The point of me coming back to BME and setting out this tale of woe 6 months after the fact is for the benefit of those of us who formerly had no idea what to expect when getting a genital piercing. Let me clarify right up front, Rick Gilmour is an excellent piercer. Very professional, courteous, hygenic and cordial. I just want to make sure that in no way does my bad experience reflect on him as he did his part to make sure I had a positive piercing experience.
At A Glance Author Alek Contact amorrius@yahoo.com When Six months ago Artist Rick Gilmour Studio Adorned Precision Location Calgary, AB, Canada Now to the matter at hand. I am a very active, outdoorsy type of person. When I asked Rick how long it would take until I could get back on the bike saddle he informed me it would take a few days. I was okay with that. I took care of my piercing as instructed in the days following and the summer weather was perfect for biking so I was suffering a bit not being able to get out there and ride.
As my anxiety got the better of me I tried getting on the bike. Let me tell you, when you get a PA piercing, everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING is about your penis for at least 2 weeks. I'm not sure if I have a more sensitive frenum than most but the ring bobbing and shaking in my glans would give me wood everytime I tried walking. I had company that week. Imagine the look on my neighbour's faces as I'm out walking with my pre-adolescent niece and can't stop from getting a boner. Point 1: You will get unwanted wood.
Wearing pants was aggravating so I tried wearing loose shorts for the whole time. Point 2: Does your job let you wear loose shorts for an entire 2 weeks if you are having an uncomfortable time?
Now, getting back on that bike was uncomfortable. Everytime I hit a bump my cock would jump and jiggle with the extra weight on the end and I ended up pushing my bike home. Point 3: Can you put yourself out of commission for the duration of the time it takes to get used to the sensations.
Now, having a lot of little relatives and a big dog was a terror I didn't plan for. I have this very sensitive appendage and little kids want to jump on your lap and a big black lab wants to jump up and paw you. You have NO idea how often a kid comes in contact with your groin area until you get a new PA. You also have no idea of the terror that crosses your mind at some stupid big dog pawing at you and the concept of a claw catching on your new jewelry. Point 4: Murphy's Law dictates that as soon as you get a new PA a bunch of stupid relatives kids and their dog will arrive and want to jump all over you.
Within a week I had stopped bleeding and could masturbate (without touching the ring...lots of shaft stroking). I'm not particularly patient and I wanted to get back to vacuum pumping. This is a definite NO-NO! I wasn't aware of what was going on as delving into two fetish activities (piercing and vac pumping) sends you into a heightened state of euphoria. The tingling along my frenum was NOT a good thing and the line of skin actually tore and separated quite a distance. It wasn't painful, but there is a noticeable gap between one part and the other now. Point 5: The structure of your frenum area is comprimised when you get a piercing. Take it easy on what and how you do things with your penis for at least a month. You aren't invincible, even with steel in your wienie.
I became frustrated not long after when the over-sensitive feelings I was getting caused me to take the PA ring out and toss it in the river. I could now go biking, play with the young 'uns, wrestle the dog, and all those other good things without my penis yelling at me the entire time, 'IT'S ALL ABOUT ME!' The piercing was relatively new at the time and closed up in a couple days. It's a few months later now and all I have is a small whiteish scar and a frenum that is broken into 2 segments to show for my PA experience.
So what am I suggesting here? Here is how I would go about it, if I had to do it all over again:
1. Wait until the cold, inactive months. Your brain gets very angry at you for avoiding nice weather and exercise.
2. Do your piercing when you have time off from work. There is no telling how you may need to dress and move. I think I would be in an asylum if I had to have those sensations jammed into work pants and bending and lifting stacks of paper for the copier.
3. Do your piercing when there's a good chance you won't have kids or dogs around. If you are a family man and there's no way of avoiding this, I recommend getting a more family friendly piercing like a frenum piercing only. It's safely tucked under your penis and the barbell isn't likely to get attacked by kid or animal.
4. NO PUMPING UNTIL FULLY HEALED: This should be obvious, but like I said, I'm impatient.
5. Go for walks for exercise in sweat pants, where people are scarce. Your penis will remind you very, very often that you have a piercing there. You will get an erection and you don't really need to be in public when it happens. You do need to exercise to heal faster, though, so don't avoid going out altogether.
I hope that this information is helpful to those of you who are active and/or family oriented guys. The very short time that I got to enjoy my PA was indeed enjoyable. I will probably do it again some day but under much better circumstances based on this hard-gained knowledge. If you apply what I've learned to yourself you will probably have a much more enjoyable experience and be able to keep your PA for a lot longer than 2 weeks. I guess I'll have to live vicariously through you.