It was a few days after my twentieth birthday when a few of my girlfriends and I went to a house party my friend Jase was throwing. Jase has been doing piercing as well as some tattoo work for over six years and on many occasions would do "piercing parties" at his apartment. These parties of his were pretty big hits with the local college students since I live in a college town.
At A Glance Author hoodiegirl When Two years ago Artist Jase Wagner Studio Friend Location Took place at a friends house who is a professional piercer At the time the only piercing I had were my ear lobes. I always liked piercing and tattoo's, but I never got enough courage to get anything done. While at this house party Jase invited me to one of his "piercing parties." I wasn't too interested in going but a few of my friends persuaded me to go and check it out. I spent a good two or three hours sitting around watching others get pierced. Most got their eyebrows, navel, tongue and lip. One brave guy got a prince albert that night, sadly I wasn't around to watch because he wanted to be in a private setting.
One of the piercings I've always been curious about is a hood piercing. I had only seen pictures and heard horror stories about how painful and uncomfortable it was to have done. I told Jase about my interest in hood piercings and he gladly educated me on the process. Then he asked me if I was interested in getting one. I had no plans on it, but my friends were telling me to go ahead and live a little. I caved in, I had been wanting to get my hood pierced, I just never did.
Jase does all female genital piercing in private, he set up in a bedroom and I brought my best friend along with me for support and a hand to hold. I knew I would be in for extreme pain! He was very professional and walked me through everything. Not once did I feel uncomfortable being nude from the waste down. He prepped the area and honestly the worst part of the entire thing was the waiting. I was very anxious because I didn't know what to expect. I laid there spread eagle and the only thing I could think of was "What if he slips and hits something he shouldn't." Before he started anything I sat straight up and told him I couldn't go through with it. I was scared to death, I kept telling him "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I can't do this, I'm sorry you set up but I can't do it." They both reassured me I would be fine, I'll admit I wasn't too sure about it. But I calmed down and we proceeded until I started to freak out again.
I started to scare myself and freak out, I broke out into a cold sweat and had to tell him to stop because I was starting to panic. Looking back on it now I just laugh, because I freaked out over nothing. The pain was bearable, nothing extreme at all. A sharp prick and a bit of burning, he finished up and I just laid there thinking to myself "That's it, what was I so freaked out about!"
He cleaned up and it was over with. I was very sore for a few days and I looked a bit goofy because I was walking like I had a stick up my bum. I had very little bleeding that only lasted for a few hours. Peeing was painful, it burned as if I had a bad urinary tract infection but that too didn't last very long. Three weeks after getting it done I went back to having intercourse and never had an issue since. Just remember to keep the area clean at all times!
I love my piercing. I love it even more knowing that only Jase, my best friend and I know about it. It's something special, it's my little secret that nobody knows about. Unlike an ear piercing or lip ring that people can see, this is something only those I chose to share it with will ever know about or see. I feel so accomplished because I did something I never thought I would or could do. To anyone considering getting their hood pierced, don't be embarrassed about being nude or be afraid of the pain. I think 99% of it was all in my head, I'm sure child birth is much worse then getting your hood pierced. Does it hurt, yes it does. It's it awkward, sure. I would never in a million years do it again, ever. But it was so worth every second of pain and burning. It's something I'll always have with me and I'll never forget. Remember, pain is temporary but pride lasts forever.