From: tom@Ingres.COM (We are such things as dreams are made on.)
Subject: Reflections and Questions on my new hobby..
Reply-To: tom@Ingres.COM (We are such things as dreams are made on.)
Organization: Ask Computer Systems Inc., Ingres Division, Alameda CA 94501
Date: 11 Dec 92 19:24:20 GMT



Hello to fellow piercees and interested others,

I have been lurking and fascinated for a long time, and have finally
jumped into the fray in the proverbial head first manner that I
usually adopt with my new hobbies.

For my first visit to Gauntlet (SF) I had one ear (16ga I think..
way to small) both nipples (12ga).. and a Prince Albert (10ga).

Ahhh....

Impressions:

    Nipples huuurrrttt (but are worth it!!!)...

    The PA bleeds for several days.. really a mess, but not
    that painful.

Unfortunately the PA exit on the shaft was positioned too far down,
and erections would cause compression that was not at all pleasant.

I suppose I could have gotten a larger ring.. but I really didn't
want a larger ring.. and it looked like it was just going to be 
a lingering problem so I went back to have it removed after
only about 5 days (sigh..). 

Question: Isn't it normal for the PA to exit just a knat's eyelash
    down from the glans? Does anyone have it exit farther down, and
    why? ..do you like a compression effect?

Of course I used this opportunity to have a guiche (10ga) and
2 scrotum (10ga) inserted, one on either side of the sack.

Actually the positioning of the scrotum piercings turned out to
be uneven when I stand up.. so I removed them. I am going to reinsert
them down the center of the scrotum for a more symmetrical effect.
This I am going to do myself.. the scrotum doesn't really have enough
nerves to deter me (redoing my own PA was not something I could
deal with myself).

Well after a couple of weeks healing the removed PA I went back to have it
redone (which the Gauntlet did for no charge). Scott did a much better
placement for it (in the normal position just below the glans) and it
hardly bled at all due, I suppose, to the lessor flesh penetrated,
or possibly due to not hitting a vein that might have been hit the
first time.

Future plans:

    I have 4 matched rainbow (12ga) niobium rings in graduated diameters 
        on order from Gauntlet for my left ear, can hardly wait!

    I will probably get most of the major penis head piercings.

    I want to do a vertical pierce of my nipples behind the existing
        one. I will use an L bar for this, so all that would be visible
        would be the studs which would be positioned at the edge of
        the areola. Has anyone done this? It would seem to have to
        be pretty deep, is this a problem for healing?

Questions:

    What kind of reactions do you get from non-pierced people?
        Do you find a lot of outright rejection (from intended intimates) 
        based solely on the piercings?

    Anyone have a reverse PA that could talk about it?

    I am interested in some good information about the Ampallang.
        I have heard that it is potentially dangerous due to
        the possibility of hitting the central blood cavity.
        Need as much information on this as possible.

Responses to the net, or email,

Thanks 
 
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