I like many others have my own holes. Be they put there by some infinite being or by my or others hand. My newest holes came because of my vacation. I had two weeks holiday due to me from work. This year I was determined unlike years past to go somewhere. Although I did go to Shilo in November for a week, I had not left my small isolated town since then. Therefore, I managed to find an airline seat sale so for the low, low price of $800 so I could fly from Ft. Nelson, BC to Winnipeg, MB. The growing anticipation was killing me until Saturday June 18th finally came and I was ready to get on the plane. So let us fast forward through the thirteen hours spent in planes and airports. (If my friend thinks I do not love her after that, she is sadly mistaken) I had arrived.
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Kellie and Steve promptly arrived a whole two hours late as usual, if Kellie ever arrives early I am going to have a heart attack. Nevertheless, we drive from Winnipeg to Shilo. My first day there was rather uneventful. You know the standard second-degree sunburn, attempting to break my ankle, standard holiday adventures for me. On Sunday Kellie and I were both miserable, as that is how sunstroke usually makes you feel. Alas, we could not do a whole lot because Kellie's car was broken. Therefore, we continued just to melt on the sofa for the rest of the evening.
Monday rolls around and Kellie tells me that our friend John has to go to Adam's Body Art to finalize his tattoo plans, and that we should go along with him because I would have ended up there eventually that week.. I was ecstatic! I had not been to see Adam since November and I had a few piercing plans, including the larger stretching of my lobes but that story is for a different time. But I had also decided that I was going to get both of my nipples pierced. I had just gotten out of a five-year relationship and because he despised pierced nipples I never went and got them done, though I wanted them badly. I typically share my need to get new mods with the people I care about because I really do not want to offend them by not telling them what is going on with me. However, my nipples were all about me and no one else. I am terribly excited and though Kellie could sense my growing excitement, I could not tell her why. I always share everything with Kellie; most of the majo r things in my life have involved her. But with her being recently married, we are trying to separate our lives a little bit.
Finally, John arrived at Kellies and we set of for Adams. Adam was busy and we had to wait. So, John went of to speak to Scott the tattoo artist and Kellie and I waited. Adam did not even require me to make an appointment because Kellie had told him earlier in the week that I would be in Brandon and that he was the first person that I wanted to see. So, Adam assumed that I was there to have my lobes stretched further. So he took me in the piercing room and sat me on the table. While we were waiting for the autoclave, we had our standard discussion which is usually about our non-modded friends our non-modded loved ones etc... I explained to Adam that I wanted to get my nipples pierced. Adam was willing to do it. He had me fill out the appropriate forms while he went to get the materials ready. The autoclave seemed to take forever. Finally, everything was done. Adam had me remove my top and stand straight. He carefully marked the appropriate placement. Though I trust Adam compl etely I still double-check the placement, just in case. Adam had me lie down on the table.
So, I am lying on the table feeling completely exposed to the world even though I was in the closed piercing room. I relaxed completely, and waited for Adam to ask me to breath. One of the great things about Adam's is that there is usually loud punk music playing which helps to relax me. Adam assured me that if I needed to scream people would not be bothered. I just laughed because the last time he pierced me I offered to scream just to keep up appearances. I have a high pain tolerance from all my years of Chemotherapy when I was a kid. So, Adam tells me that he will pierce on the third breath. So, I take my first big breath in and exhale and then BAM! The needle is through! I think Adam might have forgotten how to count. I exclaim hey! That was not three breaths. Adam apologized. It is not that it hurt, but it caught me by surprise. Adam asked me if I was all right. "Yes" I said, "I am fine." So came the time for the other side. Adam had me breathe three big breaths and Wow! The other needle was through. I relaxed and Adam quickly put in the 14g CBRs. Usually I bleed a little after every piercing but I was lucky there was not any blood at all. Adam had me re-dress while he was gathering everything for the lobe stretching.
After I was all done Adam went through the aftercare instructions again and made sure that I was completely clear on the healing process. Adam had me come up to the till and pay, giving me and amazing deal as usual and great service as usual. Healing was simple; the hardest part was not touching them for 6 weeks. Unfortunately, I did not manage to do that. But, they healed really well and I never have had problems with them, occasionally I will have a crusty substance on them. But salt-water soaks gets rid of that. I have since changed to 14g 7/16" red acrylic Bent barbells. My best advice would be however, to leave them alone for the 6 weeks that you are told.