On 12/12/05, I went into Main Street Tattoos to get my second set of labial piercings done. The original set were down down low, near my vaginal opening. This set were pierced up very high, placed just above my clit. The remaining four, when they are done, will be in between these two sets.
At A Glance Author allyson266 Contact ally@slavegrls-cage.com IAM allyson266 When It just happened Artist Zak Zito Studio Main Street Tattoos Location Edgewood, MD Amo and I got into the shop a little late, almost 7pm, but Zak was smiling as we walked in the door. He went looking for the 10Ga rings he'd set aside for me the last time we were in. Unfortunately, he found that one of his weekend staff had sold them! He laid out the options for Amo: a) move me from 10Ga to 8Ga, with the same type of rings; b) switch from plain 10Ga rings to 10Ga captive bead rings; c) be mismatched, with one regular ring and one captive bead; d) wait for another day to get it done, so we could get the rings ordered in. Amo decided on option A, to my dismay.
We went into the back room after having the 8Ga rings autoclaved, and I got up onto the bench. I still say there's just something disturbing about being up there on the bench, exposing your privates to a near-stranger, while he plays with sharp things. Yeah.
We started by simply taking out the barbells from the original piercings (done 10/8/05, "Two of Nine") and putting them aside for autoclaving. They were replaced by two 8Ga rings of titanium. They pinched a little going in, but overall it was a positive experience. Despite looking a little scarey under the shop's glass, once I saw them in my body, I was very pleased. Amo made a very good choice - they are just right for my body. Zak was extremely pleased with my healing process - it's been a little under two months since the first labial piercings were done, and he feels I am almost completely healed.
When the barbells went in for sterilization, I had to go back out and wait in the waiting room. We spent the time looking at different guage rings and barbells, and discussing future piercings. Seven minutes has never taken so long! I kept thinking, what am I getting myself into? Why do I want this? Of course, I know the answers: I want this labial ladder, for me and for Amo. I want, at least sometimes, to be locked up. This is my fantasy, and Amo is making it come true.
When Zak called, I went and cleaned up a bit, then met in his back room. He showed me the autoclave strip to prove the jewelry was cleaned, and then had me up on the table again. He joked with Amo that his tattoo artist had commented it would have been smarter for him to have the hatch marks tattooed onto my labia, because he was going to have to re-draw them each time I went in for new holes. I laughed, although nervously.
All too soon, he was telling me to hold my thighs, and that he was readying the needle. Last time, I had not been prepared for the heavy pain sensation, so I screwed up my courage for this set. The problem is, they didn't hurt the same way at all. Instead, these punctures were very pinchy.
I screamed, loudly. Thank heavens Zak has a steady hand. He had to pause a moment while I caught my breath, then finished up. Amo snapped pictures as I lay there, and Zak slipped the jewelry into place. The second ring went in almost as quickly, though I was braced for it this time. He went fairly quickly, and despite it hurting enough for me to scream a second time, it was over rapidly, and the new jewelry was put in. He closed them both up, Amo got a few parting photos, and it was all over.
When I stood up, I went over to look in the mirror. I didn't have to bend at all to see these piercings! They're so high up that they sit just above my clit, right at the top of my slit. They're beautiful, very straight and comfortable. They'll look incredible when I get the rings for them.
In comparison to the first two piercings, the pain was much more intense during the actual piercing, but the healing process hasn't been anywhere close to as intense. The low piercings were in pain for about three weeks, and although I had no discharge or crusties or anything, I was walking bow legged, living on ibuprofin, and was generally miserable the entire three weeks. Amo actually considered whether it was wise to continue the process, because I was complaining so much!
I'm on day four as I write this, and the discomfort is minimal, though. These piercings are up so high that the problems with the lower set are not an issue. I am having minor discomfort, but an ibuprofin every 6 to 8 hours, and a hot, dry heating pad for 20 minutes every once in a while seems to be controlling the pain quite adequately.
And... my lower lips now jingle merrily, just in time for the holiday season!