PA taking forever to completely heal

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Tuesday February 5th, 2008 @ 10:03 PM

Filed under: Male Genital

It’s hard to find any accounts from people who’ve had PA’s longer than a few months…

I’ve had mine for over a year and it still hasn’t fully healed. I have daily lymph/crusties, occasionally tinted with blood if I’ve been overly aggressive with it, and the area remains somewhat tender, making any type of sexual activity uncomfortable.

I suspect that there’s too much irritation from the ring moving around preventing it from healing. Due to the position of the opening of my urethra, a majority of any type of ring hangs outside of me and is left to twist about alot. It doesn’t help that daily motion tends to force the ring through the piercing, dragging dried lymph with it… ouch!

I was initially 10ga, stretched to 6ga (perhaps I should backtrack a size?). I’ve tried various ring diameters. Smaller ones are more comfortable while soft, but too tight when erect. Bigger ones move around too much, causing the problems above.

The most comfortable jewelry I’ve worn is a curved barbell. There’s practically no twisting motion, and if I keep it short, hardly any length to pull crusties through. But since my urethral opening is about 1/2″, the one end will slip into me throughout the day and during sex, which isn’t all that nice. I suppose I could get a much larger bead on one end.

Any advice? I’m starting to think I should stick with a curved barbell to keep motion to a minimum, but do other people have this problem? It seems like most get by with a CBR and heal up within a few months.

Depending on the jewelry quality its not uncommon for the lymph/crusties to occur, especially with low quality metals (ie: 316L “Surgical” Stainless Steel,etc).

Honestly I have found that 12ga and 10ga PA sizes are often just too small for the average guy. Sure it would be the bare minimum a PA could be done at, but a much larger gauge size would definitely help. Personally I did mine at 6ga and tapered it immediately to a 4ga. I find the 4ga piece of jewelry fits comfortably and doesn’t look like a thin piece of metal going going into and out of my urethra,etc. I find the average sizes will vary from 6ga and even go up towards the 0ga sizes.

If a circular barbell is easier/comfortable for you to wear, then that should be worn. Have you tried using a Curved Barbell at all? As that might also be an option.

Ultimately its very hard to troubleshoot the problem via the internet, and by a simple quick message back an forth. I’d suggest going to a reputable studio with a reputable/experienced piercer who can sit you down and analyze the problems and discuss potential jewelry options best suited for you.

Also yes indeed a larger bead size to prevent it from being sucked into the urethra would be ideal.

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