December 09, 2007 | Holey Noses
When I had first decided that I wanted to pierce my nose, I had envisioned a hoop. When I finally went to actually have the hole put in my nose, I ended up with a little silver stud. I didn't know what I was doing. I didn't know that I could have asked for a hoop right off the bat. For some reason I ASSUMED that I had to get the stud before I could replace it with another style of jewelry. While I was standing in the piercing shop, and admiring my nose bling post-pierce, I happened to mention that I eventually wanted a hoop. This is how I learned that this was one of the first things I should have told the piercer, because it would have changed the spot where he actually pierced my nose. D'oh. My piercing wasn't exactly ideal for a hoop. I decided I could live with the stud.
One thing you may not know about me is that I'm impatient. When I set my mind to something, I want to do it NOW. I tend not to think things through very well when my brain gets to that stage. So when the small hoops I ordered a couple of weeks ago arrived in my mail box on Friday, I should have planned on going to my piercer and having him make sure things had healed enough that I could switch jewelry. But I didn't do that. I figured 4 months was enough time for things to heal, and started switching jewelry.
I probably don't need to tell you that 4 months is definitely NOT enough time for a nose piercing to completely heal. However, by the time I had realized this, it was too late to go back to the stud. I won't go into the gory details, but I did manage to get the hoop in. Oh, and did I mention that I started this whole endeavor about 20 minutes before I was supposed to meet some friends for dinner? I wasn't kidding about that impatient thing.
So now it's Sunday night, and things seem to be healing okay. The hoop is WAY less subtle than the stud is, so I'm surprised more of the friends I saw this weekend didn't notice. Hopefully everyone else thinks it had been there all along...
heh heh, I did the same thing when I had mine done. I waited a couple weeks and decided that I needed a different coloured stud in. Golly it hurt and bled and it took forever to get the original one back in. So I learned my lesson and didn't take it out for over a year.
I highly recommend bmezine.com for info on healing piercings and jewelry materials/types. Nostrils can be finicky. I struggled with "the bump" for a very long time, trying different home remedies and jewelry styles. (Hopefully that'll never happen to you, but it seems relatively common.) Eventually I switched to titanium and my piercing's finally healed and happy!
I *totally* noticed, but since I sometimes doubt my memory, I was thinking that the piercing must have been there before and I was just being lame didn't remember. ;) I liked it!
Every time I think about getting another piercing (okay, admittedly, I haven't thought about this in a few years), I think the only place I'd want one is on my nose. But I know I can't get one because I am *always* touching my nose, rubbing it, etc. I know it'd get infected all the time. Hmmm, maybe this is why I always get colds... ;)
Great story -- it gave me a good chuckle -- I share your sentiments and I know exactly what you're talking about. I'm glad it all worked out for the best.
Thanks for leaving comments, ladies!
The initial piercing hurt a little bit, but wasn't too bad. Switching to the hoop wasn't that bad either, but the hole on the inside of my nose started to close up and that was more surprising than any of the pain.
I'll try and take a picture soon so y'all can see what it looks like.
I hope it didn't hurt too badly, but I bet it looks great. Funny thing, I have two tattoos (and want another) and one is on my foot. Incredibly painful, but when I was reading this post, all I could think was, "Oh that must have hurt so badly. I could never do that." I am nuts.
You are a brave soul. I still regret double piercing my ears.
I never put any jewelry in those extra holes.
Did it hurt, the piercing?
You are brave.
And stylish.
Cheers! from one impatient person to another. I bet the hoop looks great and I hope it continues to heal well.