I have always wanted t get my nipples pierced. I had read a lot of stories on BME and other places. Most thought didn't sound to enthusiastic about the actual procedure, like how much it hurt and how big of a bitch it was during the healing. Some, though said not much about the pain or healing. So as soon as I turned 18 I decided to get something done. Since I only had $30 to my name I decided to get something pierced, mostly because the average basic tattoo is about 50 around here.
At A Glance Author Allison Contact Allison@bme.anon When A week ago Artist Darby Studio Chopper's Ink Location Kingsport, TN
Well I talked it up with some of my older friends that I work with that have piercings. My best friend, Rian had recently got her eyebrow done at Choppers Ink, this place near where we work and were she lives. She had told me they were very clean and the guy was real chill when he did it, something I knew would help ease my nerves.
I decided to go the Friday after I turned 18. I got my friend Amber to go with me because she was off that night too and her boyfriend had to work anyway. I knew she wouldn't let me chicken out. As soon as I agreed to come on Wednesday with Darby I started to get nervous. I knew it was going to hurt like a bitch and everyone was telling me that it would hurt, that I might regret having it done once it started healing, and that it might just not look right on me, I have rather large breasts.
Despite what everyone told Amber and I made our way down to Choppers Ink after school. We were both so nervous on our way down there we could barely stand it, but Amber's usually chill about these situations anyway, but she was so nervous this day. We got down to the shop and we made our way from the parking lot to the front of the store, you have to park in the back and walk through an alley-way. I told them why I was there and Darby asked me if I had anything done there before, when I said no he asked for my ID. Low and behold I was so nervous I had left it in the car. A different guy took my ID and made a copy of it onto a paper that I had to fill out and sign. So it was finally time, Darby called me back to the room.
The first thing he said, which still blows my mind to this day was "What size nipples do you have?" I just didn't know how to respond to that but, I'm not sure...so then he told he he'd look and see so then after he thoroughly examined their size, he asked what kind of jewelry I wanted. Now, having done my research I had decided that barbells were the best option for me. So then he put on his gloves, laid everything out and sprayed everything with alcohol, and had me stand up to mark me. He wiped off my nipples with an alcohol wipe and marked me with a skin marker, I know what it was because my sister is in nursing school and she accidentally brought one home one day and I was playing with it, he had me sit back down and asked if I was ready. Now at this point I was expecting utter pain, not only from the actual piercing, but the clamps I had read are supposed to hurt as well.
I grabbed Ambers hand was looked away, I just couldn't watch. He said "You're probably going to hate me after this" and went ahead anyway. He did the left one first. To my surprise it didn't hurt at all, and I mean at all. It did crunch a little, but nothing too bad. I've been pinched harder than the pain I felt. Then the right one, oh the right one. We chatted a minute while he screwed on the ball and got ready to do the other one about how this one was really going to hurt and about how your right side is always more developed than your left. So then on came the pain. The left one had left me a lot calmer than I thought I was going to be, not expecting pain, but still clutching to Amber's trusting hand. It HURT! It was an intense stinging sensation. I won't say it was the worst pain I've ever been in because it was like being pinched there really hard for about a minute, the process of getting the needle out and putting the barbell in and screwing on the ball seemed to take a lot longer with this on, but once he was done the pain let off. I was just a little sore and a little shaky from the whole nervousness I had been feeling for the past 3 or 4 days. All in all they haven't hurt that much after that day. I bought some Tylenol that day, but I haven't used it since that day.
My left nipple is swollen now, but I expected one of them to get kind of bad off, that always happens with me. I just have to keep caring for it and they usually heal and get better, so I'm hoping that is what is happening. The last thing I want is my body to reject it. All in all it was not a bad experience. It ended up costing me 35 including a tip. I went back two days latter to get a bigger barbell so my left one would not be so irritated and the swelling would not push the barbell into my skin. I don't regret it at all and I suggest it to anyone who has been think about it. Now I just want to show everyone my fancy new nipples