First blog? Where should you start when you're talking to people you don't know? Some tale from your history? A basic rundown of "who" you are? A rant about a cause near and dear? Some personal current event?
I suppose I'll start with the last choice mentioned. My husband and I were visiting family for a week at the beginning of January, in rural southeastern Pennsylvania. We were not too far from Philadelphia, and thusly, one of my favorite spots -- South Street. This, of course, is the home to one of the best piercing studios in the country (in the world!?), Infinite Body. Why pass up an opportunity like that, right? So, we planned a nice little date night. My mom would watch our kids and we'd have a nice dinner and hit Infinite. We got a late start and had to rush our lovely Moroccan meal a little so we could get a few blocks down to Infinite in time.
We got to Infinite a little more than an hour before closing. My goals? First, get my nose stud changed to a ring and get a new stud that was fitted correctly. I agonized over all the gorgeous choices....couldn't decide which ones were unique enough and suited my personality while still be small enough to fit my "delicate" features. I finally decided on a rose gold paisley stud and a stainless ring.
Once we got the stud bent correctly and tried out, he put the ring in. I liked that pretty well, so that's what I walked out with later...but there was more hole punching to do, first. I had planned, for weeks, to get two symmetrical outer labia piercings, to be later gauged to about a 6ga eyelet. But, scheduling was a bit touchy...the next few days were chock full of riding in a cramped car, lots and LOTS of walking while on vacation and more cramped riding in an airplane with a fidgety toddler on my lap. So, two outer labia piercings just didn't seem like a good fit. I didn't want to leave with nothing, though, b/c I was excited about a new piercing....so we talked about ones that would suit better for my next few days. My anatomy basically suited anything I wanted; horizontal hood, vertical hood, triangle, inner labia, outer labia. After some discussion and a brief consideration, I voted for a VCH. One Sharpie mark later, we were ready. It was quick...the anticipation was worse than the momentary, but admittedly sharp, pain.
It spent the next few days VERY bruised and the whole area was slightly swollen. But it never did hurt at all. Benign neglect seems to be the best course of action for healing my piercings, so it gets a rinse in the shower and that's all. I have not done any sea salt soaks yet, though I am a big fan of them...feels so good. But, I've been just too busy and it's not crusting or anything at ALL, so things seem to be going well. I keep a close eye on it and will be doing SSS if it looks the littlest bit irritated.
I'm a week and a half into this and the lack of sex is killing me. Otherwise, all is great...oh...there was that one time I wiped after a pee and forgot about the piercing 'til I scraped it HARD with the t.p. That hurt for a bit.
Would love any comments.....thanks for reading!
UPDATE 12/08/2010:
More new metal? Nope. Instead, I've decided that I'm done with piercings. My nostril stud stays, I still really like it most of the time. But, it seems my body is just sensitive and anything pierced is always a little abnormal, even when healed. In particular, this piercing was right in the way of good clitoral action, so my husband and I got sick of it and removed it. So, that's where the body metal saga ends for me.
Oh well....there's always something else.
I suppose I'll start with the last choice mentioned. My husband and I were visiting family for a week at the beginning of January, in rural southeastern Pennsylvania. We were not too far from Philadelphia, and thusly, one of my favorite spots -- South Street. This, of course, is the home to one of the best piercing studios in the country (in the world!?), Infinite Body. Why pass up an opportunity like that, right? So, we planned a nice little date night. My mom would watch our kids and we'd have a nice dinner and hit Infinite. We got a late start and had to rush our lovely Moroccan meal a little so we could get a few blocks down to Infinite in time.
We got to Infinite a little more than an hour before closing. My goals? First, get my nose stud changed to a ring and get a new stud that was fitted correctly. I agonized over all the gorgeous choices....couldn't decide which ones were unique enough and suited my personality while still be small enough to fit my "delicate" features. I finally decided on a rose gold paisley stud and a stainless ring.
Once we got the stud bent correctly and tried out, he put the ring in. I liked that pretty well, so that's what I walked out with later...but there was more hole punching to do, first. I had planned, for weeks, to get two symmetrical outer labia piercings, to be later gauged to about a 6ga eyelet. But, scheduling was a bit touchy...the next few days were chock full of riding in a cramped car, lots and LOTS of walking while on vacation and more cramped riding in an airplane with a fidgety toddler on my lap. So, two outer labia piercings just didn't seem like a good fit. I didn't want to leave with nothing, though, b/c I was excited about a new piercing....so we talked about ones that would suit better for my next few days. My anatomy basically suited anything I wanted; horizontal hood, vertical hood, triangle, inner labia, outer labia. After some discussion and a brief consideration, I voted for a VCH. One Sharpie mark later, we were ready. It was quick...the anticipation was worse than the momentary, but admittedly sharp, pain.
It spent the next few days VERY bruised and the whole area was slightly swollen. But it never did hurt at all. Benign neglect seems to be the best course of action for healing my piercings, so it gets a rinse in the shower and that's all. I have not done any sea salt soaks yet, though I am a big fan of them...feels so good. But, I've been just too busy and it's not crusting or anything at ALL, so things seem to be going well. I keep a close eye on it and will be doing SSS if it looks the littlest bit irritated.
I'm a week and a half into this and the lack of sex is killing me. Otherwise, all is great...oh...there was that one time I wiped after a pee and forgot about the piercing 'til I scraped it HARD with the t.p. That hurt for a bit.
Would love any comments.....thanks for reading!
UPDATE 12/08/2010:
More new metal? Nope. Instead, I've decided that I'm done with piercings. My nostril stud stays, I still really like it most of the time. But, it seems my body is just sensitive and anything pierced is always a little abnormal, even when healed. In particular, this piercing was right in the way of good clitoral action, so my husband and I got sick of it and removed it. So, that's where the body metal saga ends for me.
Oh well....there's always something else.
lollydolly:
I would go insane with a week and a half no sex lol. how long do you have to wait for it to heal?
aviatrix:
I have to wait 2-3 weeks initially to have sex, then I can have sex with a barrier until it is fully healed at 6-8 weeks. Plastic wrap in the way...that sucks. But the time is about up, so it's back in the saddle for another 6 months until I get more 'metal' down there. 