Okay so I got it in my head that I wanted a piercing. I wasn't quite sure what, but I eventually settled on having my tongue done. Well, I got a big N-O from papa so I researched again. I kept coming across the idea of having my nipples pierced. I have always thought that they look wonderful on females, but I was afraid of the pain. The thought of pain was so intense that I had already put them out of my mind, until then, when I seriously considered getting them done.
At A Glance Author Angry Princess Contact Angry Princess@bme.anon When Three months ago Artist Can't Remember Studio Iron Tongue Location Calgary I researched and researched and talked to many girls and guys who had had their nipples pierced gathering all the information on healing, pain, infection, etc. Most stories were radically different. One girl told me that she actually enjoyed the piercing and another told me it was quite painful. Armed with various experiences as told by others I felt I was ready to finally commit.
I made the appointment for two days before my 19th birthday at Iron Tongue. I had been looking around studios in town and was reluctant to pick one. In one instance I went in to inquire about prices and piercers and the actual piercer looked about 12 and was very rude and stand-offish. I was immediately turned off and continued to search. I finally found a woman who was extremely friendly and, even better, knowledgeable. She repeated to me everything I had learned with my research and more. I committed.
Now, the day of my piercing I had an ultrasound in the morning. For anyone who has had one of these exams you understand that you are not allowed to eat for a certain period of time before the exam, so I went to get pierced on an empty stomach (BIG mistake, I like to think that I am a smart girl, but sometimes I don't know).
I went in and she had me sit on a chair in a tiny piercing studio. I was very nervous and she was helping me calm down and was explaining to me what she was doing while she was doing it. She explained to me that she would pierce the first one and that if I felt that I couldn't go on to pierce the second one it was okay. I was asked to choose which nipple I would prefer to have pierced and as I thought having only one was not an option, I just picked my left for picking sake.
I watched her clamp my nipple and it hurt. I was very vocal about this and I'm sure it was unappreciated, but she was very graceful and calmly talked me through. I don't really remember what she said because the needle went through and it hurt! I didn't scream out loud or anything, but boy it hurt. Once the ring was put in it dulled down to a burning sensation, which was bearable.
She asked if I was prepared to continue with the second. I gripped the sides of the seat and said "Yes". She clamped the other nipple which hurt even more than the first, and again I was very vocal. She pushed the needle through again and this time it hurt even more than the first. I've heard that the second nipple you pierce always hurts more than the first, but I figured because the first hurt so much that this one would be the same. I sat there saying, "Ow, OUCH, Ow, OUCH" But it was done. The rings were in and I was pierced. I distinctly remember reading the sticker on her mirror that said "Guess where I'm pierced?" over and over again to occupy my mind.
I stood up to look in the mirror at my new jewels when I suddenly didn't feel so good. I thought it was bearable but it go worse and I expressed this to her. She had me sit down again and she reclined the chair so I was lying down. For about the next couple of minutes I felt worse and worse. I was beginning to regret getting them done. My vision went all fuzzy and everything went black. When I came too a few seconds (minutes, I don't know) later she was holding a damp cloth over my head. I explained to her that I hadn't had anything to eat and she also told me that the adrenaline rush combined with the lack of food was probably the cause. I was mortified, I mean, I thought I was pretty tough, yet I pass out for two little needles.
Well, it's been about three months now and they have healed up wonderfully. Much better than my belly button, put I figure it's because I fiddle around with them less than I did my bellybutton ring. They look great and I feel so exotic with them. I would go through the pain and passing out again for these babies. I feel I kind of earned them, going through all that. I also went for the piercing at a changing stage in my life and I feel they are significant to me in that way as well. To anyone thinking of getting their nipples pierced, please do. All of my ultra conservative friends even loved them after seeing them. They are so worth it!