do you have any piercings or tattooes? if yes,how many and where?if no, why not?

tunnel piercing - such a large hole!
@dierdre (2207)
Philippines
May 27, 2008 6:29pm CST
well if you ask me, i only have 2 piercings -- both located in my left and right ear LOL and no tattoes. im just not into it. its permanent, and if ever i wanna remove it, i cant, coz laser is too expensive, i have to save for it to be able to do it. LOL. how about you? how many piercings and tattoes do you have and where are they located? and here's a question for thrashers/punks, or whoever has a tunnel in his/her ear: do you have one of those tunnel rings? geez, the large hole that was made can never be reverted to its original size right? and what did you exactly do to make the hole that big? why did you do it? just curious.
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@kykidd (6812)
• United States
27 May 08
OK, this probably wasn't the answer you were looking for, but I only have my ears pierced one time...each. LOL I always wanted a tattoo. But I just can't see putting something permanent on my body. The only reason I have my ears pierced is because it was a gift from my elderly neighbor on my 10th birthday. She was like 80, I think, so there was no way I could insult her and say no I didn't want it. Rarely even wear earrings, but I guess I am glad I got them pierced way back then.
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@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
28 May 08
uh, did she gift you with an earring or an ear piercing? wow, if it was an ear piercing, that's a very unique and creative gift for an elderly woman to give. LOL i think the hole will close by itself if you dont wear earrings for a long time. my 2 ear piercings were pierced ever since i was a baby, my parents had them pierced immediately, so i always wear a pair of little stud earrings 24/7, and its really small so it doesnt bother me or get in the way of anything, i wear them just so that the hole wont close.
@bieke81 (1067)
• Belgium
28 May 08
I don't have any piercings. Not even in my ears. I had them ... three times, but my body doesn't like it LOL. I do everything that needs to be done so I won't get infected but after a couple of months they start closing up, even when there's still an earring in them. If that wouldn't be the case I would have a piercing on another part of my body, probably my bellybutton. My DH has a piercing through his eyebrow. I like how he looks with it. He would like more, but I don't want that. Maybe he can get one more for our anniversary in a couple of months, but don't tell him that LOL. And after that it's really finished for him. No more holes in his body. Tattoos is another issue. I really would like one, but because I carry some bodyclutter I know the tattoo wouldn't look great when I lost that extra weight. So I'm trying to lose that weight now so I can get my tattoo. I would like one at the bottom of my back. Where most girls have a tribal of some sort, but I want a dragon there. I love dragons.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
30 May 08
what's a "DH" by the way? im guessing a boyfriend? a new acronym huh? anyway, wow, ive never heard of ear holes closing even when there's an earring inserted in it! that's a pretty weird thing to happen.. your ears must be really picky huh? they probably dont like the earrings that you chose! LOL just kidding. anyway, small tattoes on a girl's back are cool to look at for me. also if its located on the upper side of the back. or below the bellybutton.
@bieke81 (1067)
• Belgium
31 May 08
DH means 'Dear husband'. It's a common use on most forums and mailinggroups. It's weird like you say, that the holes close up even with earrings in, but hey, I never told anyone that I'm normal LOL. I guess it has something to do with scar tissue. I'm someone that easily is left with scars, even with a little scratch that hasn't bled, it leaves a scar. They told me it has something to do with my skin regeneration. Oh well, I'm stuck with it, I guess.
• Canada
28 May 08
No tattoos and no piercing for me. Tattoos just ruin the body. And what if they come out wrong, and you grow out of it, you have to keep it, or spend lots of money and time getting it removed. And I don't mind normal piercing like on ears. But I don't see the point in having them anywhere else.
• United States
28 May 08
I have 3 piercings two on the ear left and right and both cartliage so comes out to 6.. I have 10 tattoo's back ankle toe wrist ribs tourso ALL can be hidden and all are small.. as for the tunnel's they are called gauges.. yes they can go back to a normal size as long as you do not go past double 0 I was at a 0 but decided to close them back down now I have reopen them but I am not as bif as I was I wear a 6 gauge right now.. To make them bigger you have smaller gauges and you gradualy get bigger the smaller the number the bigger the gauge. you have 20,18,16,14,.... it goes by 2's I started mine when I was in middle school just because well I am not a conformist and wanted to see how they actualy work.. In high school I was at a zero but closed them down now I am bored and have regauged them but I will close them back down once I go into my profestion!!
