To better understand the how and why of getting my PA, you really need to know a little bit about my piercing history and me.
At A Glance Author ironhead Artist Tobi Zidell Studio Alex's New Tattoo Location Roanoke, Virginia Last year I wanted my ear pierced. The place I worked at will not allow exposed jewelry of any sort on the guys, and to tell the truth that pissed me off. Out of a sense of rebellion I went and had my right nipple pierced and looking back, that was a great decision. At the time I said I was going to only do the one nipple and no more. Yeah - right ... that turned out to be a lie to myself. Then I got the other one and now we begin our story boys and girls.
I already knew who would do the job. Tobi Zidell was professionally trained by Fakir Musafar, she is piercing out of a shop here in Roanoke, Virginia named Alex's New Tattoo. I highly recommend her. She is professional, she's as gentle as she can be (considering she is pushing a needle into you) and she's, quite frankly, not too hard on the eyes either. I was about ninety-eight percent sure I wanted an Apadravya. I went to see Tobi and she had to order the barbell. She said she had just had an order come in and it could be as much as two weeks. She went on to say that if I could find it locally and buy it, it wouldn't hurt her feelings, she would do the pierce just the same. I went to some of the other local shops but the only one that had the length had it in an externally threaded piece. I don't want threads going through a healed pierce, much less a brand new one. But in talking to the piercers, I started questioning my decision. I got home, researched it on BME and elsewhere. Although I figured I could handle the pain part, the aftercare is really what scared me off. If you are thinking of the Apadravya or the Ampallang, read some stories and talk to some piercers and maybe even some guys that have one. From what I have heard - you have to really - really take care of it (read "pain in the ass" here). I just wasn't up for all that.
I called Tobi and told her I had decided on a PA instead. She said she had the ring for a PA, no problem. I went to see her immediately. Some girl was just finished getting her navel done. Tobi sterilized the table and told me to hop on up. I dropped my shorts and the maroon underwear I was wearing (good forward thinking on my part - I had actually worn maroon on purpose). She said that since I hung to the left normally she would place the pierce just right of center.
She asked me to lay back and relax. She put in the receiving tube. There was some mild discomfort at this part. I have always thought of my urethra as being an "exit only" type of thing. I took a couple breaths and then the needle. It is hard for me to really compare it to other piercings. I never did my ears or tongue. If you have a pain scale where "0" is "I'm floating on a waterbed happy and content" and "10" is "Please God - I can't take it - just kill me now". I guess I would have to say that it was in the neighborhood of a "7". It was slightly more painful to me than having my nipple done, but not too much so. I would describe it as a very short duration, rather intense stabbing pain.
Once the needle was in, and the receiving tube was out, it was just a matter of inserting the jewelry and snapping the bead into place. Of course by that time, the pain was completely gone and replaced by that endorphin rush I have come to love. The morning after I woke to find about a 3/8" spot of blood on the sheets. I am now at 48 hours and I have just about stopped bleeding altogether. The shower feels great, the added stimulation inside the urethra is strange but very pleasing. If having a ring in your Johnson feels anything like a woman does during sex - I can see why they like it so.
I plan on taking it up to a 6 gauge, but for now I just want it to heal without incident. So there you have it. Get some rest before, eat a good meal, buy some maroon underwear and go pay someone to shove a needle into your dick. I am happy I did it. It's different for everyone, but to me it is all about exploring your limits. If you get your own Prince Albert, I predict you won't be sorry you did, I'm certainly not.