I got a VCH a coupla weeks ago, 12g curved barbell. You really shouldn't get it pierced any smaller than that; think of a block of cheese. It's much easier to slice through it with a very thin wire than a thick one, and that's already very fragile tissue. It SUCKED for about ten seconds after the initial piercing; I involuntarily jumped the second he did it, but my piercer is awesome [Body Anthology in North Olmsted, OH]. The rest of the day was fine. The next day it was a tiny bit sore, but only if I like, bumped it when I wiped or something. Two weeks later, and it feels fine. Fapping is AWESOME. If you use a vibrator, it's loud as hell, but it vibrates the entire barbell under yr hood... I cum buckets.
I found the noise from the vibrator REALLY distracting, so I went out and bought the "cyber skin" ones.
Yeah, I just need to get a silicone sleeved bullet. Or, I found out that if you just fap through yr panties, it's quiet.