• United States
1 Jun 08
There really is no biggest size cause some people just keep going and going but for those type of sizes you have to go to special shops and such...you dont pierce them like that you builed up to that size.. you can have them stitched up but that is once you pass double 0.. If you leave them even a day with out a gauge in it can close down a whole size to two sizes and you have to re-open them and that hurts like a motha.. In other words yes they can close back up but it takes a while...Like I said I had closed mine back up...
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
oh i see, so it does close up naturally eventhough it is a large hole already. i thought that something that is stretched like that is permanent. thanks for clarifying this up. and im sure it hurts like hell when you try to re-open the closed hole, you'll be tearing up the skin..
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
31 May 08
oh i see, so there are official sizes to earrings specially made for tunnel piercings. what is the biggest size? and it does really close even after you pierce them. i thought that the only way to do that was to have it stitched up, like the other mylot member said.
@carinio98 (2929)
• Philippines
29 May 08
i dont like tattoos or piercing... cause i dont like it thats what...
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
2 Jun 08
cool. simple is the way to go.
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@carinio98 (2929)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
but im open minded man so even what is your opinion or like or what ever it doesnt matter as long as we all like each other... thats for that... for me simplicity is most unique in many ways specially for any occassions...
@carinio98 (2929)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
correction for my mistake on thats for that... i mean to say thanks for that sorry about it...
• United States
31 May 08
i have one hole in left ear and 2 in my right.. one done by my bestfriend in high school with those home kits that got jammed to where it pierced my ear but wouldnt let go of the ring so it almost got ripped out.. but i never wear any earrings to they are practically closed up..i have my navel done and want my tongue done but never have the money for it.. i have one tat which is a moon on my low back (tramp stamp) and will get more when money lets me.. and i hate those piercings.. they are ugly.. and once they are at a certain point you cant shrink them.. you have to have plastic surgery to reconstruct the earlobe
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
5 Jun 08
oh that sucks, she had it removed just because of the "stigma" thats attached to such tattooes.. so much for self-expression..
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
good thing it didnt rip out. and its ok not to have ear piercings coz navel piercings look cool enough, and it adds to girl's appeal. LOL. i totally agree, those piercings are unsightly to look at, look at chester benington from linkin park in the video "shadow of the day", he looks rather.. weird, a handsome guy with such starbucks straw-sized ears. LOL and tattoes on the lower back are sexy to look at as well. i dont like the coined word for it though. but i guess its just the stereotype.
• United States
4 Jun 08
yeah i wasnt happy to find out that people were calling them tramp stamps but oh well.. true in a lot of people unfortunately.. i know that one of the deal or no deal girls got hers taken off because of the stereo type
• United States
27 May 08
I have two tattoos one of a butterfly on my right shoulder and a gemini symbol with a bleeding heart in the middle. I have four normal sized hole in each ear, tongue ring, and one other piercing. I view tattoos as a form of art and other than the fact i just love piercings there is no real reason why i did it.
• United States
28 May 08
How bad did the tongue ring hurt? I want to do it but am scared lol. Hubby probably through a fit but he did let me do the belly button ring. My mother-in-law would really hate it :0). I think they are sexy so I want it for me not to make m-i-l unhappy lol. Just curious as to the pain factor. My mom did her nose and said it hurt way worse than the belly button.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
29 May 08
oh i see butterfly tattoes are cute to look at. do you always wear four earrings? yeah some people are really into piercings and body art, while i am content with just 2 ear piercings, LOL not to mention that i have a low tolerance for pain.
• United States
29 May 08
It didn't hurt that much. It was more like a shock as the needle went through the tongue and then it was over. However your tongue will be sore for awhile afterwards and there is usually some swelling.
@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
28 May 08
No, no peircings. I don't really want any. I like how many ofthem look, but I just don't think I could ever get them. Why? Because having lived the rough life and having my share of injuries, having a hole in me which I place objects into on a daily process...eh..no thanks. I've had enough holes through me to tell me I don't like it lol. Tattoos on the other hand, I really want one. It's kinda important to me. (At this point you can tell I don't have a problem with pain, lol) I don't want a BIG one, mind you. It just has spiritual value to me, and I'm certain I'll never want to get rid of it. Why don't I have it yet? Well..I haven't been able to afford it yet.
