It's 4am, and I just retired my two dydoe piercings after four short days. The following is the story of how they came to be, and eventually how they came to be retired so soon.
At A Glance Author aesthete Contact aesthete@bme.anon IAM aesthete When A week ago Artist Myself Studio Cottage 13 Location Hamilton, Ontario I should preface this submission with a few facts: I've been a professional piercer working in Toronto and Hamilton for nearly five years now. My first genital piercings were two frenums done about six years ago, and my Prince Albert was done about four years ago. I'm not sure if I submitted experiences for those piercings, but they were all done by my piercing mentor, Tom Brazda, who did a wonderful job on each. Though I retired the frenums early on, I still occasionally wear a ring in my Prince Albert, which at one time was stretched to 2ga. Unfortunately, most partners don't enjoy such a big, heavy ring bashing against their teeth, so I consider that piercing semi-retired as well. The point is, I've both pierced lots of genitals, and had a few genital piercings myself. I like to think I know what I'm doing.
I'd never pierced dydoes before, however, and knowing that my girlfriend would be away for nearly two weeks over the holiday season, I decided to pierce my own dydoes. I'm not sure where the idea came from, except that I expected that the piercings would be able to heal very quickly, and I do like the look of them. Dydoes it was!
I took stock of my available jewelry, and found two perfect 12ga curved barbells for the task. I decided to do the piercings in the comfort of my own home, away from work where my co-workers would be nosey and I wouldn't have the guts to drop trou while others were around.
Being no stranger to pain, I knew that the sensation of piercing the head of my penis wasn't likely to feel very good, so I rummaged through my box of goodies and found a tube of EMLA cream. Perfect. I put some on underneath a condom while I set up the stuff I'd need to do the piercing - two needles, a taper, skin disinfectant (TechniCare), a marker, and plenty of gauze. After 10 minutes or so, I removed the condom and the EMLA cream, and darkened the marks I'd make previous to applying the anaesthetic. I then disinfected everything and laid out my jewelry, checking for proper depth.
For the first piercing, at about "one o'clock", the anaesthetic worked very well. I felt a dull sensation as the needle entered the skin, and it got slightly more uncomfortable as the needle passed through and out to my other mark. I followed through with the jewelry, screwed the bead on, and took a few minutes to relax.
I think that's where I made my only real mistake. In those few minutes of relaxation, the EMLA cream wore off almost entirely.
Though the entrance of the needle was only a little more uncomfortable than with the first piercing, by the time the second needle exited at "eleven o'clock", the sensation became almost unbearable. Even still, the piercing was dead accurate and I was happy. I followed through with the jewelry and threaded the bead on.
By now I was bleeding a decent amount, though nothing at all to be concerned about. After a few minutes I put on a non-stick bandage around the piercings and left it alone.
And that's where it stayed for the next three days. Though the piercings themselves were not uncomfortable immediately after doing them, after a full day, they got to be quite sensitive. I still wore a bandage around the piercings to work because when the jewelry rubbed against the inside of my underwear and pants, I almost doubled over in pain. And seeing how I do a lot of walking, this wasn't going to be good.
Sleeping was equally uncomfortable, mostly because I can only really sleep on my stomach. As I tend to "hang left," the left piercing became more tender than the right one, though it appeared very healthy otherwise. This was probably the most aggravating part of having these piercings, and perhaps the major reason I decided to take them out so early.
By the fourth day (today), I'd had enough. For the entire four days, the piercings bled just enough to be annoying. I expected blood for the first couple of days, but this was getting annoying. I was not abusive to the piercings or to the rest of my anatomy, but there was always a "halo" of blood around one or both of the piercings. The dried blood would would get quite uncomfortable when it was accidentally forced to move, which created more bleeding, and so on. Soaking the piercings only helped temporarily. After four nights of virtually no sleep, and seeing as how my partner would be home well before my piercings would be healed, I made the reluctant decision to take the piercings out. Seeing as how sensitive the area was to even the lightest touch (and not in a good way), I couldn't fathom penetrative sex before these piercings were well-healed. And being young and in love, I certainly don't have a couple of months to let them do so, which is unfortunate because I really do like the look of these piercings. It's just too bad that I never got the chance to actually try them out.
If in the future I ever have the misfortune of being able to let some piercings heal, I would surely do these once again. They certainly seem to heighten sensation, and if you can put up with some discomfort during the healing process, I'm sure they're well worth the wait of healing. Ultimately, you can't know whether a piercing will live up to your expectations until you try, so you've really got nothing to lose. I certainly gained something from the whole experience, and I hope you have now, as well.