My piercing was pretty much a dare from a co-worker who has so many piercings he jingles when he walks. Anyway, we went out on my birthday a few years ago and had some drinks. I often tease Drew about all the holes in his body and he dared me that night to get my penis pierced saying he would pay for it as my birthday present. Unknown to Drew I kind of envied some of his piercings, and since I would probably never do this on my own accord, I took Drew up on the dare, thinking, I could just blame the whole thing on a night of birthday partying if I caught any flak from friends or other co-workers. Besides, how bad could it be, Drew has dozens, and if I don't like it, I can always just remove the jewelry and let it heal up. So I had a shot at the bar and we took a walk down the street and walked into Skin & Bones, the piercing/tattoo shop there on the strip in Deep Ellum (Dallas in case you're wondering)
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon When Two years ago Artist don't remember Studio skin and bones, deep ellum, dallas Location dallas, texas I told the girl at the front I wanted to get a prince albert. She had me look at some different jewelry and with Drew's assistance and advice, picked out a circular barbell. She wanted me to get a 12g to start, let it heal up and then I could stretch up from there (if I chose to even keep it). Drew tried talking her into doing the piercing at 12g and then stretch me right then to an 10g and insert the ring, because he thinks the 12g hurts more in the end, being a smaller gauge, saying it feels like you're being cut if the ring gets pulled/caught/or aggressively played with. She didn't want to do that because she hadn't done that on a new piercing yet (oh great, she's new!). Drew talked anther piercer there into doing it, as he'd seen Drew in the shop before and it was obvious he wasn't rookie in the sharp object department. Plus, the piercer was a guy, not that it matters because I'm NOT sexist, but I think I felt a little better with a guy doing it since I figure he probably already has one and obviously has the same equipment as me (a penis) and would somehow be more intuitive about the whole thing. I'm sure that was all in my head and the girl would have done a fine job, but somehow I *did* feel a little better about the whole process with him doing the work.
So I went into the piercing room, climbed up on the table, and pulled my pants and shorts down in front of a total stranger. Drew stood by to watch and make sure I didn't chicken out.
I felt like I was in a Dr's office, everything was all sterile and the guy was all gloved up, changing gloves several times. He cleaned me all up, marked a spot on the underside of my penis, slid a metal tube-like think a little way into my urethra (which I didn't have an issue with, since I'd already discovered urethral sounds by then), told me to take a few deep breaths, and presto, ok, maybe not presto, I felt a sharp pinch-like sensation, looked down and saw a big metal needle sticking out the end of my penis! He said the next part might be uncomfortable and if it got to be too much, he'd stick with a smaller gauge ring and I'd just have to move up in size later. Although I'm sure he didn't mean it this way, but I thought, damn, everybody's daring me tonight! So I just took some more deep breaths, tried to focus on a spot in the corner of the room (and NOT my cock) while he replaced the needle with a slender metal taper. He was right, not that comfortable, but didn't send me through the roof either. Minutes later, I had a shiny double-ball circular ring hanging off the head of my penis.
WOW! It was certainly a kind of rush, either from the endorphins or the look or both, but I was all impressed with myself, as was Drew, who told me later that he didn't think I'd really do it.
I bled a little for a couple of days, but that stopped, as did the stinging sensation every time I had to pee. I loved the little movement the ring made when I'd walk or move around. I did, however, get a little tired of pee going everywhere when I'd take a leak, told Drew about it and he told me to turn my dick over upside-down when I pee and the urine wouldn't do that. That worked to some degree, but I later moved up a size and got a curved barbell and that helped A LOT with the whole peeing process! (I was determined not to have to sit down when I pee).
After everything was all healed up, I find I can take the metal out for days and the hole doesn't close up, which is cool, since I'm not always with someone that I want to know I have a piercing, but then I can put it back in with no problem later.
So now, I'm getting the urge to get a frenum or a guiche piercing. Or maybe I'll I get both! By birthday is coming up again soon, so I think this will by my birthday present to myself. A few more holes filled with metal in my nether regions! More on that in a few weeks!