I've always been intrigued by the thought of genital piercing. I started off about 18 months ago with a 12-gauge frenum... It was simple enough. It didn't hurt anymore than any other piercing I have, and I had no problems at all with healing it. I took it out about 5 months after I got it because of someone I was dating at the time (stupid, I know), and have wanted something to replace it ever since.
At A Glance Author Cory Contact Cory@bme.anon When Six months ago Artist Tony Oddo Studio 454 Tattoo Location Encinitas, CA So I did a bunch of research both online, and talking to friends, and [kind of] settled on a PA. I say kind of because, ultimately, I wasn't sure if I would actually go through with it or not. I was pretty good friends with my piercer at the time, Tony, so of course I got the added "pressure" of him telling me not to back out after I told him I wanted one. However, he was also pretty good about fielding all of my questions about the healing process, the actual procedure, and, of course, the pain. He told me, very honestly, that his hurt quite a bit, but that it was worth it in the end (they always are). So we setup an appointment for that evening so that I would have time to go get some food, change into more comfortable clothing, and start to prepare myself for it.
The whole time I was getting ready, I was nervous about it. Probably because I had thought about it for so long and had, inadvertently psyched myself up so much (although Tony's story didn't help to calm my nerves). It wasn't that I didn't trust Tony, or even that I would have any complications with it. I guess in my mind it just looks like a painful piercing.
I picked up my friend Mindy on my way to the studio, and when we arrived, had only a short wait before Tony took us into the piercing room and pulled the drape. After asking whether or not I planned to stretch, and examining the area, we decided on a 6-gauge CBR, with the actual piercing happening at 8-gauge. Tony said the stretch from 8 to 6 would help to limit the bleeding. At this point, I was actually more worried about the stretch than the piercing. He marked it, I liked it, and Mindy said it looked good as well. Tony told me, as usual, to start taking deep breaths and mentally prepare for the procedure.
I didn't realize until then how intimidating an 8-gauge needle can be when you know that it is going to make a hole in your penis. As soon as I saw it, my grip on the chair tightened, my heartbeat shot up, and I lost my focus. Big mistake.
Tony went ahead and put the receiving tube in, which was definitely uncomfortable, but not necessarily painful. It didn't feel good though, that's for sure. Tony gave the usual speech and I tried to regain control of my focus and went back to taking deep breaths. I felt my pulse slow down a little bit, and foolishly began to think that this piercing was going to be a piece of cake.
I was wrong. On the third breath in, Tony said he was going to pierce me when I started to exhale. I exhaled, and then felt like I got hit with a Mack truck. My entire body tensed up, my toes curled, and I involuntarily screamed. I felt this almost primal reaction take over me. My pulse shot through the roof, and what, in reality, probably took less than 5 seconds felt like 5 minutes. When the actual piercing was over with, Tony gave me a hard time about being "such a wuss", probably in order to distract me.
He told me that he was now going to put in the jewelry. I had totally forgotten that this part required stretching... It was actually nowhere near as bad as the piercing. It was slightly more uncomfortable than the receiving tube, but not anywhere near as bad as I was expecting.
Finally, the jewelry was in, I was all wrapped up incase of "leakage", and that was it. The next few weeks were definitely interesting. I didn't realize how much it would hurt to pee for the first few days. It took me (more appropriately, my body) to get used to having the jewelry there, and I did have to sit when I peed for the first few times.
I bled off and on for a little under a week, but it was not enough to cause any worry. After about 3 weeks, I felt comfortable enough with the piercing to have sex, and let me say that the pain was definitely worth it. Aside from the aesthetic qualities that a PA carries, the physical enhancements are just amazing.