For about two months prior to getting my Christina, I reveled in the thought of getting a genital piercing. I wanted my first one to be "out of the way of sex," because I was afraid that things like labia piercings could gut uncomfortable during sex, and I'm in a VERY sexually active relationship. However, now that I have my Christina, I'm going to get more because I've now figured out that once fully heeled snagging piercings isn't a painful thing. Plus, pain isn't necessarily a bad thing all the time.
At A Glance Author SarahK Contact SarahK@bme.anon When A week ago Artist Jason Pond Studio Rockstar Location Providence, RI So I was looking at pictures of different genital piercings, and when I saw a Christina I knew it was exactly what I wanted. In doing my research, I actually got addicted to searching through BME. The whole time I kept this desire from my partner, Andy. Unfortunately, I slipped and told him that I was getting a Christina the day before my appointment. He questioned it, only because he's really into stretching and manipulating piercings, and didn't see what I could do with it. I explained to him why I wanted it and he got excited, which made me even more excited. So with his unwavering support, we went to make the appointment for the next day.
So the day of my appointment, I rushed home after studio and cleaned the area and was off with Andy in tow. On the way there I was surprised how calm I was. I had had a double eyebrow done 2 months before, so I guess I was freshly reminded that the pain only lasts 2 seconds. We got to Rockstar and signed the papers while Jay was prepping. Then, Andy decided to ask about replacing a ball that he had lost from his lorum piercing. There was a bunch of confusion until Jay came back out and took Andy into the piercing room to compare sizes of the internally threaded balls to see which size Jay had originally pierced him at. As I was waiting for them in the waiting room, my nerves started to rise, as I had a lot more time to think about what exactly was going to happen in just a few minutes. They came out with a ball that matched and Jay welcomed me and Andy back into the room.
As always, Jay went over everything that I've heard 5 times over: details on cleaning, care, and the fact that this was a "permanent body modification." Basics through, I took off everything from the waist down and hopped up on the table. He looked at the area to be pierced and confirmed that shape and the tissue was perfect for a Christina. He marked the spot and aligned the needle and receiver. He told me to take a deep breath and then let it out slowly. Squeezing Andy's hand, the needle went through, which was fairly painful, but again, only lasted about 2-3 seconds. It was definitely worse than a normal ear/eyebrow piercing because it's denser tissue. But once the needle was through everything else was painless, even getting the jewelry in. He handed me a mirror, and a HUGE smile went across my face. It was perfect, exactly what I had wanted! When I got off of the table, it didn't hurt to walk around. When walking back to my house, I did walk kind of funny, since I didn't want it to unexpectedly catch or pull in a bad way.
It's been healing fine in the past week and a half, and I've been caring for it exactly how Jay said to. It didn't bleed at all, and it has very minimal crusting. There was no bruising, which was surprising since my eyebrow bruised pretty badly. The only thing that surprised me was when Jay told me that the healing time for a Christina is six months. I had read that it was 3-4 months for the healing time. However, I know that Jay overestimates slightly, since everyone's bodies heal differently. I asked him about the rejection rate, too, because I wasn't sure if there's one percentage for all piercings for a single person or if it depends more on placement. Jay said that it is higher for a Christina. He compared it to my eyebrow, which also has a chance of rejection. He said that eyebrows are less likely to reject than Christinas. He couldn't put a precise percentage of how much more likely a Christina would be for rejection, but he said that it would probably be 25% more likely to reject than an eyebrow.
Also, if you're thinking that you'll need a weekend to recover, you probably won't. The only part that hurt was getting it pierced, after the needle's through it's painless (I live in Providence and walk EVERYWHERE). So if you're thinking about it, go for it!