I spent several months researching VCH piercings online a few years ago when I was a freshman in college. I looked at every picture I could find online, read stories, watched videos, just anything I could find. It took me awhile to get up the courage to mention the possibility of getting this piercing to my boyfriend. I wanted to make sure that it was really something I wanted and not just a phase I went through when I saw pictures online. I finally started mentioning that I was thinking about it to my boyfriend and he actually really liked the idea. He didn't want to pressure me though but he said he was willing to take me whenever I felt ready. Finally, I told my boyfriend that I thought I was ready one day during Spring Break and he was so excited. I couldn't wait to get this very sexy piercing.
At A Glance Author danielle When Two years ago Location Southport, IN I called many different piercers in an around Indianapolis to ask if they did the procedure, how much it cost, etc. I found a piercer nearby in Southport who was willing to take me that night so my boyfriend and I drove up there. When we got there I got really shy and embarrassed. He even had to tell the piercer what I was there for. I just couldn't believe that I was actually going to drop my pants in front of random guy when I had never even stepped foot in a tattoo shop before. I got up the courage though so I picked out my jewelry and we went back into a room. Thank God he let my boyfriend come with me.
So we went into the room and he explained what he was going to do, even though from all my research I had a pretty good idea. He had me take my pants off and lie down on a table. He started to clean the area which felt kind of cold, but really good actually. He marked the spot and asked my boyfriend if it looked straight. He said it looked good so he started to go through with it. I got really scared and just kind of blocked everything out. I could feel him stick the tube under my hood and as I squeezed the hell out of my boyfriend's hand I felt a sharp pinch and I don't even know if I made a peep. He put the jewelry in and it didn't really hurt anymore. I looked at it in the mirror, a curved barbell with pink gems was right there in my hood! I absolutely loved it!
Over the next couple of months I took the best care of it that I could in my dorm room. I would go to the bathroom to do sea salt soaks with this solution that he gave me. I really liked it and it seemed to heal well but it did get sore at times. The hardest part was trying to go without sex for awhile. I don't really remember if it enhanced sex that much but I was trying to take things slow. I figured it would get better as it healed more. I couldn't wait to play with it without being scared that it would hurt or be uncomfortable.
After a few months the piercing was really starting to bother me. The jewelry just didn't seem right for the piercing. It seemed too long and since it was curved the top part would constantly flip down towards the bottom. I knew that I should have probably just gone back to the shop to have them put in different jewelry but I kept putting it off because I was scared and didn't want to go back. I kept hoping that it would heal itself and everything would be fine. The constant flipping of the barbell really bugged me though and made sex too uncomfortable. It made the piercing hurt really bad, and eventually I just took the piercing out.
I was really sad that I had to take my VCH out because I really did love it. I felt so sexy and unique. I knew that probably no one would think of me as that kind of person to get a genital piercing and I loved people's reactions when I told them what I had done. I still think about those few months that I had it and how good I felt about my sexuality. I'm almost 22 now and I'm thinking about getting it done again. This time I would be careful to choose the right jewelry, maybe a straight barbell would work better. I just feel that being older and knowing more of what I am doing would help me have more success with the piercing. The pain of it the first time is not enough to keep me away from having this very sexy piercing!