decidedlyodd

When I had my prince albert originally over five years ago, I just planned to upsize until I felt I found a good size. I started at 12 then went up to 10 only a couple months later through a piercer in Nürnberg. There was actually a little bit of pain, probably because I didn’t wait long enough. After that I went up to 8 while visiting Cologne in January of 2002. Eight gauge seemed like a good size for a while and I’ve been there for over 4 years now. However, lately the idea popped back into my head to continue on up.

Yesterday after work, I decided to swing by Lucky Devil which is located over on 12th and Olive. The staff was very helpful and professional. In less than 15 minutes, I had upsized to a 4 gauge curved barbell, paid my bill and was out the door. I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to go from 8 to 4 or if I’d have to be at 6 for a bit. The 6 gauge taper went in very easily and actually slipped out when the piercer went to unpack the 4 gauge taper. I felt some pressure with the 4, but no pain at all. So she put in the 4 gauge ring and everything has been painless and fine since.

It does feel heavier (in a good way though) and I’ll probably buy a circular barbell (maybe while I’m down in the bay area) at some point to have a change of jewelry.