Pierced Tongue

[decadence]

I've had it about four years or so.
It did and it didn't hurt. How it worked was, imagine they're holding your tongue (some people drool @ that part lol) and then they had the peircing tool. Now this is sort of like a hole punch, the put your tongue in between it and BANG!!. It hurts but only for the split second of the peircing itself. After that you have a week where the tongue is a bit swollen of course but that just gives an excuse to eat iced sweet things a lot. You have to use an antiseptic mouthwash for a week yes, but any occurrences heard in apocryphal stories of gargling with saltwater and blood everywhere are not likely.
No regrets.

[ztabchbum]

I've had mine pierced since July 4, 2001. It didn't hurt that bad, just felt like a severe pinch on my tongue and mine didn't swell up that bad either. Everyone is different. I ate Burger King the next day. Also, you HAVE to rinse you mouth out after every time you eat, drink, or smoke. I carried a small water bottle filled with Listerine around with me. It was gross but I didn't have any problems with infections or anything!

My boyfriend has had his pierced for 6 or so years as well.

[stagebear]

i've had mine for about 7 months now, and i love it.
the piercing process went really well for me. the piercing didn't hurt at all. the only pain i had was when it really swelled the morning after, but it wasn't anything a little ibuprophen and ice couldn't cure. i didn't have any problems talking at all, and the swelling was pretty much gone in a few days.
i didn't eat any hot foods for the first day, then no solid for a few more, but then was fine.
i would suggest not getting a barbell with metal balls for the first one cause you don't want to chip a tooth the first time you start to eat solid foods again.
i was supposed to wait for two months to change the barbell, but after a month, i was healed enough to change to a smaller size.
so, i'd tell your friend to go for it!