• United States
3 Jun 08
My right shoulder. I've actually only been in the hospital a few timees in my life...no major health problems. No operations. I've just lived the rough life ^_^' and have had alot of bad luck with people...therefore = injuries. It's not the same, but it's enough for me lol.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
8 Jun 08
nice to know that you didnt injure yourself to the point that you would undergo an operation.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
2 Jun 08
cool. where would you like to place that tattoo when you decide to have it done? i suppose you got operated on countless times already so that you got traumatized with the idea of another hole being made into your body?
@CRSunrise (2981)
• United States
8 Jan 09
I only have 2 piercings. Those are both in my ears in my lobes. That's all I have. If any of my kids, ear piercings are the only ones I'll agree to do while they're under 18. Once they're 18, there's nothing I can do about it.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
31 May 10
Yeah, most parents would want their children to look as decent as possible, but once they reach a certain age, they cant do anything about it anymore.
@nixxi76 (3191)
• Canada
28 May 08
I've heard and seen those tunnels in ears and out of curiousity I've asked about them and it's done over time. I"m not too sure how often the person does this but they have to go back and get a bigger size ring in and it's just stretching the earlobe. Now to answer your question about why they do it? I'm not sure. As of right now I only have both my ears peirced and seven tattoos. I did have my left eyebrow and tongue peirced but I sort of grew out of that phase and took out my eyebrow ring. My tongue ring was somewhat more of an accident. It was around Christmas time and my mom always make a beautiful dinner. So there I was eating some turkey and somehow the ball unscrewed and I swallowed it. I didn't realize that I swallowed it until it started falling out from underneith my tongue. I didn't have an extra ball to put on it either so I just took it out. I was at my mom's for three days and when I got home, I tried putting one of my other tongue rings in there. After about a half hour, I felt this sharp pain travel from my tongue to my temples so I thought omg I'm taking this out and I never put it in again. As for my tattoos I have one on both of my inner-ankles, one is a butterfly and the other is a celtic sun. Another I have is hidden and I'm not going to share that spot with you lol that one is a black rose. This one was my very first tattoo I got from a friend for my 18th birthday. She took me to a tattoo parlor and I was so brave lol. I have another tattoo of a butterfly on the left side of my chest, then on my left arm I have purple barbwire. I also have a ring tattoo on my hand but it's covered with a real ring as my hubby hates it lol. On my upper back, my hubby and I had tattoos made for our last year anniversary. They are the same tattoos but different colors. They have an infinity symbol in the middle of butterfly wings with some nice tribal wings on both sides of the infinity butterfly. Then both our names underneith them.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
30 May 08
so you swallowed the ball or you managed to spit it out? the thought of swallowing the ball never crossed my mind until you mentioned it LOL. anyway, i thought they scrape the ear lobe or something, turns out they just strech the skin with a larger ring. and with 7 tattooes, that must really hurt. especially in the "hidden area" LOL
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@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
31 May 08
yeah i agree, at least now you dont wear any tongue rings anymore. i wonder where that tongue ring went, i hope you had it expelled.
@nixxi76 (3191)
• Canada
31 May 08
Yeah I was upset at first when I swallowed the ball for my tongue ring because it costed me $60.00 to get it done. When those sharp pains began I thought that $60.00 wasn't worth harming myself.
@cortjo73 (6498)
• United States
28 May 08
I have 2 tattoos. One is a sunflower on my lower back and the other is a black cat on my right butt cheek. I also have piercings in my ears but, I rarely wear earings anymore. I have 4 holes in my left ear and 2 in my right. LOL! One of the ones in my left ear, the second one, I put in there myself with a sewing needle and ice. I did it without anyone knowing. LOL! But, my Mom found out because my sister found out and ratted me out! LOL! Anyway, as for the tattoos, I got my first one, the cat, about 6 or 7 years ago and the sunflower came about a year or two later. I just like both. I think Sunflowers are interesting and, I love cats so, I got them drawn on my body.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
31 May 08
good thing your ears didnt get any infection. and since i had pierced ears since i was a baby, i have no idea how painful an ear piercing can get. but since you did it by yourself, im guessing the pain was slow and it really hurts? or you felt nothing coz of the ice cube? your sis was kind of a tattletale huh? LOL good thing your mom didnt scold you, get mad at you or anything.
