At A Glance Author RobinMurg Contact RobinMurg@bme.anon When A year ago Studio Metal Morphosis Location Soho London My first experience of getting pierced was about four years ago I got my nipple pierced when I went with a mate who wanted to get his nipple pierced - I wasn't keen but the piercer offered a special reduction if we both got done at the same time. I opted for a ring piercing, but I wasn't too pleased with the result so I took the ring out after a couple of weeks and it healed up.
As time went on I regretted what I had done in letting my piercing heal up and decided to get my nipple re-pierced. I regularly passed Metal Morphosis in Soho where my original piercing was done, but as I passed thought 'I must go back there to get re-pierced' but there was always an excuse at the back of my mind, too busy, not enough cash etc.
Fast forward a couple of years or so and I decided that this was the time to get my nipple re-pierced. I made a journey up to Metal Morphosis in Soho London to get a price list and that time I decided not to go ahead with things. As I am very hairy I decided that it would be best to shave of at least trim my chest hair, as I was at that time somewhat shy of my appearance and thought that it would look a bit better having to strip off -albeit only my shirt- in front of a stranger. So having gone home and trimmed my chest hair - something I know realise was unnecessary, waited for my next weekend off and planned then to go up to London and get my nipple re-pierced.
A couple of weeks later I was back up in London, in Soho and was passing Metal Morphosis, and I thought what the hell, I'll go and get my nipple pierced. I walked down the staircase feeling very scared - with hindsight I don't know why. I walked up to the desk and told the guy behind the counter that I wanted to have my nipple pierced and he gave me a form to read, fill out and sign giving my consent, and I was then taken through to a side room and asked which nipple I wanted pierced. I decided on the left I took off my shirt and after wiping my nipple with a little swab the piercer marked the area with a pen and then asked me to check in the mirror would that be OK. I said 'yes' and the laid down on a navy blue towel, put on the bench, while the piercer prepared things.
He asked if I wanted an anaesthetic, but said that it would delay healing so I said No and the piercer proceeded to clamp my nipple with a very tight clamp - this pinching was the worst part of the whole experience. I started at this point to feel very nervous and wonder was I mad and was it too late to back out and change my mind, but I knew deep down that I really wanted to go through with all of this.
At this point I felt a slight pushing sensation on my nipple and I was thinking, when will he stick the needle in? will it hurt, will I feel anything and I prepared to get ready for what I thought would be something incredible painful, I started to take deep breaths but then the piercer said - 'All done, sit up and then go look in the mirror and what do you think?' I couldn't believe that it was all over and was totally painless. I stood up and looked in the mirror to see a little silver coloured bar going through my nipple. The pain that everyone had warned me about was totally non-existent; it was just a bit uncomfortable as the clamp was tightened. I walked back up the stairs after having bought an aftercare kit, and back out into Old Compton Street walking on air, knowing that I now had a pierced nipple and it was just like having a secret, and I felt great.
In a strange way it helped me with my self esteem - the fact that I had a nipple piercing, was a secret that only I knew about as my nipple was hidden away. My partner wasn't too impressed but I found that I didn't really care what he thought as I was really pleased with the result and although it took about 6 months to heal, I'm now really pleased with the result.
I alternate between wearing a ring or bar, depending on my mood. I'm now considering getting the other nipple pierced and will no doubt be soon making another visit to Metal Morphosis