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I wanted to get my naval pierced for awhile. I kept bugging my Mom to
allow me to do it. Since I am 15, i couldnt get it done without having a
parent with me. Well, finally she said yes. I was so happy. I decided to
get it done at Totem Tatto. I heard it was really sterile and clean.
Saftey was the main concern for me, as well as my mother. i didnt want a
nasty infection. We got info over the phone and I needed to bring ID
with me such as my birth certificate and social security number. Me and
my mother headed to Totem on 6/7/00. there was no turning back. well we
could have, but i would have never forgiven myself. I waited so long for
that day and finally it was here. When we got there we had to wait for
about 45 minutes. the waiting was the worst part. a girl went in ahead
of me to get it done and she came back out alive. if i would have heard
screaming and crying i would have headed straight back out that door. it
was my turn. Ruth the lady who did my piercing was extremly nice and
helpful. she helped me feel more comfortable, less anxious and i liked
the clean atmosphere. first she cleaned my belly with some different
substances. they were cold and they tickeld. next, it was time to make
the dot with the marker of where the ring would be pierced. out of
everything, this took the most time. it took about 20 minutes to finally
get it in the right spot, she wanted it to be perfect and of course so
did i. i accidently touched my stomach so she had to clean it all over
again and re- mark me. this whole process involved standing, laying, and
having close examination of my belly which would usually make me a
little uncomfortable. finally she got the dot in place where she was
sure she had it right. she kept changing her gloves if she would
accidently hit something. a good sign . the tray of instruments didnt
scare me as much as i thought they would. i picked out my ring i wanted,
but was only given a limited number of choices. i decided on a silver
hoop with a hematite colored ball. simple but it would do the trick. i
thought i would have been provided with more choices. I layed down on
the table and she took a pair of lightweight clamps and clamed them on
to my naval. this didnt hurt me at all, i couldnt even feel them. others
told me that they really hurt. they didnt look at all like the torture
devices i imagined them to be. she got the needle and it was about the
size of a sewing needle. it was thinner than i expected and didnt really
scare me. I layed there, waiting for the pain, not as nervous however as
i thought i would be. only excited. as she started to put it through, i
felt a small pinch. then she slid it through, until it came out the
other side. i of course wasnt able to watch this, nor would i have
wanted to. it didnt hurt at all. it was a small pinch like 2 seconds.
the rest was just the earing sliding through and this was nothing,
almost a cool sensation. she grabbed for what my mom said looked like a
cork and held it there while she quickly slid the ring in. i didnt feel
that at all. but when i looked down i saw two metal ends of the hoops
there in my belly button. it was a joy i couldnt express in words! she
had to connect the ball to these ends which i didnt feel either. it
didnt bleed at all and i was finished. i got up and looked at it in the
mirror. i loved it. it wasnt sore at all right after i got it finished,
nor red or anything. just a small white circle there around it like a
small swelling from being newly pierced. she gave me a card with
instructions on the care for it and told me to call if i had any
questions. its august now and i've had it a little over two months. the
only problems i have experienced is the hoop seeming to want to lean
towards the right too far. but that is something normal that can happen
i suppose, maybe by your jeans pushing it over and training it. i just
have to work with it and push it back over the other way. then its good
as new. also, there was and still is some redness and oozing of gross
stuff. but its not infection, just a normal part of the healing process.
its not as sore as i thought it would be and its healing more and more
every day to the point i forget its even there. it will still be a
couple more months yet till i can change it and i cant wait. i want to
get a jewled bannana barbell. something with a pretty stone. it was all
worth it and if i had to do it again, i would. a thousand times
over.
Submitted by: mrcactus@sunlink.net.
Experience Added 08/21/2000