Yesterday, at Antonio’s behest, I went and got my tongue pierced (again).
FUCKING OMG OW OMG.
I can handle pain, and the actual piercing procedure doesn’t hurt that much… Really, it doesn’t. My piercing place pierces with a 12 gauge too, which is thicker than standard tongue piercing. But still, it’s not bad at all.
But the clamp they use to mash your tongue into paper-thin surrender before they pierce? FUCKING OW. And the swelling and pain and tenderness now? FUCKING OW.
Today, I kept trying to get all slavey about it, and told myself I did it for him because it feels good for him and he’ll be pleased when he feels it. (Which will be in less than a month, omg, I’ll be out with him again on June 4th!!! *squeal*)
But, each time, that slavey feeling lasted about 4 seconds before I went back to sucking on ice and feeling sorry for myself again. So I’ve decided to blog about it, in hopes I can refocus and love the pain, baby, LOVE THE PAIN.
Also, to love the supreme irritation that is the inability to talk properly, inability to eat properly, and inability to drink copious amounts of malt liquor to ease the pain. (Something about bacteria?)
Because really, Chloe, dammit, it IS about service. He loves the way the single piercing feels, and thinks the more the merrier.
He wants more of those feel-good beaded barbells in my mouth? I get more of those feel-good barbells in my mouth. Simple as that. He wants, he gets. That’s the point, innit?
When he asks me, “Where does your mouth belong?” I can assure you the correct answer is not “Yammering away in your ear, Sir!” I know the purposes of my mouth. I know how those purposes rank, too. And I know the new hardware is about improving its most vital purpose to him.
So it’s awesome.
(It hurts though. And my mouth feels violated and swollen and angry and hurty and I want the pain to go away now, kthnx.)
Love the pain. Love the pain. LOVE THE PAIN.
Better yet: love the man, love the pain.
Okay, I think I got it now. 
Just one question: How are you lovin’ that pain?
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Chloe Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I hate you all…
(That was code for “I adore you all.” I swear.)
It HUUUUUUURTS. *whine*
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OOOOOOOOOHHHHHH….I’m wincing here just reading about it!
love and hugs xxx
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Chloe Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I’m wincing too… It’s ouchy. But he wants, he gets.
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Ouch. Does it hurt? Tell me ALL about the pain.
I had mine done before I met Master (and just one, tyvm). I kept it for a couple of years but Master wasn’t too fond of how it felt on him so out it came. I still remember that god-awful healing process, though. I ate nothing but oatmeal for about two weeks straight by tipping my head back and letting it slide off the spoon to the back of my throat. I couldn’t move my tongue at all. Turned out my palate was way too small for the length of the barbell they’d put in. It wasn’t ever going to heal. They switched it out for a much shorter one and it was like heaven. The pain was gone immediately.
So, hey, is it hurting now?
How about now?
Still hurty?
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Chloe Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Guess what? IT’S STILL HUUUUURTING.
*whine pout sulk*
It’s an Olympic event trying to get ibuprofen pills to the back of my throat, too. Head way back, knees bent, dropping pills while trying not to move my tongue or hit the barbells… I look like such a tool.
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See, I have absolutely nothing to contribute to this thread because piercings, outside of earlobes, scare the begeezus outta me. *looks around to make sure Master isn’t reading this*
You do have my sympathy though, Chloe. I hope the pain goes away quickly.
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Chloe Reply:
May 6th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Sympathy counts as contribution, and I Heart Sympathy right now.
I’ve got nine piercings, but seven are in my ears. (The other two clearly in my mouth.)
I have the feeling when all is said and done, I’ll end up with a dozen or so. God help me, OW.
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I had my tongue pierced once upon a time. The only good thing about the healing process was that I got to eat a lot of ice cream. (Chocolate chip cookie dough blizzards from Dairy Queen kick ass.)
I hope it heals quickly. Oh.. and just as a side note.. if you take an advil AND a tylenol it’ll help with the swelling.
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Chloe Reply:
May 12th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
(I totally did and it totally helped. My tongue is a normal size again! Well, normal for me, which is still giant… But it’s still a bit sore. But YAY for getting better!)
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So, I totally went and got my tongue pierced this weekend. The piercing itself was fine… but it took me 2 hours to eat a bagel… seriously!
On the plus side– I’ve rediscovered the glory that is frozen lemonade.
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