I had always been into piercings and tattoos. I have many of both but have always seemed to want more. It seemed that the more I got pierced or tattooed, I wanted more. As with anyone getting into the scene, I was completely addicted.
At A Glance Author genocia Contact genocia@bme.anon When A year ago Artist tony andrews Studio ancient expressions Location peterborough ont. canada That being said, I wanted something extreme, but not extreme enough. Something to show the others kids in high school with their cliche little tongues piercing. But what could I have gotten?
I thought about it for quite some time, a year in fact, then finally decided on getting the tops of my wrists done.
The procedure itself was quite simple. He marked both wrists for placement, and upon a slight adjustment we were ready to go. He made sure he could get a firm grip with the clamps, and that I had enough skin in the area to allow the piercing to relax and heal properly.
The needle went through, quite smoothly compared to other piercing I'd had. The pain was actually quite minimal and the whole actual piercing experience was a good one. I left feeling quite fulfilled.
The next morning I had some swelling though not much. Oh, by the way, did I mention that I'm a Hemophiliac? Let's talk about this. I have Hemophilia A, factor 8, less than 1%. English? I'm a bleeder. To get any piercing or tattoo, I inject Kogenate FS directly into my vein to prevent bleeding of any kind. That said, I also infused the morning I awoke to prevent any extra swelling from the piercing.
However, despite my best efforts, the famous wrists piercing are now no more. I just couldn't keep them protected enough. My life style didn't suit them in the means of, I'd always hit them, or bump them on, well, everything. They just weren't meant to be, and now, I miss them.
Yes. I said famous. The entire school was booming at the site of them. The mass majority of attention received was negative. Comments like " you're a freak " would fill my days. The odd comment was one of people not understanding why I would do such a thing. I did however receive some very uplifting comments and reactions. People would love to see them. Somehow, a simple piercing or too made me into someone everyone looked up to. A hero for the little guy? I didn't understand it at all. People everywhere had been telling me I was a freak five minutes ago. I soon found out that the teachers didn't like them very much, and that's why the students had been so happy about me getting them done. They began to say things like " Dude, that would piss off Miss Jackson so much! " Things like this actually upset me. This wasn't why I had gotten them done. Was it a mistake? Did I get pierced in the wrong place?
I soon found myself explaining my reasoning to everyone in sight. Entire classes devoted to explaining myself instead of doing work. And my Homework was piling up because of it. These things combined with the fact that they just weren't healing made it easy for me to make the decision to take them out. Or so I had thought...
I tend to find that with myself, piercing become very much apart of me. You wouldn't look right if you took off your nose. I wouldn't look right without my piercing. So when it came to actual removal time, I all but shed a tear for them both.
After I removed the jewelry, it took about a month or two to fully heal. I found myself constantly squeezing puss out of the area. It seemed to be a disaster zone. I used Bactine for the first little while then quit. It wasn't working the way I felt it should. I decided to try a proper method, seeing as how part of the problem they didn't work out, was due to the fact that I had never really looked after them properly.
I got a face cloth and ran it under hot water. As hot as I could stand, I held it there for about five minutes or so. Then I followed it up by I nice warm rinse with anti-bacterial soap. I then proceeded to squeeze out as much puss as I possibly could, and removed any dried crust matter around the now vacant holes. After that I face clothed it again for another five minutes or so. This technique worked for me, however, I don't recommend it to any one else. As you should know, always check with your piercer if there's any problems, or if you have any questions about how to do stuff properly.
When all was said and done, I'd have to say that it was an incredible experience. I look at my scars proudly. And I don't have one regret. The only bad note I have on this whole thing, was people thing I did this for all the wrong reasons. Piercing should be all for you. So always remember to be true to yourself, but to also have fun with yourself. Someday, you will sit around, and you're all you will have.