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• United States
28 May 08
I have my ears pierced. I used to have seven earrings in one ear and I think four in the other but I don't remember. It was in the 80's and I did all of the piercing myself except for the first 2 holes. I got bored in math class took an earring and poked it in a new spot on my ear lobe. Then everyone wanted to see me do it so I added a few more lol. Those I no longer have I just have the first earring hole now in each ear. I have a belly button ring and want a tongue ring. I have two tattoos. One I have had since I was 17 on my leg. The other is by the bikini line. I want another one on my lower back. I want 2 dolphins and a sea at sunset scene with palm trees on the beach in the back ground. My husband has a dolphin. We both love the beach and I want to have mine to celebrate us.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
30 May 08
you are a very accomodating "performer", piercing your ears more just so that your classmates can see. i always thought that piercing your ears on your own can be quite dangerous coz it might get infected or something but apparently, alot of people have done it already with no harmful effects on their ears, using various objects such as a needle, and in your case, an earring.
• United States
31 May 08
You are right about causing infections. Over the time that I had the piercings they did stay infected so I decided to get rid of them.
29 May 08
hi!!! i have piercing on my ear, 7 actually. 4 on my right and 3 on my left. One on my eyebrow but that was before it ripped off and left me an ugly scar :D and i have 3 tattoos :D one's at my back, the other's on my ankle, and one on my bikini line :D i don't have a tunnel ring but i heard from friends that they oftentimes regret having that done. :D but i think it's pretty though.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
2 Jun 08
no one with a normal frame of mind will think that tunnel rings are attractive in any way. LOL how did your eyebrow ring got ripped? did someone grab it or something like that that it got ripped? i bet it hurt the most when you got your bikini line tattoed.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
3 Jun 08
LOL well in this crazy world dominated by wackos, everything is possible right? just a random thought as to how it got ripped.
3 Jun 08
no one's normal enough though...to think that someone grabbed my piercing from my face is pretty weird. you troubled or something? anyway, it just ripped off and the one on my ankle hurted the most.
@nupats (3564)
• India
28 May 08
i do have my ears pierced i dont even remember when...my parents must have got it done for me...ever since i remember this thought of any more piercing my nose on any other body part has never crossed my mind...i find it too painful...i do wear solitaire in my ears but thats it...i did get a tatoo painted when we were holidaying in GOA...tht was temperory vacation over tatoo over ...hee
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
29 May 08
whats a "solitaire"? yeah, henna tatoos are a better alternative than the permanent ones..
@nupats (3564)
• India
31 May 08
Solitaire (sigle Diamond) are single diamond ear studs..they r beautiful a little heavy on the pockets..i m lucky to own a full set of ear rings, finger ring and pendant..but i m not really into tatoos..happy mylotting
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
31 May 08
oh i see, cool. thanks for the info, by the way. have a nice day.
• United States
28 May 08
I have my tounge pierced as well as both ears and tattoes mmm I have about 13 of them I am big on ink I love ink all my tats I drew myself and they have a lot of meaning to them none really tacky well not to me any way Just a way to express myself and Iam wanting more ink cant wait to get more You know you only live one time and you might as well do what you want as I have alway said " life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up,totally worn out,and proclaiming, WOW,! WHAT A RIDE!!!!!!!!"
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
2 Jun 08
i liked what you said about life.. it made me think.. very true. kinda inspiring too. wish i could think like that, to just do the things that ive always wanted to do, but my insecurities always gets in the way, not to mention what other people might say, especially if its unconventional. . hopefully i'll be more "reckless" in making decisions in due time. LOL. anyway, back to your tattoes. 13? wow, you have alot huh? and still more to come? cool. and you mentioned that you made your tattoes' designs. which is all the more special since those are original, "copyrighted", and "patented" designs!
• United States
6 Jan 09
just wanted to get back to you and see how reckless you have gotten lol if you have done or tried anything new yet get back at me just wondering how it is all going
@AnimeMom (516)
• United States
5 Jun 08
7 tattoos and my ear's pierced. I love tattoos! Woo-Woo!!
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
5 Jun 08
sounds like it. keep it up!
