I have been wanting to get my nose pierced for probably almost 10 years. I have 3 real tattoos and my navel pierced as well as two piercings in each of my ears. Finally after a year with no body modifications, I decided it was past time to move on to the next one, the nostril. It took me forever to decide which side I wanted to get pierced. In the end I called my best friend, I asked her which side she had pierced, and why...and then if she thought it would look good if I got mine done too. I decided ultimately on the right nostril. I was a little bit anxious but super super excited that I was finally getting my cute nose stud!! I did research online and decided on a studio about an hour away from my home. It was a place that specialized in piercings, that's all they do there. I had faith that they would do a good job, and they did! I felt super comfortable in the room. The piercer wore gloves, which he changed probably 10 times as he touched different things in the room. He told me was was going to happen before it happened and then within 5 minutes I was pierced! It stung a little bit, more than I thought it was going to honestly. My right eye watered like crazy but it was worth it for this cool new piece of jewelry I had in my face. When I left the studio, I could not wait for everyone to see my nose. It was so cute. I had chosen a small pink stud, by the way. It was dainty, not too big and definitely not too small either. I was definitely happy with the decision I had made.
At A Glance Author ThatGirl82 Contact ThatGirl82@bme.anon When A month ago Artist Bob Studio Body of Xpression Location Winchester, VA When I first got home, I loved my new piercing. For the first 3 weeks I loved it. I did the salt water soaks as instructed and washed with antibacterial soap when I was in the shower. Everything was fine and then out of nowhere, last week (Close to 5 weeks after the piercing) I developed The Bump. :-( I didn't have any idea what the bump was at the time, nobody told me this could happen.
It looks like a pimple, just about as big as the stud itself and a little bit yellowish on top. It looks exactly like a pimple just waiting to be popped. I can only imagine the wonderful pus and or blood that is hiding just under the surface of the skin. Is it infected? I don't know. Nobody seems to know. I'm starting to wonder if this was worth it at all. I hope that in a few months I can repost here and say "I love my piercing again!" But I'm not very optimistic at this point that that will ever happen. I do not even want to leave my house.
I thought it was maybe a zit at first. I poked at it a little and tried to pop it. When it wouldn't pop, I got online and started reading. Yes, I realize I should've done this before... but I didn't even know this was a possibility. There's been so much conflicting information that I'm still stuck... I have no idea what to do.
I called the piercer and he asked if the jewelry felt okay "yeah, it feels fine" he then asked if I wear makeup on my nose, "No, I've been scared of getting it in the hole." So he suggested I get some H2Ocean Spray to use and put peroxide on my nose. I've read enough to stay away from the peroxide. But I got the H2Ocean and have been using it 3 - 5 times a day for 3 days. I've also gotten some tea tree oil. But I don't know if any of this is good or bad because of all the conflicting information I've read on the internet. For all I know i could just be making it worse. Some people say to leave it alone altogether. All I know is at this point I'm super frustrated and almost ready to give up the nose piercing. I don't want to, but I can't go around with this nasty looking zit on my nose for the rest of my life.
My plan at this point is to go get a new piece of jewelry and attempt changing it. I hope it will help relieve some of the pressure from the bump. I'll continue using the sea salt soaks but if anybody has any real advice for me, please feel free to email.
I'm starting to regret my piercing but I still want it so bad. I just want it to be a cute little stud like everyone else's. I've never seen anyone else with The Bump before. Why me?