"Christmas vacation-I'm determined this time!" For quite a long time, I had been wishing for a snug..I'd been wishing for it before I knew I could actually have it done, before I knew it's name. While cruising around BME, my attention was immediately directed towards the ear piercing section labeled cutely "snug". Ah hah, I found it. The more I looked at it, the more attractive it became. Then I made my decision, I was going to get this done. It wasn't settled right then though, the next stage was the inner debate, weighing pros and cons and all that fun stuff. I've made too many bad decisions that I should have thought through. I read many of the experiences and well...the overall opinion wasn't positive. I didn't want this to affect my decision entirely but it wasn't exactly encouraging. After reading the stories repeatedly I began noticing a similarity in almost each one, even the negative, and that was that they said it was worth it or that their bad experience shouldn't discourage me from doing it. I was right to be cautious but in no way ready to just forget about my potential snug.
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon When A week ago Christmas was getting closer so I told my mother about what I wanted. We don't celebrate Christmas anymore but the relatives will give me about $50 to splurge. This was most definitely what I wanted. Unfortunately, I never seemed to have any time to spare and school was going to restart soon. It had to be now. On Sunday as mother was about to drop me off at my boyfriend's, I asked if I could do it today. She promised we'd do it tomorrow. I became nervous, I'm not sure why. The pros and cons bouncing around in my brain wasn't exactly relaxing either. Soon enough Monday morning came. I awoke feeling daring and saucy. I called my mom and she informed me that my friend wanted to come with me. This was enormously uplifting to me. She always makes me laugh and makes everything seem a little less serious. As well as my boyfriend. I was finally ready.
I entered the shop, my confidence restored despite the warnings and the repetitive "Are you sure you want to do this?". I was ready and willing. My mother and I signed a form and I handed the counter guy $30. At first he was a bit confused as to what exactly it was that I was asking for, once he understood he grimaced a bit at the thought and said,"That's not gonna feel pretty." Again with the "are you sure" treatment. I rolled my eyes yet again,"yes!"I insisted. We had to wait for the piercer to show up. He finally did and I was lead to the room in the back. I laid down on the bed. My boyfriend, being the sweetheart he is asked if he could hold my hand. The piercer said apologetically that he couldn't allow it and that he and my friend should stay behind the line in case I passed out or something. I laughed a little about how concerned everyone was. He preceded to clean my ear and mark where I wanted my snug placed. I chose my left ear because I've never had problems with infection in it, my right ear is a different story. He was pressed for time and I was satisfied enough with his placement so I said it was fine. I laid back down and immediately gripped the side of the bed, tensing my every muscle. He told me to relax and then there was a sharp pinching and pressure,I gasped slightly and closed my eyes. There was a one second pause and he shoved the needle all the way in. My whole face got very hot and I knew it must be very red. Numbness..and then it was over.
This was no where near as painful as what I'd heard, in an odd way it was rather pleasant. I approached the mirror and was surprised but thrilled. I expected a barbell but there was a ring instead. It was beautiful. "That wasn't that bad!" I teased for the next few hours. It was a wonderful day. Needless to say there is unbearable pain after a few hours. It began to hurt just turning my head or making facial expressions. I cleaned it using a very mild ear cleansing fluid, 3 times a day. it's going on 2 weeks now and it doesn't hurt nor has it gotten infected. It's awfully crusty though(gross I know) but it's healing nicely. I take very good care of it and will continue until it heals. A word of advice if you're considering this piercing-GO FOR IT! It's most definitely worth it, just make sure you constantly keep it clean and try not to sleep on it. This was a great experience for me and I am quite proud of my snug.