@22angel22 (450)
• United States
4 Jun 08
I'm a body piercer so I may be able to answer some questions for you.. Now the "big" holes you are talking about are done by tapering ones ear. It goes from really small to the guage you want at the end, a smart person does this slowly. Yes, plugs can and will grow shut. Plugs and piercings aren't just for the thrashers/punks. I've seen many "preppy" people with both. I used to have plugs, but took mine out. I have 22 piercings and 14 tatts 3 of which are projects that need to be finished. By look at me you wouldn't think I would have so many tatts and piercings. I know tatts are there for life, but to me they are beautful and you only live once! I personally will not get anything done unless its means something to me. I really hate when people come into my shop and just pick something off the wall. Its pointless unless it means something.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
4 Jun 08
oh ok, now i know that they can close naturally. its weird how the skin gets to shrink even if its strectched that big.. well, im just basing it on stereotype, but yeah, basically anyone can have it, i guess. well, its expected for tattoo or pierce artists for them to have so many piercings and tattoes coz that's what they do and its their passion, and you actually valuing every tattoo being put on your body is a good thing coz tattoos arent just a "spur of the moment" thing coz its permanent.. you have to really like the design (or have any symbolism of sorts) for you to proceed to have one.
• United States
7 Jun 08
I have both of my ears pierced lol and I have two tattoo's. One small one on the under left corner of my chest and another tattoo on the lower part of my back.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
7 Jun 08
cool. 2 tattoes are quite enough if you ask me. alot of peeps here have so many of them. not that its a bad thing, whatever floats your boat i guess.
@Caitti (1)
• United States
6 Jun 08
Umm I have that so called tunnel piercing in each lobe. In my area we call it gauging. I have a size 00 in my ear (it looks about the size of the guy's in your picture). The way I did it was I stretched it using tapers (they are like the shape of an ice cream cone). The only time it hurt was when I ripped my right one a little. You have to be careful not to tear your ears. But I've also known of people getting their ears punched to the size of a 2. But stretching is usually more common. So far I'm pretty confident my ears can return to their usual size. I've known people that have gone up to an inch and they can usually get their ears almost back. It's a long process though. Umm I'm not really sure why I did it. Just one day when I was sixteen I decided to do it. And now it's just part of me so I'm not planning on removing it any time soon. I also have three more piercings in each ear. A lip ring on the right and my belly button. And soon I'm going in to get my nipples pierced and a tattoo on my left side. Umm if you have anymore questions about gauging just let me know.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
7 Jun 08
thanks you for such a thorough response. maybe the skin just "grows" back on the ears, thats why the hole can close by itself? LOL i wonder if chester benington's ear's will grow back to normal? hmmmm.. anyway, since you did that at such a young age, it was all a "spur of the moment" thing and sooner or later when you grow older, you'll outgrow it. anyway, that's pretty brave of you to have your nipples pierced, im assuming your a girl? i can imagine how much it will hurt.. and your gonna get your left chest area tattoed as well? wow, goodluck to you on that one.
@leeluo (51)
• United States
19 Jun 08
I have 3 tattoos, I love all of them and I am going to get more (when money will allow of course). One on my back, on my arm and on my shoulder balde. I have had my belly button pierced 3 times, the first time it was riped out while dancing, the second time I had an operation, and then I just let it heal so I had to get it redone. I will get it pierced again once I lose my baby weight too. Oh and my ears are pierced of course.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
19 Jun 08
seems like you're really into piercings and tatooes, cool. i think its "safer" to have a bellybutton piercing instead of a tongue piercing coz you might swallow the tongue ring.
• United States
18 Jun 08
i have 3 tattoos: a star on the back of my neck, flowers on my wrist, and a treble clef with other music notes on my back. i also have 5 piercings: my nose, my ears, and i have 2 cartiledge piercings. i used to think when i was younger that i wouldn't get tattoos because of the permanence but i feel comfortable with the decisions i've made about them ecause i've spent plenty of time really thinking about what i was gettinginked onto my body and if i would still be happy with them when i got older. and i'm proud to say that the tattoos i have will still be extremely meaningful to me when i am older.
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
18 Jun 08
cool at least you know you wont get tired of it, unlike some people who get sick of their tattoes. the cartilage is the hard part of our ear right? the one above the earlobe? you have pretty varied tattoo designs too.