Miss Wimp plucked up her courage and walked straight into the Hair, beauty, etc shop at Harbour Town (for those who know it; my guess just me). "Can you pierce my ears please?" "Sure, pick out some studs". "I'll just mark the position, OK?" click. "Rotate three times a day, use the spray twice a day, don't change ear rings for at least six weeks, $20. Bye"
Cindy floats away.
Goes to work in drab, biggest fear someone would say something nasty, since I have them in both ears
But no comments from anyone. Yes they noticed. I could see the eye drift.
Another step for Cindy,
I think it was Heatherrose who said what an amazing feeling it is to ones self being to have a piece of metal put through a useless part of the body :laugh: :laugh:
Cindy
Congrats! I have to say though, $20 is a bit high, unless it's mostly the cost of the studs.
Wow! Some people were shocked enough when I got one ear pierced, but going in with both? You go girl!
hmmm were i work its hard not find a body part thats not peirced 2 earings wouldnt raise the radar even a blip lol but grats on your little victory cindy lets have a drink to celebrate hehe
Congratulations Cindy! So when's the nipple/belly button getting done? A nice diamond in the old navel would suit you, ma'am - lol :)
Congrats on your ear piercings.
A few years ago I played in a Softball tournament in Thailand on a team consisting of mainly Americans & Canadians with a few Aussies and the odd Brit (me).
At our first game the umpire called the players over and asked that all players remove all jewellery and body piercings, so earrings, necklaces and the odd nose stud where duly removed.
One girl in our team (who shall rename nameless, but she was from Tenessee) looked at me and asked if she could have a word (as I was the captain). Seriously, in her best Southern drawl she said " Becky, does he want me to remove my clit ring?"
Well, ear rings were bad enough, but a clit ring!
She actually showed all the team her body piercing in the locker rooms after the game.
Buffy
Quote from: CindyJames on October 06, 2009, 03:01:14 AM
Miss Wimp plucked up her courage and walked straight into the Hair, beauty, etc shop at Harbour Town (for those who know it; my guess just me). "Can you pierce my ears please?" "Sure, pick out some studs". "I'll just mark the position, OK?" click. "Rotate three times a day, use the spray twice a day, don't change ear rings for at least six weeks, $20. Bye"
Cindy floats away.
Goes to work in drab, biggest fear someone would say something nasty, since I have them in both ears
But no comments from anyone. Yes they noticed. I could see the eye drift.
Another step for Cindy,
I think it was Heatherrose who said what an amazing feeling it is to ones self being to have a piece of metal put through a useless part of the body :laugh: :laugh:
Cindy
Congrats but a little bit of advice, don't turn your new piercings at all, this prolongs healing and irritates it and the best thing to clean them with is a sea salt soak.
I'm glad they make you feel good. ;D
I have been kicking around the idea about getting a second set in my ears. ::) A cute set of studs as the primary set in the new holes.
Janet
you go girl! now you just need a belly ring. :laugh: I know a place in Sydney that does them perfectly. ;)
Quote from: FairyGirl on October 06, 2009, 06:06:26 PM
you go girl! now you just need a belly ring ;)
Not at my age Chloe! Two or three ear piecings would be my limit.
Janet
aw c'mon, you're only as old as you feel, right? Besides nobody has to see it but your GF ;)
That is true. I may have to think about that. :-\
Janet
Quote from: Buffy on October 06, 2009, 06:06:39 AM
Well, ear rings were bad enough, but a clit ring!
Ouch. Shudder-inducing thought.
SilverFang
Quote from: Buffy on October 06, 2009, 06:06:39 AM
Congrats on your ear piercings.
A few years ago I played in a Softball tournament in Thailand on a team consisting of mainly Americans & Canadians with a few Aussies and the odd Brit (me).
At our first game the umpire called the players over and asked that all players remove all jewellery and body piercings, so earrings, necklaces and the odd nose stud where duly removed.
One girl in our team (who shall rename nameless, but she was from Tenessee) looked at me and asked if she could have a word (as I was the captain). Seriously, in her best Southern drawl she said " Becky, does he want me to remove my clit ring?"
Well, ear rings were bad enough, but a clit ring!
She actually showed all the team her body piercing in the locker rooms after the game.
Buffy
Ouch, more wimper :laugh:
At least she didn't remove it on the pitch and hand it to the ref. Now that would have been a sight :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
LoL
Cindy
Generally you pick out the studs and they put the holes in for free - as long as you're buying their earrings.
I was given a little grief at one job for looking like a guy, so I went and did it, the end result is now I'm a guy with holes in my ears. Oh and the sky blue rhinestone studs I got way back when just made me look like a guy with sky blue rhinestone studs in his ears.
Quote from: CindyJames on October 06, 2009, 03:01:14 AM
Miss Wimp plucked up her courage and walked straight into the Hair, beauty, etc shop at Harbour Town (for those who know it; my guess just me). "Can you pierce my ears please?" "Sure, pick out some studs". "I'll just mark the position, OK?" click. "Rotate three times a day, use the spray twice a day, don't change ear rings for at least six weeks, $20. Bye"
Cindy floats away.
Goes to work in drab, biggest fear someone would say something nasty, since I have them in both ears
But no comments from anyone. Yes they noticed. I could see the eye drift.
