :)