6/7/2004 – Day 1
At A Glance Author MustardMan97 Contact mustardman97@yahoo.com When Three months ago Artist Jessica Studio Virtue and Vice Location Atlanta, GA It's now 5:00 pm and I just got back from a place most people would NEVER expect me to go to... a body piercer. Yes... I... quiet, shy, reserved James... now have an extra hole in my penis. I went into Virtue and Vice at Timeless Tattoo just to gather information, and kept telling myself that I was going to find out when Bethra was in to do my piercing. Jessica was so calm and comfortable with the procedure, however, that I decided to get it done right then and there. So, here I am, an hour or so later, with a 10 gauge circular barbell hanging from my cock. I'm still bandaged up and I haven't taken the dreaded first pee yet, but I'm so proud of myself for getting it done. I haven't even told anyone yet... I kinda want to tell a few people who I know are loudmouths and let the word get spread around so people will start asking me "hey are you the guy with the pierced dick?"
I've been thinking about a dick piercing for some time, but for most of that time I considered the frenum. When I started actually doing research, I found out that the prince albert was less painful and healed faster – plus it looks much more badass. Jess did the initial exam to see what size jewelry to get, and recommended a 3/4 inch 10 gauge circular barbell. Unfortunately, all they had on hand in 10ga was a 5/8, so she stretched it out closer to 3/4 and we were good to go. After a few nervous moments playing Solitaire on my Pocket PC while waiting for the autoclave to finish, she called me back into the piercing room. There, she showed me the indicator strip I had initialed so that I was confident everything was sterile, and had me drop my drawers. I laid back on the table, being careful to not look at the instruments. The little guy was shrunken enough already, I knew if I saw the 10 gauge needle that was about to penetrate my johnson, I would never go through with it. She cleaned me up good, including a q-tip of cleaner down my urethra... that stung a bit. Next she inserted the receiving tube into my urethra, and adjusted the mark for where the piercing was to come through. At this point she told me to start taking slow steady breaths, and that she would pierce on an exhale, but didn't tell me which one. I clamped my eyes shut and started breathing slowly but raggedly. On the second exhale, I still wasn't pierced, so I KNEW it was coming on the third, yet I managed to not tense up too much. Third exhale and BAM! It wasn't quite as bad as I expected it, but I still let out an AYE AYE AYE. Jess said I was a bleeder, inserted the ring, and took some time to clean me up, then told me I could sit up and check out the piercing before she covered it up. I took a look and the first words out of my mouth were "that is so fucking cool." She asked how I was feeling and I said fine, so she asked me to help her pull her glove down over the piercing to hold the gauze in place. She put on a rubber band to "\Ãw"ë hold it in place, and I very gingerly pulled up my pants. She went through the aftercare instructions one more time and asked me several times how I was doing. I was doing great! On the way out she gave me her card and told me to call if I had any problems, and if the ring was too small to come back and she would stretch it open some more. Now I see why she recommended the curved barbell for the initial jewelry. I tipped her fifteen dollars and walked out the door with a big-ass smile on my face. My only regret was not having more cash on me, because Jess deserved a bigger tip than that. If you are ever in the Atlanta area looking for a piercer, I strongly recommend checking out Virtue and Vice – my experience was super-positive.
Update – 8:20 pm
Had my first pee with the new piercing in – it's still dripping blood, albeit slowly. I used the cup of warm water trick, and it was completely painless. I plan to try to use that trick until it stops bleeding. It was harder than I thought it would be to get a condom over the piercing and gauze, but I managed. I love the looks of this ring but definitely want to switch to a curved barbell for daily wear once it's healed.
6/10/04 – 12:45 am
Just tried my first successful pee standing up. It's funny how much you take these things for granted when you don't have metal hanging out of your meat. I bled on and off most of yesterday and kept bandaged up during the day, but went to sleep bandage free and only had a tiny spot when I woke up. I still get a little spot here or there but it's too little to bother with a bandage anymore. I am finding out, however, that the piercing is a bit more painful without the support of the gauze keeping the ring in place. Have been using provon twice a day for the cleanings, and did my first sea salt soak tonight before going to the gym. Yeah, three days after getting it pierced, I managed to go to the gym... but I wasn't quite ready to run on the treadmill (OUCH!).
