After having problems with rejection twice on my left nipple, I never thought I'd get it (let alone both) pierced again. I had used a 14 gauge needle and 14 jewellery both times, and I don't have very large breasts so I never really thought migration would be an issue. Well it was, and it wasn't fun!!
At A Glance Author pierced Contact pierced@bme.anon When Three months ago Artist Ian Miller Studio Perfect Image Location Wasaga Beach, ON It's the middle of the summer, I've been working at Perfect Image in Wasaga Beach, Ontario for about a month. I was placing new jewellery in the show cases when I came across a pair of 10 gauge surgical stainless steel horseshoes. I immidietly thought of my nipples, although I have small breasts, I have big nipples and I knew that I could pierce them at a nice size gauge! I called over the piercer (Ian) and I asked him if he would do them, he was hesitant at first but after taking him in the piercing room and showing him my nipples, he wanted to go bigger. I was pretty nervous at the thought of 10 gauge needles going through my nipples one after the other, let alone any other sizes above it! I was sticking with my initial thought of 10 gauge horseshoes. Ian checked in his room to see if he had 10 gauge needles, with my luck, he only had 8 gauges!!!
I wanted to wait until he ordered more needles but things didn't seem too promising. I decided to look for some 8 gauge rings in the showcases and of coarse they were laying there, a pair of 8 gauge surgical stainless steel captive bead rings! Examining them carefully, looking at the thickness with butterflies in my stomach. I finally came to the decision that I was getting my nipples pierced with these huge hunks of surgical steel. After talking things over with the boss, and getting the jewellery for a price I couldn't refuse, I gave the two rings to Ian and told him to sterilize them.
The next morning I came to work with coffee for everyone, a smile on my face and butterflies in my stomach. The anxiety was killing me. Of coarse I had to wait for Ian to clean and disinfect his piercing room. After everything was spotless, we still had to wait for the floor to dry. I was so excited and nervous at the same time, I had gone through this process so many times I can't even count them. I've had nearly everything pierced, and stretched, I've pierced things on myself, I've pierced many other people but never had I gotten a large gauge piercing, through my nipples at that! I could already picture my nipples with 8 gauge stainless steel rings through them, the anxiety grew even stronger. Next thing I knew Ian had already set up the tray and he was calling me in the room. The time had finnally come, with 1 hour to spare before I was schedualed to start work!
I walked into the room that I had walked in countless times to give Ian release forms for piercings, other people getting pierced! This time was different, I walked in with a nervous feeling in my stomach, a feeling I hadn't felt in a while. I sat down in the chair and looked at those needles, wow those were big needles. Ian asked me to stand up so that he could mark them, I stood up, took off my shirt, put my hands to my side, looked straight ahead and took a deep breath.
Ian knew I was nervous and told me to relax. He marked my nipples, perfect, next step, clamping. I knew that would be the most uncomfortable part, but I stayed calm. Ian clamped my left nipple first since it was already pierced twice, meaning there was a lot of scar tissue therefore the more painful of the two. Once the clamp was centered, Ian grabbed the needle told me to breath then pushed the needle through. Fuck what a rush!! Totally didn't hurt nearly as much as I expected. Now, following through with the ring, a little pressure, but nothing major. Wow, that wasn't too bad, I can do the second one no problem. Round 2. Ian clamped my right nipple, once again centered, perfect, next step, the needle. He grabbed the needle, told me to breath and for the second time pushed that 8 gauge needle through my nipple. Wow that one hurt more than the first! I knew it would, the second one always hurts more. No big deal, it's almost over, just following through with th e second ring and then it's over. I took a deep breath and he followed through, no problem, done!
I stood up to take a look in the mirror, perfect, centered, even, beautiful. I loved them, I guess all the action got to me because I started to feel a little hot and light headed. I sat down, drank some water, felt fine. I got up a second time, here we go again, the heat came and I finally decided to put my shirt back on and relax. Ian was helping me, holding the paper towel to make sure no blood got on my bra and that was it, I was out. (good thing I was sitting down!) I woke up, a little confused as to what had happened, recognized Ian then the piercing room, oh yeah! What a rush, I had to stay sitting for a while, drinking juice, breathing deep. After a few minutes I was fine, 15 minutes before I start work.
I went outside to have a cigarette and ate a little bit of food and started work. Everything worked out great, I got my nipples pierced and I was done in time to start work. Although my nipples were a little sore, I was in a great mood, I loved my new piercings, and I was ready take on the summertime Wasaga Beach crowd!