Another step for Cindy,
I think it was Heatherrose who said what an amazing feeling it is to ones self being to have a piece of metal put through a useless part of the body :laugh: :laugh:
Cindy
That's been the most remarkable part of this journey for me. i do some little meaningless cultural tradition - painting my nails or peircing my ears or some such that means almost nothing to a GG....even shaving my legs which I guess they consider a chore...and it's a bunch of warm fuzzies in a most nonsensical way.
I'm happy for you.
Post Merge: October 13, 2009, 11:32:30 PM
Quote from: SilverFang on October 06, 2009, 08:14:52 PM
Ouch. Shudder-inducing thought.
SilverFang
I had the same reaction when CyndiGurl45 said she had a PA.
I had to look it up but when I did...
YIKES!
Quote from: Laura Hope on October 13, 2009, 11:30:49 PM
I had the same reaction when CyndiGurl45 said she had a PA.
I had to look it up but when I did...
YIKES!
Excuse my ignorance but what does PA stand for?
Prince Albert. Thru the boy clit. ~shudders~
Janet
Quote from: Janet Lynn on October 18, 2009, 02:39:10 PM
Prince Albert. Thru the boy clit. ~shudders~
Janet
Ay, I saw a picture. That does look painful.
Quote from: SilverFang on October 18, 2009, 02:32:45 PM
Excuse my ignorance but what does PA stand for?
Behold - if you dare:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_piercing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_piercing)
Its not so bad. I think it was the fastest healing piercing that I ever had. But it takes some time to 'toughen up' (think months here). For a few days you avoid drinking coffee as it makes it sting :o
Interestingly a fatter ring was much more comfortable than a thin one so they are worth 'stretching' a little.
Perhaps it would give you a helpful aid for tucking. I took mine out awhile back as I got annoyed that I could not pee so straight with it in.
0_0
I've been thinking about getting my ears done soon, there is nothing holding me back from doing it. Maybe not knowing where I can get it done and wanting to go with my mum but she's busy with stuff for the next few weeks. I should of got them done months ago :S and $20 is nothing ;)
S.x
Ok the whole story and aftermath. I'm in Australia as many of you know, so experiences may differ on which pond you live by.
I went to a regular Beauty shop, does tanning, nails, piercings, etc. I was in male clothes. Went to the counter and said do you do ear piercings? Yes how many? Studs or rings. I chose studs. sit down I'll just make a mark on your ear, that OK, Yes, Rinsed with a sterile swab click, click of a piercing gun. Done. $20 for the studs and a bottle of wash. Rotate them regularly and wash with the wash; leave in for 6 weeks, Bye.
No pain felt good, no one looked twice
All of the information WAS WRONG.
Rotating the studs I released them from the keepers. I managed to get the right back on, I had to push the left back through the ear and put a new sleeper on, it was a bit ouchie. Of course this in a car park at another place, after a gym workout: dirty hands, sweaty etc etc. GULP.
The left ear lobe became infected, red and swollen, but no pain. I went to my medic (who knows me very well). They look good, he said. BUT DON'T TOUCH THEM, I REALLY MEAN DON'T TOUCH THEM. I think he didn't want me to touch them.
As an aside, I'm an immunologist, I understand allergic reactions. I know what I'm allergic too. If you are allergic to nickel, or to any metal think carefully about what you are doing and get a professional medical opinion.
I'm on a course of antibiotics. The stud in the left ear has gone into the inflammed skin, I hope it comes out when the inflammation goes down. I'm washing them with piercing wash and hydrogen peroxide every few hours. I can push the right stud out but it gets 'swallowed', I'll just have to be a good girl and see what happens.
But I think the advice I got from the beauticians was totally wrong and I was naive in listening to something I would normally have ignored if I had followed my own opinion.
So may I suggest. DON'T TOUCH, use sterile swabs etc to touch piercings and don't bother rotating it will not do any good. This is of course just my opinion.
I'm glad I didn't have a PA Nicky, I'd be walking around with bow legs saying, it's nothing just a local swelling :laugh: :laugh:
But anyway. I totally love them. I cannot wait to wear other rings. It has increased my confidence heaps. Even walking around in guygear I feel happier. And I'm not sure but the salesgirls seem to be more chatty, or maybe it's just me.
Hugs to all, and just be careful and remember hygiene.
Cindy: the infected one :icon_blah:
gratz! i am on 5 pierces and planning to get two more. :) they don't really care about stuff like that where i work at, though.
Post Merge: October 19, 2009, 09:07:05 AM
On caring for new pierces you should just put the solution they give you on the ear rings (front and back) then just push earrings in and out a bit to get the solution inside. And for those that get a piercing through cartridge there is going to be an extended ouch factor. They hurt for a while!
Quote from: CindyJames on October 06, 2009, 03:01:14 AM
Goes to work in drab, biggest fear someone would say something nasty, since I have them in both ears
But no comments from anyone. Yes they noticed. I could see the eye drift.
Several of the guys I work with (big, tough shipping dock guys) have both ears pierced. Can't speak for Oz, but here in the States it's not nearly as unusual as it was, say, 10 years ago.
Oh, and, piercings rock! :icon_rockon: ;D Glad you're happy with the results.
But if you ever do it again, I suggest going to a professional body piercer. They have a more sterile environment, and the process itself is both less painful and more hygienic.