So you think the Apadravya is interesting? So, you think you might want one?
At A Glance Author aodhagan Contact aodhagan@bme.anon When A week ago Artist Ron Little Studio Little Tattoo Location Springfield, MO First things first. You can go about this the easy way, or the hard way. I've had both.
If you pick the hard way, you will need to find a piercer that you are confident about. Go in. Go back. Get pierced. You will have just experienced pain beyond the scope of the English language to explain. But, hell, its done.
Now, if you want to do this the easy way and spend a bit more money, follow along. First you need to find a good piercer. Not good in the sense that they've pierced a lot of lobes, tongues, labrets. Good in the sense that they have done a lot of PA's, apadravyas, reverse PA's, etc. Second, you need to buy EMLA cream.
Now a few words about EMLA cream. It is not available over the counter in the United States, but it can be ordered online. BMEshop sells it for about $25 with shipping. Now, there are other places online that sell EMLA, like West Coast Skin and Canada Pharmacy, but no one I know has ever managed to get it shipped to them from anyone but BMEshop. EMLA is a numbing agent and very popular amongst young children with medical needs that involve a lot of needles. Once you get this stuff, make sure that your piercer doesn't mind you using it. Test a small amount on your hand to make sure you won't have an allergic reaction before spreading it all over your happy parts. I suggest you buy only 5 grams of this stuff.
Other things to buy if you don't have them. Saran Wrap. Plastic Sandwich Bags. Saline Wash. Gauze Pads. Brief Underwear. Ibuprofen. Maxi Pads. Bandage Tape. Salt. Small Tupperware Container.
The day will come. Remember to insure that your piercer will be in the studio by calling before you put that EMLA cream on. Clean crotch. Dry. Apply EMLA cream all around the end of Mr. Pokey and wrap in Saran wrap tightly and tape with bandage tape. Use the remainder of your 5 gram tube. Now, EMLA will take about an hour to work. Give it at least that long. Don't give it three hours. Try not to get it up your Urethra. Buy a soda, and don't drink it yet. Go to studio. When your hour is up, it will be time to get pierced. Hopefully you won't need to get an erection to be measured for the barbell. Know this length first, because with EMLA you won't be getting one now. Clean off your dick. Let the piercer do their job. They will mark a dot on each side to aim for. They will probably start at the top and come out the bottom. You will feel intense pressure and a fair bit of discomfort, but not really any pain. They may use a glove to stem the blood leakage. They may use a dick diaper.
What is a dick diaper? A dick diaper is a plastic sandwich bag lined with either paper towels or gauze pads. Toilet tissue will stick to where the blood is, so don't use it. This plastic bag is then filled with your dick and balls and taped twice to your upper crotch (trimming and shaving in advance can help a lot here) and held in place by those handy briefs you purchased earlier. If you want even more support, wear the briefs on the inside and some boxer briefs over that. Now you know what the sandwich bags, briefs, bandage tape, and gauze pads were for. You are going to need to be able to make a few of these on your own. They will cause a bulge and they will inhibit movement a bit. Deal with it, you'll only need them for the first 48 hours or so.
After you have been pierced drink your soda and consider your next choice. If you take ibuprofen to ease some of the impending soreness that will happen when the EMLA wears off and to ease any discomfort from the nightly erections you'll get while sleeping you need to understand a few things first. You are going to bleed down there a lot. If the dick diaper works properly you won't get it all over your underwear, sheets, and bed. If not, you'll have a mess. Ibuprofen will intensify your bleeding. Take no more than 400mg. You can do this once again in about 6 hours. Stop after that.
The first few times may burn when you urinate, but maybe not. To ensure that the burning is minimized, drink huge amounts of pure water leading up to this piercing and try to drink nothing but water for about the first 72 hours afterward or longer. DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL. More blood. Dehydration. More painful urinations. You have been warned.
To keep your new piercing clean only handle with disinfected hands. Dial soap or the Purell hand sanitizer will get this done. The Purell stuff has alcohol in it, so let your hands dry first. The saline wash will be effective the first 48-72 hours to wash away any blood. You can't overuse this stuff. At the end of this period and onward you will need to fill up your tupperware container with warm water, about a tablespoon of salt (or a little more) and soak your piercing for at least 5 minutes in that. Cleans, helps heal, feels good. Soak at least twice a day, more is better.
After about 48 hours the bleeding should have really slowed down or stopped. Women call this part of their periods, "spotting" You, if you are man enough, can put Maxi pads in the front of your briefs to catch this blood. They are easy to use, swap, and dispose of. You shouldn't really need these after about day 5 to 7.
Now, bleeding will be increased if you fiddle with your piercing.
Here is the hard part. Don't masturbate for at least two weeks, but a month would be better. Don't have sex for a month, and six weeks would be better. Don't get a blow job for six to nine months. Don't have anal sex for at least a year. Failing to follow these could result in pain. More importantly it could result in an infection you really don't want where you really don't want it to be. When having sex for the first three months, wear a condom. This will help stabilize your piercing and minimize infection risks. Remove condom before you get soft.
Once you have decided to get laid without a condom consider her size. If she has delivered a few kids vaginally, or really likes to fist, or is just anatomically quite loose you may have nothing to worry about. However, otherwise you may try adding just a tiny bit of lube to your barbell's balls before you begin. Astroglide seems to work very well for this. If you are gay, remember that there is always time for more lube.
If you follow all these steps, you will be well on your way to a new an exciting piercing.
WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
I should warn you though, this piercing can go horribly wrong. You can bleed extensively and have to have it removed and be treated by medical professionals to quite some expense. Consider all of these negative consequences before you begin.
If you are involved with a woman with an IUD for birth control, you may have problems. She won't like the string getting wrapped around your barbell and the IUD being pulled out. You won't like it either. If she has one, you need to always use condoms during sex for both your protections.
Finally, many women love the feeling of this piercing. Some hate it. Some even consider it painful, but that seems to be very rare. If yours decides she hates how this feels you will have a choice. Either admit that the pain/discomfort/healing process was all for not and remove it (takes about three weeks to mostly heal if you haven't had it more than half a year of so). Or, big OR here too, you have to find alternate sexual options. Those come in the form of other people, even if you are married. The final option is getting used to a lot of masturbation only, for both of you.