I DID IT! My NExT is in!

[ncc74656]

hahahaha, thank you! We are deeply pleased with the results of the implantation procedure.

And in reference to your pic:

[Pilgrimsmaster]

Thank @Sijaka for that image
here’s the link to that thread

[NiamhAstra]

That’s a 4g needle right? So 5mm? The xG3 would be like a 7g maybe 6g I guess… Still fairly large if you’re doing it DIY especially if you’re not expecting it.

[Pilgrimsmaster]

Haha, that gif made me laugh

@NiamhAstra

The xG3 would be like a 7g maybe 6g I guess

Queue the needle sizing info thread…

Needle sizing in gauge and millimeters

The first thing I want to say about gauge as a unit of measure is that, like just about all non-metric units of measure, it’s shit. It means something slightly different in different industries. For example, if we look at hypodermic needles, there are various conversion charts online that all pretty much agree. This Wikipedia chart is probably a pretty good source. But then you run across crap like this chart for jewelry, and it doesn’t match up in the slightest. Then you have body jewelry and p…

[NiamhAstra]

So the jump from a NExT to a G3 is ~1.15mm and from G3 to Flex is ~1.35mm. Interesting Ty, forgot about that thread.

[anon2520759]

I am so ready for this fist cannon!
My last round of fun was a 12mm removal of septum cartilage.

Hidden Fleshy Photo

[Pilgrimsmaster]

That is a good chunk of flesh

Ready for some body mods?

[ncc74656]

Absolutely cracking up, lol. Thanks for that gif.

[ncc74656]

Owies!!!

I finally did my xM1 install. That’s 4 of 4. For starters, it’s really quite shallow, lol. I might’ve gotten it TOO shallow in fact, but I guess only time and healing will tell. I guess I didn’t realize this was ALSO a 3mm, lol.

Second, I had to make SEVEN attempts, lol. FUUUUUUU(dge).

It’s in P4 right which turned out to be a poor place since the skin is a wee bit tight there. Just hoping to hell that it is actually deep enough and doesn’t get rejected or anything else. There was SO. MUCH. BLOOD. Some places I pricked barely bled at all, some were like “I… think that was a vein.” (Not really that bad, just being dramatic - I’m safe, just a LOT of blood compared to the others especially in P0.)

Anyway, unless you’re doing Position 0 folk (WITH a smaller implant), please please please take my advice and DT’s, and do this right with a professional installer, or at least someone experienced who can do it for you.

Thanks so much to the wonderful community here, in particular @Pilgrimsmaster, @NiamhAstra, @Backpackingvet, and an honorary mention to @ODaily for helping me figure out my right from left.

Now I’m off to figure out my next implants.