It was about time!!!

At A Glance Author Chanti Contact chantelle_benware@usa.net Artist Um...I don't know. Studio Alchemistress Location Potsdam, NY

It was about time.....I'd wanted my tongue pierced for three years and it was tough trying to get it done seeing how I'm now only 17... and my parents and my B/F(Matt) weren't for it. So I worked on my parents for about a year...and FINALLY my dad gave in(my parents are separated). We made plans for Saturday the 16th of October.. I was really excited but Matt wasn't too happy. My best friend Jess wasn't gonna be around and Matt wouldn't go with me ... so my friend Paul(who has his tongue pierced)said he'd go with me! Well I called the place and it was gonna cost $40(which I had managed to save) and they said they'd be open at 10 a.m...... Well saturday rolls along I call them and they're not open and say they won't be open till 12.. no prob, So Paul comes and gets me and we head to dads. Get to dads and me, paul, dad and his g/f head to Alchemistress. Get there and the place is still closed ggggrrrrrrr.....I was so pissed off....So we went back home and went to Matt's football game. Well I called after the game and they were open said they didn't open till 1 'cause of difficulties or something like that. So Me and Matt went to dads that night at about 8 p.m. and dad decided he'd bring me then.... Matt didn't want to go so he stayed at dads. Me dad and his g/f go to Alchemistress. I'm nervous as hell... I get there and I tell the lady at the counter that I want my tongue pierced....She says ok.. and this guy comes out and me and dads g/f head in the back room, I sit in this chair type thingy and he tells me what he's gonna be doing.. he has me gargle.. yucky... it tasted like shit.. anyways I spit out the mouthwash and he tells me to stick out my tounge.. so I do.. he gets the clamps ready and puts them on... no problem they didn't hurt at all.... meanwhile I'm holding onto the chair 'cause I'm nervous, he tells me I can close my eyes or leave them open. he asks me if I want to know when he's putting the needle in and I told him no.. I close my eyes and I feel a little pinch.. and I opened up my eyes and the needle was in my tongue . He butts the barbell to the end of the needle and puts it through and tries to put on the bottom ball... but I was drewling so much that he dropped it ... I was trying not to laugh... he got another one and screwed that on. Then he told me to put my tongue in my mouth and at first it felt weird and I didnt' know what to do. Anyways I gargle again and then he tells me all that good stuff about cleaning and stuff I pay and leave.

Day 2: It's a little sore when I woke up.. eating cam optional. but i can manage to eat some stuff... talking is funny I have a lisp but it's all good. Not too swollen yet. And I gargle like 24/7. But I'm liking it already.

Day 3: I'm showing everone my tongue.. still not swollen.. still have the lisp.. and eating is really hard 'cause I don't want to bite the barbell.

Day 4: I'm eating at night and it ripped a little it didn't hurt but it bled and it ws kinda yucky. Still a little sore. I'm drinking lots of water. And garglin everytime anything but water touches my mouth.

Day 5: I bleed again like 3 times.. and I'm a little worried but I figured I'd wait and see what hapened.

Day 6: It bled again a few times now i talk to my friends that have theirs done and a few say don't worry. So I don't. Oh yeah it's a lil' swollen but barely enought to tell.

Day 7: I'm all good. Stopped bleeding and not really sore. Lisp is gone and I can eat now.

Well today it's been about 2 weeks and I love my tongue I play with it all the time and I'm about ready to change the barbell to a shorter one. I suggest to anyone who is thinking about getting their tongue pierced DO IT you'll love it. But if you're gonna do it make sure you take care of it. And have fun with it. Oh yeah my b/f is kinda over it now and so's my mom.

Take care and E-mail me if ya want to I'll write back to ya.