There have been a lot of piercings over the past few years that I told myself I honestly wouldn't get. First, it was my tongue. Then, my nipples. And the kicker... a genital piercing. Even when I had gotten all the others done, I still told myself I would never tread into that realm.
At A Glance Author sothis Contact sothis@bme.anon IAM sothis When A month ago Artist Rion Studio Apocalypse Location Seattle, WA That changed about six months ago, when I decided to get a vertical hood piercing. The only pictures of it I had seen were on this site, and to be honest, a lot of them are really nasty looking. I ended up seeing a picture in the shop that I go to, and it was beautiful. Hence I was convinced. While getting pierced, however, I did tell Rion that that would be my only genital piercing. Wrong.
Rion had told me at the time, that I should really consider a triangle piercing if I ever wanted to get another one "down there". I guess that triangle piercings are rather uncommon, because your anatomy has to be set up the right way for it to fit well, etc. And according to him, I had the best anatomy he had seen for it in a long time. That statement stewed inside my head for a few months, and finally I realized how neat it would look, so I made an appointment at the shop.
My idea was to have the top vertical hood barbell ball showing, and then a ball showing on each side of the labia from the circular barbell, like a cross pattern. I am not a big fan of rings, so that is what I had in mind.
I must say, that this was the most nervous I have ever been for a piercing. This was #24 of all the times I have been pierced, but I was still scared because of the area it was in. It is rather deep, and I have read from experiences online and from Rion himself that this was definitely a "more extreme" piercing than the hood.
So I came to the shop, ready for pain. I took my friend with me to hold my stomach down, since my back had arched up for my hood piercing because I wasn't ready for the different kind of pain it is down there. And I definitely didn't want to play a part in messing this up. Rion took me to the back room, asked if his apprentice could watch, I said it was alright (I have no shame... heh). He spent a lot of time getting ready.. checking the location of the clitoral nerve, lightly marking things, and also showing his apprentice what he was doing, while I am laying on the table with my legs out like I am in the gynecologist's office. It definitely was an amusing sight. All the while, I am getting very nervous and shaky, in anticipation.
When it came time to act, Rion told me about what he would be doing. He had a very light set of forceps that he would use to help with the piercing, although I didn't mind them. They weren't painful like some of my other piercings have been. My nervousness caught up with me, and I had to wait a few minutes before I could go through with it, breathing deeply the whole time. Finally, I decided that it probably wasn't going to get any better, so I said go for it.
Honestly, it didn't hurt at all like I would have thought. I had a friend there holding down my midsection, because when I got my vertical hood piercing, my back had arched up off the table. I think maybe that had happened because I wasn't expecting the kind of pain it is... it isn't really.. that painful, just different. It was done very fast, and the jewelry didn't hurt getting put in, although while he was moving it around I did feel a strange sensation.
Afterwards, it didn't hurt much. But the next day and following days, I could definitely tell it was there. With my hood piercing, I never felt it unless I had bent down to tie my shoe, and even then, it wasn't that uncomfortable. Not with the hood piercing. I couldn't walk up stairs easily, cross my legs, or move anything around there that would make my clothes rub on it at all (which was basically everything). Doing so was not pleasant. It hurt. I'm sure people were very amused watching me walk up stairs on campus, considering I looked like I had just gotten off of a horse!
It has been just three weeks or so, and I don't feel it at all anymore. I don't really have a boyfriend or even a fling, so I can't comment per say on if stimulation is increased. All I know is it is very beautiful, and I love it!