by kaz_am » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:00 am
I finally gathered up the courage this afternoon to get it done (after circling the block several times imagining worst-pain scenarios, etc.). I got it done this afternoon at my now-usual place. Josh puts up well with my chatter (I babble about random stuff when I get nervous), and he's damn good at making me feel at ease while he hovers near my person with a pair of clamps and a big scary needle.
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I picked a circular barbell over a retainer simply because I prefer how it looks. Josh bent it open a little tiny bit for me so I could flip it up and down a little bit easier, but not wide enough so that I have to worry about it flying out when I sneeze. The pain level was about what I expected; the clamps made me wince, the needle wasn't too bad, and it was putting in the jewelry that made my eyes water. But it stung for a few seconds, then everything felt fine. For the first few hours afterwards it was pretty tender despite me popping a few ibuprofen, but it's more or less fine now. I soaked it after dinner and flipped it down to take pictures, etc. and now it's resting safely back up in my nose.
I think this is my absolute favorite piercing so far :3 But now I'm holding off on new piercings for a while and just concentrating on my ear stretching while everything else continues to heal.
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"I like my women like I like my coffee. COVERED IN BEEEES!"
