Hood Piercing

At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon Artist Unknown Studio 23rd Street Body Piercing Location Oklahoma City, OK

This was my first piercing experience, other than getting my ears done when I was 7. Even that was rather stressful as it was when the piercing guns had just come out. I actually had the procedure done at the doctors office, but as they went to pierce my ear, the earring fell out of the gun and the gun was stuck in my ear. It took two doctors and a bunch of nurses to figure out how to get it out. They did the other ear with a needle.

Needless to say, this memory was still with me when I first started considering getting a piercing done. It is something I had thought about off and on over the years, as I always found it intriguing on others. However, there was always some reason I didn't follow through. Over the last couple years, I have made great progress in reclaiming my life after a very abusive relationship. On a rather significant anniversary, I decided that I was going to take advantage of finally having control over my life. For the first time, I was going to do something because I wanted to. I didn't have anyone telling what my body should or shouldn't look like and I wasn't considering doing it simply because I thought it was what someone else would like. This decision was going to be for me only. I did not tell another soul what I was considering.

When I realized I was finally at the point where I was going to follow through on this, I started researching piercing information and found the BME site. Initially, I had been considering a navel piercing, but as I read the heeling times and some of the stories, I decided that if I was going to go through that kind of pain, I wanted to get something that did something other than just look pretty. I was surprised that I was now considering gential piercing instead. But the more I read, the more excited I got.

Since I had no experience, and since this was to be a very personal thing, I did not have any resources to find a studio in my area. So I looked in the yellow pages and called several. I kept my initial question very basic - "I'm interested in getting a genital piercing, can you tell me a little bit about them?". These responses played a very important role in deciding which studio to go to. The one I chose was very professional, didn't seem uncomfortable discussing "genital" areas, was very informative, citing both pros and cons of each type of piercing, and although they were a little more expensive, it seemed worth it. I thought about it for the final week, and then took half a day off work on a Friday and headed down to the studio.

I don't recall being that nervous in a long time, but I was equally excited. I was a little uncomfortable entering the studio, but again, the staff was very pleasant and friendly. I told them what I was interested in, although I had still not decided whether I wanted a horizontal or vertical hood piercing. They asked several questions to get a better idea of what I was looking for and why, and then suggested that they take a look at where it will go as anatomy often dictates what is best. It was kind of weird, but really no more uncomfortable than going to a doctor for the first time. I was told I could get whichever piercing I wanted without any problems. Great, now I had to make a decision, which for anyone who knows me, is not an easy thing. The staff was great at giving me some time and space to make my decision.

I finally decided on the horizontal hood piercing. One, because I like the look. Second, was that while the verticle hood piercing is suppose to be more stimulating, I wondered about what would happen if I didn't like the feel of it there all the time. I figured with the ring, I could at least flip it up if I didn't like to use it directly against my clitoris. It may sound strange, but seemed logical to me.

We went back to the room where the piercings were done. The piercer was very nice and told me about the procedure. I was pleased to see that all the equipment used came out of sterile packaging. I layed back and he began the procedure. When it got time for the piercing, he told me to take in a deep breath and exhale through my mouth.

It was absolutely the most intense pain I had ever felt. I did warn him ahead of time that I tend to be jumpy which was a good thing, because I did jump. It is hard to describe, when I think back, I know it was very painful but it was over so quickly, it doesn't quite seem like it really was. It was very exciting either way.

The piercing was rather sore right after. I suggest that anyone getting this type of piercing done, to take a sanitary pad with you as it bleed quite a bit. I was a little concerned by this, but not overly surprised as one of the other experiences I had read on BME said the same thing. It bleed rather steadily for almost four hours. The next couple days I was definately aware that something had happened down there. But all else was fine.

It has only been two weeks, but all the swelling and bruising has disappeared and it looks very healthy and is no longer that tender. I have followed my aftercare instructions very dilegently and the healing process seems to be coming along very well. I not only like the feel of the piercing, but also the look. But mostly I like knowing that I was able to follow through on this. It was definately a personal achievement.

It has had its side benefits as well. As I mentioned, no one knew about this. My partner was rather surprised when he found out, fortunately for me, it was a pleasant surprise. He did ask why I hadn't told him. Basically because I didn't want anyone to talk me out of it, and I especially didn't want to be more encouraged because I thought he would like it. He has looked at it a couple times, but it has surprised me that he has not asked to touch it or to see it more. He told me the other day that while he is really excited by it, he wants to wait until it is healed so that his first contact with it can be complete and he can do whatever he wants. The wait is killing me.

After seeing mine and hearing what it was like, he has started considering getting a genital piercing himself which really surprised me. Right now he says it is a possibility, although maybe not a probability. I have also been seriously considering getting additional piercings done. If I do, I will probably choose the labial piercings.

My suggestion to anyone considering this type of piercing is to make absolutely sure that you are doing it for the right reasons. I don't think I would be as pleased with the result if I did it for any reason other than because I wanted to. I found that the research I did and reading other experiences on BME really helped me to be prepared for the experience. Hopefully yours will be as good as an experience as mine has.

I will let you know if I decide to do the others....