My story

So....we have been talking about it for a while. I figured it would be done on our week off in August (17-21). Friday we started joking about it a bit more, and R said he would call the place on Saturday to ask the questions he needed to ask. He called, got his answers (one of them being, if he could be in the room with me - no, apparently against federal regulations). So he joked about taking me then, but we were going to a friends place in a few hours. We started getting ready to go out, and I looked at him, and I said "You're going to take me tomorrow aren't you?" and he looked at me, and finally answered "Yes".

Going out was a good thing, as it kept my mind off of it. I slept fairly well. Realistically, I knew that I would be fine, but I was a little nervous. Apparently Rich didn't sleep at all! He was worried for me.

We had to run a couple of errands in the morning, had some showers, and I procrastinated a bit. *grin*

Finally, around 2:00, we started our drive. I kept getting more and more anxious as we drove. We found some parking nearby, and walked over.

We walked in, and only had a few moments to wait, and then it was our turn. I told the dude what I wanted done, he gave me a form, and I filled it out.

I brought him the form, and then we talked about the process, and he asked if I wanted any aftercare products (I did - a special soap that smells really good and a sea salt spray). He asked what I wanted it pierced with - barbell, horseshoe barbell, or ring. I chose a ring, just because I felt it would be the easiest. I could clean it easier, and I felt that the likely hood of it catching was less. There weren't any ends!

So, after I paid, he called out to my piercer, Nicole, that she was up. She had me follow her upstairs. We went into a small room, and she started her prep work. She sanitized her hands, put her gloves on and then she sanitized all her surfaces. She had me come over to her. I was wearing a dress, that was empire waist, made out of t-shirt material, and was like a tank top type thing. It was very easy for me to just pull the straps down, and leave the *skirt* in place. She sanitized my nipples and then marked the spots. She had me look in the mirror to see what I thought. I said it was fine, it's kinda hard to tell if they were in the right spot or not. *lol*

I then laid down on her table. The back was raised, so that I wasn't completely flat. She put a clamp on my left nipple, asking me to tell her if it was too tight, as this would not be the most painful part! lol

She told me to take a deep breath, and she pushed the needle through, then she said I would feel a bit of pulling, as she put the ring in place. I thought to myself "Hey, that wasn't too bad!". She then brought out her tools to tighten the ring and place the ball.

She then walked over to the other side and place the clamp on my right nipple. Same thing, but DAMN, this side fucking hurt! I gasped pretty loud. I think it is partially just that you know what to expect, and your endorphins are kinda at it's peak! lol

As she tightened up the ring, I said to her "Wow, I can't believe I did that!". She said "You did good. There was no screaming or swearing." I am pretty proud of myself!

She had me go look in the mirror. I couldn't stop grinning, they looked great! I guzzled some water as I was dying from thirst, probably my nerves.

I walked back downstairs, and found R. He asked how I was doing, and I said great!

Apparently he was pacing the lobby, flipping through the tattoo's. Worried about me.

All in total, from the time I walked upstairs until we got back to the car, was about 25 minutes.

I didn't have a bra on, so I was bouncing a bit in the car. It wasn't too bad, but I definitely knew that there was something different.

For the rest of Sunday, and all of Monday, I took Advil regularly! It's not that it overly hurt, but there was an ache that was uncomfortable. I haven't had to take anything today. I get twinges every once in a while, but really, not as bad as I thought.

I know it depends on your pain tolerance, but I am pretty happy with how it went for me!