6/12/2004 – 4:02 pm
I've been noticing that the briefs I'd been wearing were exerting a LOT of pressure on the protruding ends of the piercing and causing it to bend very far to the side. I figured this wasn't good for the healing process and also might cause the ring to want to migrate, as well as stretching the hell out of my urethra, so I have tried switching to boxers. So far they can be a little less comfortable sometimes, but the lack of that harsh bend makes me feel more reassured. I don't think I'll be buying tight jeans again any time soon.
Also, yesterday I masturbated for the first time since getting the piercing... and all I can say is... I approve. Also, the attention I get with it is quite awesome... I've had about a zillion women ask to see it so far *grin*.
6/18/2004 – 6:53 pm
The piercing has gotten into that "crusting" stage, so I've been doing the daily salt soaks to loosen everything up. There hasn't been much pain, and I've even been able to ride the motorcycle with fairly tight jeans and only minor discomfort.
I haven't had sex with it yet, but my girlfriend and I have gotten very close, while keeping a little bit of clothing between us. She was initially scared of the piercing, but now that she's "felt" it, she refers to it as her "new best friend." I've also found it to be quite enjoyable when she's giving me hand jobs, and she seems to like the way it looks to see the ring rotating as she strokes me.
6/26/04 – 10:32 am
The piercing is really starting to crust up lately, and it's proving to be the most painful part of the healing process. Everything tends to stick, so when the ring gets tugged it has no room to move, and ends up pinching and pulling quite painfully. Also, three times now I've had the ball on the end of the circular barbell pull IN to my urethra so that the entire ring was hanging out of the bottom of my penis. It wasn't any more painful than the normal movements, but it was fairly scary. In the heat of the moment I did give in and make some contact with bodily fluids of my girlfriend, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there won't be any infection. I'm hoping to switch the ring out for a curved barbell very soon.
7/1/04 – 9:05 pm
The crusting is starting to lighten up a bit so I'm hoping I'm pretty close to healed. The barbell is still pulling into the urethra once in a while. As soon as I'm healed I'm going to get a curved barbell with an assortment of different sized balls. I've become obsessed with slave rings and definitely want one.
7/10/04 – 10:07 am
The crusting seems to be essentially finished, just under 5 weeks after getting pierced. I was pretty close to this point a couple of times, but my now-ex and I got pretty rough with it and I'm sure we set the healing back a week or three. I'm hoping to get stretched to 8 gauge and switch to a curved barbell soon.
8/15/04
Earlier this week I went in to Virtue and Vice to get my piercing stretched to 8 gauge. They said absolutely not, that I should wait AT LEAST another month before considering stretching. They also explained in detail some of the scarring issues and why stretching so soon was a bad idea. To give you an idea how concerned the folks at Virtue and Vice are for the customer, not only did they talk me out of paying them money to stretch the piercing, they talked me out of getting a replacement 10 gauge ring to wear till I stretch it. They basically said, why bother buying a ring now if you are going to be discarding it in a month. I was ready to fork over 30 or 40 bucks for a new ring and they convinced me to save my money. That shows you what a class act this establishment is.
9/12/04
Some friends of mine very kindly purchased a gift certificate for me for the exact cost of an 8 gauge curved barbell from Virtue and Vice (thanks Sam and Heather!) so on the 12th I went in to get the ring replaced. The hole had stretched pretty well on its own through natural usage, so Jessica didn't even have to use a taper to get the new ring in. The 8 gauge is definitely more comfortable than the 10 due to thickness alone, but the REAL benefit is the curved barbell. The circular barbell stuck out pretty far, causing it to get folded over in weird ways and do other uncomfortable things. The curved barbell is sized so that the balls are snug against my penis when it's erect, so it's a much more comfortable feeling. The girls also find it to be a bit less intimidating. I'll be returning to Virtue and Vice very soon for some nipple piercings, and am considering a host of other genital rings, like an RPA or a dolphin. Stay tuned for more updates in my new addiction!
I love to talk about my first piercing experience, so feel free to email me at mustardman97@yahoo.com, or send me an IM on yahoo messenger (also mustardman97)