I received my Ampallang five days ago. It was my first piercing. I do not know a hole lot about piercing. I've got some Ink a few years back from a buddy of mine that worked at a shop close bye. The other tattooist at the shop did piercing' and some times when I was at the shop, I'd ask if I could set in. I'd seen tongue, navel and eyebrows done, and of course asked a thousand Questions. At the time I had never considered any kind of piercing, I do not even have my ear's pierced.
At A Glance Author Restin' Bones Contact restinmybones@yahoo.com When A week ago Artist Noah Babcock Studio Evolution Body Piercing, inc Location Albuquerque, NM Years went bye and never thought about piercing, until I saw Dee Snider's Strange Land about two year ago. In the movie, Dee was giving one of his captives a Ampallang and explaining the history of. While whoever else was watching with me, was squirming and making some kind of comment, all I could think was (wow this guy's getting a free piercing). And the Amp stayed in my head for a long time.
Now a year or so latter whilst visiting my sister, a friend of theirs had pierced the bridge of his nose. And me being a smart ass, Told him (Dude your shits, fucked up), he says, You think you can do a better job? It took three times to get it straight (hay, I've never pierced anyone before). When he was washing his face, my sister whispers to me (he pierced his own dick), and it snapped back in my head, Ampallang.
And that was all I thought about all day for three months (I drive truck for a living, all I do is hold the steering wheel and daydream). I get on the internet and find BME, and start reading the stories (Ya, I'm getting one). I take a couple of days off in Albuquerque, NM and I look up Tattooist and Piercing. Saturday, I start looking for a shop. I was thinking, find a shop that looked good, scope the people out and if I was happy, Make a appointment.
The first shop (Tattoo & Piercing) with the big ad in the yellow pages was not open, so I went to another. Was not the environment, (I was looking for) So I looked in the phone book again (this time strictly Piercing), found two that looked good. I was NOT going to get my dick pierced by a lady that advertises Hair, Nails, Makeup, Tattoos and Body Piercing. The last shop, Evolution Body Piercing. I looked around the shop for a while, then I was asked if I needed any help, I said that I wanted a piercing. The man asked and I told him a Ampallang, He went for a picture book to make sure that we were talking about the same piercing. I told him, horizontally thru the glans, he said thats it. I asked if I could make a appointment, and he said that he would be able to do it in a half hour, I took in a breath and said ok. He introduced himself as Noah (Noah Babcock). I told him this will be my first piercing. He says, It will hurt for a few seconds until the barbell is in. Handed m e the care pamphlet and said to read it, then sign the release papers while I wait.
We go in back. he says, drop um. I hop on the doctor style bet, he draws two dots on and hands me a micrometer and leaves the room. I can't get hard to save my life, after ten minutes or so I get enough blood in there to get a rough guess. He comes back in, I tell him one and a quarter, he said I'll give you a extra eight inch (I'm thinking whatever, my brain quit working twenty minutes ago).
He draws some more dots, puts on the clamps and asks if there too tight, I said not bad. I lay back and think about my breathing, he asks if I'm excited. I said, a little nervous.
Take a breath. All I could think, is that FUCKING hurts. Three too five seconds and most of the pain went away. He wiped the blood off my leg. I set up and looked, right on. It stung for about five minutes and felt like I had to piss. I sat there light headed for a few minutes, drinking a soda. making a little small talk. Could not think of any questions, my head was out there. Said I felt better, and he said your good to go. I went to my sister in law's house, and got drunk, I know not the best thing to do, but it happened.
The next day, It was bleeding a little and very tender. anything that touched the barbell hurt. The first couple of days, it only bleed five or six drops. vary important, make sure you break up the clotted blood at the end of your urethra, before you try to take a piss (it hurts like hell and try's to come out the Piercing). The third day, was my first good morning wood, and it didn't hurt. I was checking it out and I noticed, on the incursion point it was pulling down and opening the hole about the with of the bar. that was my only worry, so I called and talked to Noah, he said your body has to adjust. Now, day five. I have a bruise the size of the ball on the exiting point. a little tender, but much better.
I was filled with questions so I got on the internet to see what I could find, and maybe send a e-mail to someone that could answer some of the stooped questions that I had. I found a hole bunch of the same stories.
Anyway, if anyone has a question that they don't want to call the piercing shop with, fill free to e-mail me, It may take me a few days to answer. remember I'm a Truck Driver not Any kind of professional Piercer or Doctor. 03/03/04.
restinmybones@yahoo.com