It all started when my wife asked for a navel piercing for her birthday. I have to say that I was surprised, as neither of us had any body piercings, and we didn't know anyone who did. We investigated the various places around town where it could be done, and we settled on a place that has all the sterile necessities (she's a health care professional and knew all the questions to ask). She had it done and it looked great.
At A Glance Author Dave Contact Dave@bme.anon When N/A About 6 months later I decided that I wanted a piercing too. Because of my job I really couldn't get something that was visible, so something under my clothes was necessary. I'd been looking at BME for a few months and decided that a scrotal piercing was for me.
We made an appointment for an evening the following week. I asked about placement and was told that it's best to mark the place and recheck where it ends up when I was both erect and soft. Needless to say, we had some fun with this, but eventually decided that somewhere off to the right side would be best. We bought a 12 gauge ring and did some mock placements to be sure. I think this is very important. I've heard of many people who make the placement decision at the studio, under some understandable tension about the piercing itself. Personally, I couldn't have made a good decision at the studio, being relaxed in my own home to try things out was very important. My advice is to give placement some serious thought beforehand, it's one less thing to worry about at the actual appointment, and it means a higher probability of getting what you want.
The day finally came. I was a little excited all day about the events of that evening. I came home and took a shower and rechecked placement. I was nervous and a little apprehensive driving to the appointment and especially once we got there. I picked out the actual ring, and waited for my appointment. I was familiar with the studio as my wife had her piercings done at the same place. We picked out a 12 gauge ring, I figured I could go bigger, but going smaller would be more difficult. I was also a little chicken about going much bigger. Once it was my turn I walked into the room, which looks very much like a doctor or dentist's office. We sat down with the piercer, the same one that did my wife's navel and nipples, so I was pretty comfortable with him. He explained exactly what he was going to do and what to expect, and showed me all the instruments, recently sterilized, and the unopened packages of the needle and other instruments. At first I wasn't going to go through with it, but my wife convinced me that it would look great. I dropped my pants and the three of us examined the spot we marked and had decided upon, and we were all satisfied. He checked for veins to make sure that none would be hit with the piercing. We went through what to expect, from the clamp to a little pain, to cleaning after, and the necessity of keeping the area very clean. The clamp went on, the needle went in, and next the ring went through. I really was expecting allot more pain, it was fast and not that bad. It didn't bleed at all, which was surprising. When I did look the ring was in my scrotum. It looked great.
I wash it morning and night with antibacterial soap and make sure it is always clean. It's been about a year now, and all I had was a little dried blood the day after I got it. I really can't feel it, or maybe I just gotten so used to having it there that sometimes I forget I have it. I'm very glad that we spent some time on the placement. The original place I thought I wanted it wouldn't have been as good.
I love my scrotal ring, so does my wife, she's constantly playing with it. Actually we both constantly play with it. We were at a party with some of her friends recently and they all wanted to see my piercing, of course I showed it to them. My wife told them all how much she loves to pull it. I think they were all surprised, many of them said that they would never have expected me to get a piercing, especially not where I got it. They asked about whether it hurt and how it feels. I thought it would be strange having something metal there, and that it might feel cold. That never happens, it feels like a part of me, not something foreign.