I had been considering a genital piercing for years but never seriously researched it. I actually never thought that I would go through with it. Back in January, my boyfriend told me he would be out of town for a little over a month. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to get pierced. It gave me something to look forward to as opposed to being upset about him leaving.
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon When A month ago Artist Craig Studio Trouble Bound Location St. John's, NL Now, for the first time, I started researching various genital piercings to try and decide which one I wanted. I was immediately drawn to the appearance of the triangle piercing. It was beautiful. I immediately emailed Craig at Trouble Bound as he was recommended by my cousin who had previously gotten a VCH done by him. I just wanted to double check the cost, if he had any complaints about triangles before, etc. I started reading the triangle experience stories, particularly the bad ones, to try and find the worst case scenario. Unfortunately, after reading all the negative stories, I was pretty psyched out about getting a triangle. I then looked into stories from hood piercings. While they didn't sound as painful or dangerous, I decided against them as I thought they would be in the way. After deciding that, however, I found a story where the lady refers to two off-center vertical hood piercings (which I later learned were called Princess Dianas). I thought that would be perfect! I felt kind of relieved that I didn't have to go through with the triangle after all.
Skip ahead until May, particularly the day my boyfriend was leaving. As soon as he left I called Trouble Bound to make sure they weren't busy. Craig told me to go down in a few hours. I had been previously talking to my friend, who said he would come down with me as I was worried about passing out afterwards. I called this friend of mine but there was no answer. I proceeded to shower, shave, and eat. The whole time I was thinking "I'm not going to do it; I'm just going to go down and talk to Craig". That, of course, was just to keep myself from panicking. I headed to the bus stop. As soon as I left my house it started to rain. I'm thinking "this CANNOT be a good omen". The bus was late, again that had my crazy ass thinking it was a sign that I shouldn't go through with it. Finally the bus came. When I arrived at Trouble Bound, I jammed my finger in the door somehow as soon as I touched the handle. By this point I thought if another bad thing happens I'm running away. So, I go upstairs and meet Craig, tell him who I am, etc. He brought me into the piercing room and we discussed the VCH/Triangle options. He went over the pros and cons of both. While I was still considering which I wanted he went over aftercare. He also mentioned that there was an apprentice and asked if it would be ok for her to watch. As soon as I heard "her" I breathed a sigh of relief because I totally wasn't prepared to have two guys looking at my girly bits.
Up until this point I was still convincing myself that I wasn't going to actually go through with it. When Craig was done talking about jewelry and aftercare I finally had to make my decision. I decided I was going to be hardcore and go for the triangle. He left the room so I could get naked from the waist down, hop up on the table and cover myself with the paper sheet just like at any other doctor's office. It wasn't until then that I let myself believe that I was going to do it. My heart started pounding. After I was ready, I told Craig he could come back in. He and the apprentice (I can't remember her name) came back. I finally had to put my feet up in the stirrups (which I hate more than anything). He explained that he would check to make sure I was built for a triangle piercing, which, of course, I was. As he was cleaning the area all I could think was "This is it. This is the calm before the storm". My heart was pounding so I was convinced that I was going to have a heart attack and die. I was exclaiming to the apprentice about how much like a doctor's office it was. Having her there was comforting; she was a very sweet girl.
Anyway, as Craig was marking and clamping he was explaining exactly what he was doing. The clamp was uncomfortable but not unbearable. Of course this whole time he was gloving and re-gloving. He showed me the needle and jewelry still in the packages so that I knew they were sterile. He told me to try to concentrate on keeping my legs from slamming shut, which is, apparently, a common reaction. He was telling me to breathe deeply. I was expecting him to count or tell me when it was going to happen exactly, but he did it suddenly. It hurt SO badly! I gasped and pushed down on the stirrups, of course as soon as I was conscious of my reaction I relaxed my legs. He asked if I was ok, I don't think I could talk at this point but I'm fairly certain I nodded. He waited a few seconds and said he just had to put in the jewelry. That was almost as bad! I managed to joke that I was never going to let anyone touch me again. After the ring was in and the ball was on it was perfect. I couldn't feel it at all. He gave me a mirror and I fell in love. It's so pretty. I didn't bleed at all which is awesome since he said most people do. After making sure I was still ok he (and the apprentice) left the room again so I could get dressed. When I was ready he came back in, went over aftercare again and gave me an aftercare sheet to take home with me. I paid/tipped him. He said to call or come down if I had any questions or problems and I went on my merry way.
On the way home I couldn't feel it at all. Walking and riding the bus were fine. Actually, I had myself convinced that it had somehow fallen out on the way so when I got back to my house I had to check. The next morning I woke to discover that it had bled a tiny bit. It was uncomfortable for the next week but not at all painful. There was no bruising. It only bled a bit on that first night. It was, however, swollen for about two days. There was no lymph or anything as with any other piercing. I just cleaned it twice a day in the shower with liquid antibacterial soap and did a sea salt soak once a day for almost two weeks. Otherwise, it's best just to LITHA. Now, a month later, it's fully healed with absolutely no complaints. I recommend Craig at Trouble Bound to anyone in or around the St. John's area. He is surprisingly professional and extremely knowledgeable. If anyone has any questions feel free to email me and ask. :)