Well, my experience kind of started months ago, mentally of course, when I first got my ears stretched to 10 gauge with curved barbells. I had gotten tattoos before and the shop also did piercings, as any decent shop should in my belief. Forbidden Fruit also does Henna work.
At A Glance Author Warchild Contact Warchild1033@aol.com Artist Bear Studio Forbidden Fruit Location Austin, TX 6th Street I had my 10 ga. earrings for about 10 months. As most of you that are into body modification know, after that long 10 ga. looked too small to me. I then went back to Forbidden Fruit to have John, who is a member of A.P.P., stretch them again to 8 gauge. This time with stainless steel CBR's. They looked awesome!! I'm wondering how long before I have them stretched again.
I should let it be known that my wife totally hates my earrings and my tattoos. When we married, I was the total pretty boy that wore khakis, polo shirts,etc.. I looked like a male model from the pages of Abercrombie & Fitch, and was often asked if I modeled for a living.
My wife has modeled in the past, but became too muscular for the modeling world to accept or use her. Alas, another form of body modification usually unaccepted in the norms of mainstream society. Anyway, in her defense, though she doesn't like them, she accepts me and my decisions to enhance my body without regret or remorse. She loves me unconditionally. Which is hard to find in this world of late.
I had been looking at the pictures of genital piercing, mostly the women, when I began to think about what it would be like to look down upon myself and see something metallic and shiny hanging from one of my most precious bodyparts. I didn't say anything to my wife at the time, but continued to browse BME every night after work and research everything concerning the topic of male genital piercing. I knew from the beginning that I wanted the Prince Albert. It just seems the most aesthetically pleasing to the eye. It's ironic though, because I had worked with two guys about a year and a half ago that had their members pierced. At the time, I thought what crazy person would do something like that. Was something missing in their lives that they felt the need to "mark" their bodies in such a personal way?
I now see that they were normal people, with normal lives, that just chose to do something different with themselves. I am a military man, actually a Drill Sgt. in the U.S. Army. I was used to seeing the other soldiers all "tatted up", and I myself had suffered discrimination of a kind when I wore my earrings off-duty around the other soldiers. So I don't know why I couldn't see then what I am able to see now, if you understand my meaning.
But I digress from the subject once again.
I talked with a coworker of mine, one in the civilian world, and told him what I was thinking of doing. Excitedly he told me that he had thought about doing that as well, but had chickened out before. He told me that if I had it done, he would come along too and have his done, this time for certain. Probably because with me in his presence, he would feel more confident about the decision this time. I again didn't do anything right away, but researched more on the topic and called Forbidden Fruit to ask the piercers more detailed questions about the procedure and their genital piercing experience. I did go to other piercing shops but wasn't as happy with their answers, their levels of experience, and their pricing. Forbidden Fruit hasn't changed their prices in 9 years!!
One night after work, I went to BME's website and asked my wife what she thought about genital piercing. You can probably imagine what she said, and how she reacted. It wasn't positive by any stretch of the imagination. I then told her that I was thinking about having it done, just kind of toying with the idea if you will. She took one look at me and said, "You have already decided in your head haven't you? You're going to get it no matter what I say aren't you? I know you Rick, so don't tell me I'm wrong."
I told her yes I had and that the only way I wouldn't was if she thought it reason enough to divorce me over. She of course loves me with all her heart and said that I could do whatever I felt, she would never put conditions to our marriage. If I haven't said it, my wife is TOTALLY AWESOME!! She does have a website herself; WWW.Carlyscornerworld.com.
So I called Forbidden Fruit and made the appointment for my PA and my friend's PA. We showed up, both excited and nervous at the same time. My friend went first saying that if I chickened out, I would have to pay for his piercing and the jewelry. Ditto with him chickening out. I agreed to the verbal arrangement and patiently waited for him to come out from behind the doors with his PA completed. Approx. 20 minutes later, he walked out with a huge smile upon his face. His girlfriend was even more delighted with it than he was, and he was damn near ecstatic!
So this meant that it was my turn. A rush of thoughts went through my head at lightening speed. My heart was racing, my pulse quickened, and my body started the catalyst for what was one of the best adrenaline rushes of my life. John was supposed to do my piercing since he had done all of my other piercings. He started prepping everything and taking his time to make sure I was comfortable, relaxed, and aware of everything he was doing or was about to do.
He began to lubricate a cotton swab to lube my urethra for the start of the piercing. He then stopped and told me that it was unlikely I would be able to have a PA!! I asked why, and he gestured towards my penis. He then tried to insert the cotton swab and it wouldn't even begin to go in. He said my urethral opening was too small for even a cotton swab to go in. He said he was conservative by nature when it came to piercing and told me that if he tried to force it in, he could possibly tear my urethra. I immediately felt miserable and told him that I had psyched myself up for two weeks waiting for this moment. I then told him to do anything he had to, even if it meant forcing it in. John, the great guy that he is, said hold on and yelled for Bear to come on in. Bear is internationally known for his appearance and his experience with body suspensions. He has his photograph with Enigma in BME's archive if you want to look him up. Or go to www.forbiddenfruit.com to see and read about him.
So Bear trots on in, looks at what he has to work with, and without hesitation tells me this is no problem, he has seen it before, and successfully pierced people such as me. He told me that it was only my urethral opening that was smaller than most, but the tube itself was normal. I of course, relaxed a bit knowing that I was in good hands, figuratively and physically. Ha Ha.
He inserted the receiving tube into my urethra, which I barely noticed actually. He told me to take a deep breath, hold it, and then exhale when he told me to. I did as he asked, and felt the needle pierce my manhood. To tell you the truth, it hurt, but barely so and for only a nanosecond. He said he was done, and for the first time I looked down upon myself and saw my penis with a brand new 8ga. 3/4" stainless steel CBR sticking from it. What a rush!! It was, and still is, almost surreal to see myself with a PA. I'm 30 years old, and it is quite a site to behold oneself not as you were for so many years.
I had maybe, MAYBE, one droplet of blood and that was it. John and Bear then gave me my instructions for aftercare and told me to call them anytime if I had any questions or concerns regarding my new piercing. I thanked them, and walked out with the biggest grin that slowly spread across my face. Endorphins were running rampant in my system, and the adrenaline rush was outstanding!!
It has only been one week since the piercing, but I am healing nicely and my wife is starting to get used to my new look. She was weirded out about it at first, but she is hanging in there like a real trooper.
All in all, I am extremely happy with the results and whole heartedly preach to anyone thinking about doing it to do so. Just research your area for reputable, experienced piercers and continue to browse BME for any questions you might have. I did, and gratefully acknowledge BME's existence for helping me to make an informed decision.
If anyone wishes to email me or ask me a question regarding my experience, please feel free to do so.