Oh my there s a rod through my jimmy .

Hi, I'm Lael, and this is the story of how I got my nipple ring.

I've always thought nipple rings were beautiful and always wanted to get mine done, but I was too young (and actually still am) and always terrified of the thought of getting half naked in front of a stranger. Well, it's been over 2 years since my last piercing experience, and I started seriously thinking about getting my nipple pierced. My young age was one of the main obstacles (I'm sixteen) and of course I had to get over my embarrassment and get used to the thought of having a complete stranger go through my goods. I consulted with a good friend who has both her nipples done and she strongly encouraged the idea and finally got the best of me. I decided to get it done on Tuesday, December 28th.

We got together and went to the studio, and the piercer came up to me and asked how he could help. I think that it was as I was forcing the sentence "I want my nipple pierced" out of me that I started to get REALLY scared. I always get hysterical before getting pierced, so I tried not to pay attention to it and not to look too afraid, since the piercer had no idea I was under age. (I'm prone to get all my mods done at a relatively young age; I got my nose pierced at 13 and both my navel and tongue done at 14.) My friend has 15 different mods and got most of them done at the same place so I guess he took it as I was the same age as her. Seeing as I really don't want to get the studio owners in any trouble, I will not be giving out the name of the place over here.

We went into the room, me being all shaky and sweaty and my friend grinning in amusement. The piercer was getting the jewelry (a silver barbell) out and told me to sit down, as my friend held my hand and I thanked God for her being there. The piercer turned around and told me to "get ready", I took the hint and took my top off and finally my bra, which I feared the most of. The embarrassment took a major nosedive as the piercer guy approached me. It looked like he didn't even think of my breasts as a sexual object - he just looked like a man who wants to get his job done. He told me to get up and stand up straight, and then asked which nipple I wanted done. I told him I wanted the left one. He took a quick look and then marked me carefully, and then told me to lie down on the piercing bed.

I lay down, my friend holding my hand and me feeling a bit awkward. He approached me, sterilized the area, and then did the whole "take a deep breath" thing, but what I liked about the way he did it was that he also added "as you take the air out I'm gonna push the needle through". Well, I did and he did.

Until that day I couldn't actually call any of my piercing experiences painful, being the pain slut that I am, so I really didn't expect this one too hurt TOO much. Well, it fucking did. I think I can say it hurt like my nose ring, navel ring, tongue ring and both my tattoos combined. And it wasn't just a short stab thing, the needle actually took some 5 seconds to go through (hey, that is a LOT!), and the pain was so intense, it actually burnt. I gasped and bit my bottom lip. It seemed like forever but it was over, and as the needle went all the way through the outer hole the pain was surprisingly gone. The piercer got a little panicked since my eyes were forcefully shut and asked if I was okay. I replied that it hurt more than I had expected, the piercer and my friend both laughed. He put in the jewelry and I instantly got up, but he told me to lie down for a while and went through the aftercare instructions along with me. I got up at his permission about 5 minutes later, paid and tipped him off, then me and my friend headed off to McDonalds to get some ice cream.

I spent the following 7-8 hours at my friend's house. I took some Advil earlier on because it hurt a little and I feared the pain getting stronger, so I kind of forget the ring was there. It was getting late so I took a bus home, got in my room, took my shirt off and as I was getting ready to rinse it with some sea salt soaks, it gently shifted, and bam - in goes the downpour. Oh yes, it bled. My God, did it bled. And the worst part was that it just wouldn't stop. I got a bit panicked and called my friend, telling her I was bleeding to death. She laughed and told me to keep rinsing it, so that's what I did. The bleeding stopped about 15 minutes later, but I was so frightened that it might start bleeding again so I couldn't think of touching it for the rest of the day.

The following week I wore nothing but sports bras to sleep, and even though it bled a bit a couple times a day, it was definitely getting better. In the shower, when I used to wash all the crust and clotted blood off, I'd look at it and feel extremely content with myself. It looked so pretty and I was so proud of myself for getting it. I still am.

So, my nipple ring is now 2 months old, it's healed, it's been "test driven"... and it's now my favorite. All this time I was scared of some alleged sensation loss, turns out the opposite is the truth, and I'm loving it. If you're thinking about getting yours done, what are you waiting for? By all means go for it, you'll definitely be thanking yourself later.