In the summer of 2004, I was driving my friend home. We had just finished eating lunch, and were discussing all the piercings that our friend had received. He then told me "Yeah man, if you think that's bad, have you heard of the ladder?" I had never heard of this before, but it sounded really interesting. He then tells me "Its like 5 to 8 piercings on your dick, supposedly it makes girls go crazy. Can you imagine that? Completely ribbed..."
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon When Six months ago Studio Barbella Piercing Location Long Beach, CA Now, I had no concerns for my performance in the bedroom, so the sexual enhancement wasn't my main priority. I was more curious with how it looked. And for some reason, when he said that, I instantly wanted it. What's weird about this is, I HATE needles. Absolutely hate them. They don't hurt very much, but its been built up in my mind psychologically since I was a baby that needles are the tool of the devil. I thought, "hmm... experiencing what a piercing feels like, being able to hide it with ease, and having the bonus of sexual enhancement." the entire drive home. I let the idea sit in the back of my head.
For a few days I was curious, thinking about it, but didn't do anything. Then one day, I couldn't sleep. It was 3 am and I'm laying there feeling everything except wanting to sleep. So I turned over to my laptop and went to yahoo images. I searched up ladder piercing. There weren't too many pictures of frenum ladders. So I began to search "penis ladder", then "penis piercing", then did a search on yahoo for it. It gave me a link to about.com, which later explained that a piercing in that area was known as a "frenum piercing". I had no idea what a frenum was at the time.
So I search up frenum piercings. I find some really interesting pictures. I then searched up frenum ladder. I only found about two, but I was very impressed by what I saw. I later decided that I want this ladder very badly. Nobody believed me when I said I would do it. So time passes and then comes the spring break of 2005, the last spring break I'll spend as a teenager. I decided, if i'm going to do this, its gonna be now. I know myself, if I plan on doing something that would cause as much anticipation as this, I have to have a deadline. I was still with my ex at the time, and she had experienced piercing before. She was also friends with the owner of the parlor I got it done at.
She saw how nervous I was. I couldn't even finish my food. My hands were shaking. I was smoking like a chimney before I got it done. I can't explain how nervous I was before getting it done. I just realized at lunch what was going to happen. I was going to have a thick needle piercing through the flesh of my penis. I had no idea what to expect. I was told by allot of people "the piercing doesn't hurt as much as you think. Its the needle being pulled through that's a bitch"
Time came and the man behind the register said "What kind of piercing do you want?" I said to him "I want the ladder." He asked "How many piercings?" "I want 5". He then asked if I had ever gotten pierced before. I said no, and was told that 5 at once is too much, especially for one who's never gotten a piercing. He said "The most I can do for you is two, but I suggest just one for now. If you like it, you can come back later and get the rest done. Does that sound good?" I agreed, and he took down my information. I then went outside and smoked some more. I was so scared.
When I came back inside, he asked if I was ready. He then brought me into a booth and pulled the curtains. He asked me what kind of music I listened to. I said to him "Are we gonna get to know each other first?" hehehe but it was so he knew which cd to play to calm me down. I went through the book of cd's he had, and saw Jimi Hendrix's experience album. He put it on and there was a huge smile on my face.
I was then told to take off my pants and underwear and sit on the chair spread eagle. He explained the procedure and then began to clean my penis with a q-tip doused in some kind of disinfectant. After that he drew the entrance and exit point with a surgical marker and showed it to me in a mirror. He asked what I thought, and I asked for it a bit higher. He then showed me a second time to confirm the new position and I accepted it. Then, my favorite song, "Little Wing" came on.
Now, its very strange how this works. For some reason, when you have accepted the inevitable, the future is MUCH easier to bare. He told me take a deep breath and exhale. At this point I realized, it's going to happen weather I like it or not, it's just going to be for a split second, it's time to know what's under the skin and how much pain I can really take, and ontop of all of this, I was curious to see what it felt like. All the advice I had gotten for the past several months rushed back to me in that one second. I breathed, and exhaled. Before I even had a chance to completely exhale, the needle pushed through.
I was surprised that my only reaction was a quick twitch. Apparently I didn't even bleed. Pulling the needle through didn't even hurt much. In all honesty, I've had shave cuts down there that hurt equally. Once he showed me in the mirror, there was the biggest smile on my face. I'm not sure why, but I felt very euphoric. I just got pierced, a brand new experience, and it was to the solo in little wing. He then explained how to take care of my new piercing.
The next morning, I woke up and forgot that I had gotten the piercing hahaha. I turned over onto my stomach in bed, which was a big mistake with sore morning wood. I was reminded that I got it done by a quick sharp sting that made me jump out of bed. I went to the bathroom to take a piss and felt the barbell. I suddenly looked in the mirror and was VERY excited (hey, I was half asleep, can you blame me for forgetting?) The healing process isn't too painful. Its only pressing against it that hurts. There was only one problem. I was told no masturbation or sex for 30 days... I lasted about a good 3 days. When they tell you to not use it, take their word for it. It won't hurt much, but it will definitely postpone the healing. Anyway, I love my frenum piercing and definitely plan on getting 4 more to complete the ladder. Im saving up for golden barbells so I can have a golden ladder. It's wonderful, and very easy to hide from my parents. They are completely against body art. They believe it is a sign of insecurity and see no art behind it whatsoever. Close-minded jackasses.