At A Glance Author Juli Contact xxxMidnitexx@aol.com IAM Juli When A year ago Artist Andy...I think Studio Retroactive Location St. Peters Missouri I had been wanting a piercing for a really long time. I have been a needle freak since I received my first shot as a little kid and my parents weren't to pleased. But when I turned 16 my Mom said as long as I was passing all my classes it was ok with her to get something pierced. Unfortunately we didn't have the same last name (Since my parent's divorced and my Mom was remarried, she changed her name). So I was stuck trying to persuade my Dad to let me do this. He finally gave in after pulling the "I hate you". "If you loved me you would let me do this". And lastly the "I can always take it out" Statements.
My friend that had her tongue pierced referred me to this place called Retroactive. But I was in and out of there buying other things. Considering they sold things too (It's a head shop more less..my Dad seemed to like it) She told me it was a good clean place. So my Dad finally took me up there to do the deed. I wasn't nervous until we started filling out the paper work and I started to shake really bad and felt a really anxious and pumped up, ready to get this done and over with. Finally my piercer took me into the back and I hopped up on the bed. My piercer was really awesome. Trying as hard as he could to make me feel not so nervous, telling me jokes and making cracks about how some people who come into there shop are so scared they wimp out before he even pulls out the needle. It was really great. Anyway he pulled out to packets with sterol barbells in them, since I told him that I had wanted a barbell and not a hoop. And he asked me "Small ball or big balls?" I laughed pervertedley and said "Humm...Toooo big of balls freak me out a little so lets go with the small balls." He laughed and said I looked like a small balled type of chick. Then It was time to get down to bizness. He stood in-between my legs getting as close to the target as possible and marked two small dots where he would insert the needle and where it would come out. He brought out a mirror and asked me if it all looked ok. I was so nervous I didn't even really check I just wanted to get it done, prolonging it was getting me all goofy and agitated. I said everything looked great and to poke me! he laughed and finally dabbed a little numbing gel on my brow and we waited a few minutes then finally he said it was time. I got so excited I couldn't stop smiling. One again he stood between my legs and told me to close my eyes and take a deep breath, and on the count of three he would "Poke me" so try not to flinch. He put the needle through and told me not to open my eyes that he was going to get the jewelry in. He placed the barbell in the whole a "\Ãw€ë nd was trying to screw on the ball on the upper lid. But he couldn't seem the get it! He dropped it in-between my legs "coincidentally" then reached in and got it! we just kinda laughed it off and proceeded with the piercing. He finally got it screwed on. He told me it looked great, and I was so friggen excited I hopped off the bed and fell!! landing right on my butt..I was so embarrassed. He helped me up asking me if I was ok. I told him I was fine then proceeded to run over to the mirror and stared at my beautiful new piece of art.
I loved it!! It was great,And seriously didn't hurt one bit, and im not just saying that trying to be all brave. But I had this really bad feeling that something bad was going to happen before I even went into the place. So I was more nervous and concerned about that more then anything else. But I brushed it off and paid the lady at the desk and my dad tipped my piercer and I said thanks and that I would be back very soon for something new.
My dad hated it! He wouldn't even look at me, told me to promise him not to tell anyone that HE had taken me to get it done. We went out to dinner and what not and when I got home before I went to bed I cleaned it with the antibacterial soap my piercer had given me and did everything I was told to do. I woke up at 4am with my eye swelled almost completely shut. I was so mad but figured it was just soposed to be like that. They gave me a sheet of paper saying what would most likely happen and what to do. SO I iced it and the swelling went down a bit. But it was bad. I waited about 2-3 weeks until my Mom said she wanted me to take it out. It looked horrible. My eye was swollen. My skin had tightened up on the whole upper left side of my face and was like scales. I could literally peal layers of my skin off. It was so bad my dad wanted to take me to the hospital. But I refused to go, and refused to take out my piercing. I was determined to keep it. But it was so bad I thought I was going to have stretch marks on my face. Finally my Mom told me that I HAD to take it out one day after skool. So I did and puss poured from the holes. I was so pissed off. My dad told me I should have called the piercer and told him what happened. But I didn't find that necessary.
Come to find out after my eyebrow had closed up that I was allergic to the medication I was soposed to be cleaning it with!!!And that if i would have called up the piercing place they would have refunded my money and re pierced me for free!!
I was depressed for months until I finally I got so pissed one night I pierced my own nose. And it turned out great! That was at the end of the skool year last year and I still have it. everything is dandy. But im looked forward to getting my lip and rook pierced soon. But be very careful about what you clean you're piercing with.