At A Glance Author Bobby Windham Contact Bobby Windham@bme.anon IAM epileptic When A month ago Artist Dana Studio C&D Custom Tattoo and Body Piercing Location Alabaster, AL All I ever heard about nipple piercings was that they really really hurt. I know a guy who paid to have both of his done, but after having the first done, he backed out on the second. Yet, these horror stories that I heard, and having gone through tragi piercings and a septum piercing, I was confident that nipple piercings couldn't be any worse than those. I was motivated by the pain factor to have them done. Maybe to convince myself that I was strong enough to have them done, or maybe to prove to everyone else that I was. Whatever the underlying reasons were, I really wanted to have them pierced, if for no other reason to just be like... "Hey, I've got my nipples pierced! Wanna see?"
There were some catches in my rendezvous with being pierced. My piercer was fresh out of giving birth to twins and wasn't working at the time. I didn't really have the money to afford the procedure. I also work in an environment in which I must move heavy, cumbersome objects and using my chest for stability is almost essential. I wouldn't want to rub them wrong, or even snag them on something. I did want to get them though, so I found the money and a date in which I could go and I went. I took along my friends Ryan and Amanda, they wanted to go for moral support and as my chauffers in case I was to seize up or pass out (being an epileptic that's something that I have to take into consideration). When we got to C&D I was greeted by Floppy, he was like, "What are you looking to have done today?" and I told him, he then went to the back room and out of the back came Dana!!! She gave me a hug and was asking me if I really wanted my nipples pierced. She said that she'd seen grown men cry after having them done and that it was a pretty painful thing to go through. I assured her that I was ready and willing to deal with the pain and she's like, "GOOD! I was joking! It's not that bad at all." She assured me that it would be much less painful than the septum, and far less painful than the tragi. Signed the papers, paid the lady, and waited.
The time had come. I went to the back and Dana had me disrobe my shirts, then she cleaned and marked me up. Made sure that I was alright with them and told me to sit in the dentist-like chair. After getting the chair position just right, she got out the forceps and the rubber band. She played a bit with the forceps position and went over the breathing that I was to do. She got out the needle and told me to take a breathe, let it go, take another one, and hold it. It was at that point that I felt what reminds me now of the pressure that you put on your middle finger and thumb when you snap, then a release. She had pierced my right nipple. I looked down and there was a needle through my boobie. It was amazing! No blood or anything! Amanda took a picture and then Dana went to putting in the jewelry so I laid my head back down. After some negotiation she was done with it, and it was glorious! Dana started talking about how I was to take care of the piercings while moving the chair into the next position. I guess to make sure that I was still cognitive and to make sure that I wasn't going to pass out. To keep my attention I guess. Then, it was time for number two. The procedure was the same, only this time it was really uncomfortable. I had to have her stop during the positioning of the forceps. It wasn't that it hurt, it's just that it was so alive to me. I guess that it was a combination of my nerves and all of the chemicals running through me, but my touch receptors were running rampant. Like some restrictor had been taken off of me and I was free.
So I let her continue and the second was done. The pressure that I spoke of earlier wasn't present the second time around though. It was pretty much just painful and seemed to take a lot longer than the first. I took the deep breath and when she told me to let it out, I uttered the words, "mother fucker" sort of like a "rosebud" moment. We all got a good chuckle and Ryan asked me how it felt to have 15 minutes and four people's undivided attention on my nipples. I just kinda smiled and tilted my head a bit... Said that it felt pretty good. Then it was picture time again. Amanda took a few pictures in a few poses and then it was time to go. All the way back home I was whooping and hopping about. I was very proud of myself. Very excited.
A week or so passed and the healing was somewhat confusing me. There seemed to be no lymph discharge. Only a small red scab in the morning and one when I got home from work. They weren't as sensitive as my septum was during it's healing. I really couldn't tell that they were there. I decided to give stretching a shot. I had some 12 gauge cbr's laying around. Cleaned, lubed and inserted them. Not much pain, just some minor discomfort and some swelling in the morning. After about three days at 12g I decided to go to a 10. Again, some minor discomfort and some swelling. It's been about two weeks since then and just now am I seeing some lymph activity. Just a bit of discharge and a small amount of dried scab like material in about two days. I'm considering them as pretty much healed at this point, and will soon be stretching up to an 8 gauge.
All in all, I am very satisfied with my end result. I like the way that they look, and the way that they feel. I am just very satisfied. I don't know what other purpose the male nipple serves, so if you're a guy, and you're considering this.. I'd just bite the bullet and do it. The pain isn't that bad and even if it is for you, the result will be so worth it. They're awesome!