At A Glance Author MrCompulsive Artist Hank Studio Chicago Tattooing (Swank Body Modifications) Location Chicago IL For about three years now I have been wanting to get an ampallang. I have had my nipples and ears done for a few years and also had a self done frenum (rejected, later done professionally but was retired on account of then girlfriend) and wanted to try something new. I can't really explain what attracts me to genital mods. Perhaps it's the intensity of the pain, the feeling like you are moving out of your body afterward... Maybe I'm just a freak. Plenty of people have told me that. But an ampallang is just sort of the ultimate in painful piercings. I wanted to know if I could handle it. I'm a recovering addict and have gone down to my very bottom emotionally and spiritually. I thought getting a metal rod rammed through the head of my penis would be the most intense physical pain I could experience. Not much scares me these days. (: I had also wondered what the sex would be like. I knew I didn't want a Prince Albert, I really hate having to sit down to pee, and I wanted a piercing that would have no chance of ripping out. I had a nipple ring get ripped out once and I never quite got over it. It got caught on a button inside my ski jacket. These days I get all my piercings dne as deeply as possible. I also have this fantasy about using it to lift weights. I don't think a PA would have enough skin behind it. So it was ampallang time.
So I was spending a summer in Chicago and had found Chicago Tattoo in my driving around the city. After meeting Hank and seeing that the studio was extremely clean I knew I had found where I was getting this thing done. He was booked the first night I came to the studio so I had to wait until the next Friday. One of the longest weeks of my life. I think now that the anticipation was worse that the needle. So the next weekend I dragged my poor friend Mike along (did NOT want to drive back) and went downtown. Once in the studio I had to wait another two hours (very busy night) so we snuck out to grab dinner. A piece of advice. If you are very nervous, eat lite. Indian food was a poor choice.
Mike and I got back to the studio with about 15 minutes to spare. I told him to look around at the flash, see if he wanted anything. He found an image of Yakko Warner and I think came very close to getting it. I kept heading off to the bathroom to pee (too much Mtn Dew) and look and my unmodded penis for the last time. I mean this is a big deal. It's going to affect sex, pissing, underwear choice. I was soooooo nervous. Hank came back from changing out a barbell and said to come back.
So now it was time. Hank led me back into his piercing area, told me to drop my pants and hop on the table. All evening I had been dancing around saying to myself, "I'm a brave little toaster... I'm a brave little toaster". I was shaking. Hank swabbed me with betadine and alcohol and marked the dots. He told me to count to three and he would pierce. Here we go... Wince... One... Deep breath... Two... Deep breath... Three... "Mother fucker!". No way around it. It really hurt. But not a bad as I imagined it. I relaxed on the table and felt the glow. I love this part. When your whole body is electric and warm and everything comes into focus. I think Hank said something along the lines of "Welcome to the family" but I was pretty out of it. After lying there for a while I got up and looked. I had a frakenpenis. I also had this big shit eating grin that lasted about two days. Hank wrapped me up in some paper towels and a latex glove in case I bled a little. It wasn't so bad, really. Only one or two "pink pees". But my first night with it in I had a wet dream. I haven't had a wet dream since I was 13 and all those lovely hormones were kicking in. Bloody come is unsettling. At first peeing was a bit painful, mainly I think because of the swelling. I was also a hornball for then next month due to the extra stimulation. Sitting all day was an adventure.
All in all the whole experience was wonderful. Healing took about a month. Sex is so good with my new barbell. I recommend it to anyone who is as freakish about putting small holes all over their body as I am. Until next time,
MrCompulsive