At A Glance Author Dayv Contact dragobloodlust@yahoo.com When Six months ago Artist Prefer not to say Studio Prefer not to say Location IL It may sound odd but the idea for my most wanted piercing came from the Discovery Channel. I was watching one of those documentaries about tribal customs and rites of passage. They showed tribes that stretch their lobe. Not my taste. Tribes that stretch their septums. I already have a 0 g septum. Then came the people of Borneo and the custom of horizontally piercing the head of their penises...the Ampallang! Wow, now there is a piercing. I was instantly enthralled.
I wanted to find out more about it, so a friend suggested BME. I logged on and saw several pictures of other piercings. Dydoes, apadravya, p.a.; but the Ampallang was still the one that held my interest. I had read some of the stories and experiences of those who had gotten Ampallangs and decided this is what I want.
Step 1: Convince my wife. This took about a month. She wasn't too hot on the idea of the initial time in which we couldn't have sex. I showed her some of the stories in which guys said they were back in the saddle in a matter of weeks. Besides, if need got to be to much, there is always sex toys. Once I had her convinced, it was a matter of talking to my regular piercist.
Step 2: Talking to my piercist. My regular Tattoo/Piercing shop is Nick's Tattoos in Pekin, IL, and the head Piercist is Michelle. Michelle has done several of my piercings(All of which were done at Nick's, just by different artists.), including a throat surface piercing and my Industrial. I went down to Nick's and asked Michelle if she had ever done an Ampallang. She said he hadn't but would do some research and get back to me. As I am a regular at Nick's I am there quite often, which game me plenty of opportunities to discuss the idea of doing my Ampallang with Michelle. After a couple of months researching the procedure, (on Michelle's part and mine.) Michelle decided not to perform the piercing. I was very bummed out.
Step 3: Find another, competent piercer to do my Ampallang. Michelle had recommended a piercist she had know for years, who has done a number of Ampallangs and apadravyas. Excellent, now I had my piercist. It was only a matter of time until I could scrape up the $100 for the piercing. In the mean time, I discussed to idea with some of my friends. All of whom called me a madman for wanting a needle through my dick head. Anyway, a few more months go by and what did my wife get me for X-Mas? A gift certificate for the shop Michelle had reccomended! I was psyched.
Step 4: The appointment. I went to the afformentioned shop, (which will be heretofor referred to as "the shop") to set my appointment. I was hoping for a walk-in, but the piercist was gone for the day. I set an appointment with the counter guy who told me I would need a measurment of my erect penis for proper fitting of the barbell. I was told this could be done with calipers, a micrometer, or a tracing of the erect head. Having neither of the tools mentioned, I went home, and with the aid of my wife, aroused myself and used the inner of a pen to get a very accurate tracing. I was ready.
Step 5: The piercing. On the day of my appointment, I was electrified. I mean, I had lava in my veins! My wife and I arrived at the shop early and the piercist had yet to arrive, so we perused the portfolios and flash art for awhile. Finally the piercist arrived. She welcomed me and went back to her station to set up. Then, the time came. I was called back and asked to step out of my pants and underpants and take a seat. I felt a little silly sitting there in socks and a t-shirt and was permitted to be fully nude. Handing over the tracing of my penis, the piercist chose her jewelry. The head of my penis was scrubbed with iodine and marked for entry. The clamps went on and caused a bit of discomfort. I asked for a few moments to prepare myself. Breathing and whatnot. You have to keep in mind that I had been building this moment in my mind for almost a year as the end-all, be-all of pain in piercing. When I was ready, we noticed the clamps had slipped and needed to be repositi oned. Taking off the clamps was a bit rough, as the iodine had dried them to my penis. Clamps back on...no more time to wastes. With everything in place, I was told to breathe in...out...in...FUCK!! A flash of the most exqusite pain of my life. I loved it! I looked down and saw a bloody needle sticking both in and out of my penis head. It was beautiful. I have had piercings with barbells, so I new the next part would be threads digging their way through the soft, raw flesh in my penis. I was pleasantly surprised, however, when a 12 ga barbell was inserted through the hollow 11 ga needle, and the needle sliding out. I was then wrapped up, given care instructions, and sent on my way. I had my Ampallang, and it was as great as I could imagine.
The Aftermath: Later that night is when I realized there was a problem. I woke up screaming with an erection. The barbell was too short!! I ran to the bathroom and began pouring cold water over my pinched penis. Once, it went down, I soaked it in warm salt water and returned to bed.
The next day as soon as the shop opened, I called and told the counter guy the problem. He said he'd look for a longer barbell, to call back in an hour. One more hour of pain. I called back and was told that the proper jewelry was not available in the shop, but could be ordered and would arrive in about 5-7 days. I told him that wouldn't cut it. Their piercist had used jewelry that she KNEW was of insufficient length. He said there was nothing he could do.
I drove to Nick's and told them what was going on. Another of the Piercists at Nick's, Angela, said she had the right jewelry and changed it out for me. I was instantly relieved. My penis had room to expand comfortably.
Six months later and my wife and I love my ampallang, and I love to show it off to anyone who is interested.
Now a word of advice: If anyone out there reading this is considering an ampallang, (or any other genital piercing, for that matter!) I say go for it and don't look back! But please, PLEASE make sure your piercist is competent. Michelle was shocked to hear that the piercist she recommended had messed up the procedure.
So, just be careful and enjoy your experience, as all in all, I have.
-Dayv