My Self Done Ampallang Story

At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon Artist Self Done Studio At Home Location Arkansas

I remember when I was first "exposed" to body piercing. It read and then saw the "Story of O"and that kindled my interest. Initially, my interest was really more along the lines of aren't these people bizarre. However, as time went on, and I thought about it, a genital piercing became more of a sensual expression of one's sexual nature rather than something "weird". Since this was in the late 70's or early 80's there wasn't much in the mainstream or even "underground" literature about stuff like body piercing. So I would idly think of what a piercing might be like with no real idea about how it was done.

Some time later genital piercing would resurface in various articles in magazines that catered to the male sexual interests, but really nothing about piercings for men. At some point I became aware of and ordered some 'underground' literature that did deal with piercings. In these publications I saw images of pierced nipples, labia and penises. The images were mostly drawings with a few poor B&W photographs. Never the less I was starting to get really interested! My interest started to swing from what piercings women might have to what was possible on my anatomy.

Initially, the pictures and images I saw most often had frenum piercings. I was fascinated by the thought of a ring pierced through that part of the "cock" and what it might feel like as well as the potential fun/play aspects it might introduce to sex. Not having any information or guidance for such a procedure I decided that I would like to have such a piercing. The question was how to get it done! Well I located as large a sewing needle, alcohol and what I thought would be a suitable gold earring. First, sterilizing the needle with the alcohol (like this made the needle sterile...right) I then pushed it through the small "string" of skin under the head of my penis (frenulum) and passed the needle through with the sewing thread that was in the needle's eye. I used the thread to guide the very small earring through the piercing. There it was: a dinky, very small gauge, gold plated, hoop earring dangling from a small flap of skin on the end of my penis. WooHoo!

(I might add at this point there was no such thing as "professional" piercers in my area at the time and the idea of body piercing was extremely foreign to most everyone. Now there are several piercing shops and it is almost routine to see people with piercings!)

Sometime later I became aware of the first piercing information that was available at that time in PQIF or Piercing Fans International Quarterly, produced by the now well known founding owners of Gauntlet Inc. It was from several of the early issues that I learned the then proper way to do the frenum piercing that I so enjoyed. What is more, I saw photos of several other kinds of piercings, particularly the Prince Albert (PA) and the ampallang. I was intrigued, but again these piercings were a bit too extreme for me, or so I thought. Then the brain and sensual nature inside of me got to working. I would occasionally fantasize about having an ampallang. I ordered the Gauntlet catalog and purchased the supplies I would need to do my frenum piercing the right way. I now had the information on marking and sterilizing the area to be pierced. Most of all I had the correct size needles and 10 gauge jewelry to go into the piercing. So I repierced or should I say properly pierced the frenum and inserted a nice large 10 gauge stainless steel bead ring (yup there was no such thing as a captive bead ring ...yet). The ring was sized to go around my cock and act as a frenum loop for sex, but I also liked having it just dangle and to feel it's weight and movement. Ahh..but the thought of the ampallang kept coming into my head, besides why had I ordered the 14 gauge barbell that was the appropriate length for my cock head?

Did I have the nerve and fortitude to do my own ampallang piercing though? I did need some forceps to hold the head and markings in alignment and I still did not have that. So I improvised some with some kitchen vegetable tongs, attached some heavy plastic sheeting with holes of the right size and presto improvised forceps. Yes, but would I be able to actually pierce my own cock head. Several times I would go through the steps to where I was ready to pierce but then would back off. This went on for several months and then one day I seemed to have all the courage and desire that I needed.

I carefully marked the entry and exit points on my cock head and with a certain kind of sensual excitement applied the homemade forceps. It took a while for me to get the alignment just right, but finally things were lined up just the way I wanted. Now the moment of truth. Holding my forceps/cock in my left hand with a receiving cork, I positioned the needle with my right hand and taking a deep breath I started to push the needle in. I didn't really hurt that much at first and then the pain developed into an ache that became more and more intense. I was able to push the needle better than half way through, but then I needed to take a brief break.

I was surprised by how tough the tissue seemed to be and pushing the needle really required a lot more force that I had remembered encountering with the frenum piercing! I now was getting the shakes from the pain and maybe endorphin rush. I screwed up my courage and said to my self that I had gone this far and there wasn't but half way to go now. I renewed pushing the needle as hard and fast as I could. The aching sensation in my cock was horrendous at the entry point and then a new sharp pain developed on the other side of my cock head and the needle was through!

I pushed the needle further into the cork .......as if it might slip out of the piercing otherwise. Ha, no way was the needle going anywhere with as much tissue as it had just gone through. Once I removed the forceps, I sat there a few minutes just looking at the needle through my cock head and feeling satisfied that I was really able to do the piercing!

Now the part that I was afraid might be equally painful, insertion of the jewelry. I took the antibiotic lubed barbell and butted it up against the end of the needle and again with a surprising amount of force pushed the jewelry through. This part turned out to much easier than I had expected and the jewelry slide through the piercing and out the end fairly painlessly and quickly. I screwed on the ball and admired my new ampallang piercing. Cool.

I keep this piercing for some time, but for personal reasons I had to remove it and let it heal. However, a few years later I had the piercing done again by a professional piercer. This time a I opted for 10 gauge which is a much better gauge to have than the 14 gauge I used. I am thinking of even stretching to 8 gauge sometime soon. This is mostly for the comfort factor that I have found larger gauges do provide. Anyone contemplating such a piercing would be well advised to go for a large a gauge as is practical or practiced by their piercer. The larger gauge will, in the long run, feel much better in this piercing even if the needle looks hugh!

I now sport a 4 gauge PA along with my other two piercings. I have been experimenting with enlarging my pee hole with a little cutting of opening with a scalpel. This may lead ultimately to a meatomy, though I really don't want to lose the pleasures of the PA at this time. Maybe sometime in the future I'll get a tattoo. Some of the male genital tattoos are interesting, but maybe a little too extreme for my tastes right now......wink...smile!