Where to start? Prior to about two weeks before actually getting my amp, I had absolutely no desire to have the procedure done. In fact, in my piercer's display case she had a foam penis which had a P.A. and an amp done, which my girlfriend of the time and I used to make fun of when we would go in. Seeing as I also had my PA done, I had no desire to make my penis into an object worth heckling. However, somewhere along the line I received the urge to once again have a needle shoved through some unfortunate part of my body. Since I already had a tongue piercing, my nipples twice, and my P.A. (and had no desire for any facial piercings) I was kind of at a loss as to where to manifest my cravings.
At A Glance Author Phu K. Tup When A month ago Artist Jennifer Studio Randy Adams Tattoo Location Ft. Worth, TX After much searching on BME and other piercing sites, I decided that I wanted to either get an Ampallang or an Apadravya. Seeing as I liked the aesthetics of the P.A., I didn't want to have to lose the ring to the conversion into an Apadravya, so I decided to go with the Ampallang. This led to more research and to the conclusion that I was prepared to go into what is called the most painful male piercing by some. I was perhaps a little over-prepared, because I somehow managed to convince myself that the procedure would be a piece of cake and that I wouldn't feel that much pain due to the insane assumption that I didn't have much feeling in my glans. Where that assumption came from I don't have any idea but somehow I came to it so as I was soon to discover I had quite a bit of feeling.
Now once I had psyched myself up enough to go into the studio I went in to learn what the cost and what my piercer's opinion was on what I had decided to do. She informed me of the cost and quelled any other insecurity I had pertaining to risks and the procedure itself. Once I had my fill of info I decided that I wanted to make sure that it was really what I wanted and that the cost would be justified in the end.
In the following week or so I battled my conscience on the issue, remembering vaguely the pain that was associated with my Prince Albert's procedure and aftershock. Several times I convinced my self to just do it, only to be countered with the unnerving of the stories I'd heard about the immense pain. Finally, I somehow managed to get my courage up and over the hill of fear and I decided that I would take off after work, get clean, and DO IT!
Remembering how much I had bled and the undies I had ruined with my PA, I decided that I would get some Maxi Pads to catch what blood there was sure to be.
Once I made it to the Studio, I walked in, did the paper work and legal stuffs, and waited for Jennifer to prep the room. Once she had taken care of the sanitation and prep work, she led me back to her room and instructed me to pull my pants down and get onto the chair. My penis must have remembered this from before cause he was doing his best to hide. Jennifer then began to mark and measure my penis to ensure the needle would go in the right place and that my new jewelry would fit. Then came the fun....
Being as I had done this many a time before I knew the drill pretty well but nothing could have prepared me for what was coming. "Take a deep breath, now exhale." SHOVE! All I knew was that that hurt really bad, but I was confident that she had gotten half way through with that push and that one more would seal the deal, wrong. "Again," she instructed SHOVE! OUCH that hurt! I was able to keep my composure through that push, but the pushes kept coming. Three, four, five times each exponentially increasing in pain. My quiet composure soon gave into tortured gasps and then into outright cries of "OH FUCK! OH FUCK!" For some reason that was the only conclusion that I could bring myself to grasp. Nothing more could I emit from my mouth. These cries and the pain made me start to tense up and convulse slightly. Being the responsible and awesome piercer that she is, Jennifer stopped pushing allowing me to calm down enough so that she could continue. In that time, the blood started to pour out of the hollow needle onto my leg down onto the paper on the chair and into my undershirt. What seemed to be an eternity of waiting finally commenced when Jennifer finished pushing the needle through. A palpable sense of relief came over me numbing my senses as the endorphins started doing their job.
From there until she finished getting the jewelry in, every slight breath or force on my penis sent a shock through my entire body reviving the intensity of what had just happened.
I then stood up out of the chair to inspect my new metallic apparatus and to toss my undershirt, which was thoroughly soaked in blood. Jennifer then dressed my wound to prevent the blood from staining my clothing (all the embarrassment of waiting in line at Wal-Mart with Maxi pads was for naught! But I couldn't have cared any less at that point.) I thanked Jennifer, pulled up my pants and gave her, her much-deserved tip.
For the next two weeks I could hardly sleep thanks to the good old morning wood. As for bleeding, I bled heavily for only about an hour; from then on it was only a drop or two, which finally ceased after about 5 days. Three weeks later the soreness finally let up enough so that I could even consider any sexual exploration. Once I managed to work up an erection I noticed that my barbell was about a quarter of an inch to short and it pinched my still tender penis. I called Jennifer and after trying two sizes finally found the correct one that gave me enough room.
Now about a month and a half later I am enjoying the new sensations as well as the surprised looks from all those unsuspecting people who learn about it. This piercing is definitely not the one you want to cut your teeth on and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who isn't just absolutely sure about it because it is very traumatic and painful. However if you are sure and think you can handle it then I encourage you to go ahead and do it, it will be just about the most intense thing you've ever encountered. Its well worth it if you make it though.