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Hurray!!! Just got back from getting my ears pierced today. So I put my hair up and some lipstick to celebrate. Also my therapist has agreed to discuss my gender issues with me. Maybe now that I'm making some progress again it will help with my better mood  :laugh:

Woohoo! Congrats.

I want my ears done so badly.

It is sooooo worth it.

I've had mine for over a year and I love them. Love every pair I own. Just bought some new ones to wear to work at Sam Moon's. It is amazing what $3.50 spent well will do to ones self image.

I wanted to get mine done as a teenager. It only took thirty some odd years to get around to it. One more anxiety confronted and done with  ;)

True, I just love even looking at the studs in my ears and can hardly wait the three weeks to start experimenting  :)

I like my new piercings, but I'm worried about them getting infected

It's less painful than clip earrings, and with pierced you have more choice.

I'm a chandelier freak myself ;-)

Smooch

Quote from: Virginia Marie on August 03, 2009, 06:39:29 PM
Hurray!!! Just got back from getting my ears pierced today. So I put my hair up and some lipstick to celebrate. Also my therapist has agreed to discuss my gender issues with me. Maybe now that I'm making some progress again it will help with my better mood  :laugh:

Good for you, Virginia.  I'm especially happy for you about your therapist agreeing to discuss your gender issues with you. :eusa_clap:

I'm sure(?) whoever did the piercing told you how to take care of your ears during the healing.  I would spin the studs whenever I thought about it, to keep them from sticking into the crusties.  And I would clean the crusties with rubbing alcohol several times a day.  I've had pierced ears for 12 years and never had a problem with them other than trying to decide which earrings to wear. ;D

- Kate

Enola Gay is correct. Less painful than clip earrings. Clean them several times a day at first with isopropyl and there will be no infection. Hypoallergenic earrings help. Once they are healed almost any earrings can be worn. You can find some very fun earrings now. I have a pair that are like little wind chimes. They jingle with a breeze. Fun!

Quote from: Virginia Marie on August 03, 2009, 06:39:29 PM
Hurray!!! Just got back from getting my ears pierced today. So I put my hair up and some lipstick to celebrate. Also my therapist has agreed to discuss my gender issues with me. Maybe now that I'm making some progress again it will help with my better mood  :laugh:

Wow girl...congratulations!
Those are really good news :D

Quote from: heatherrose on August 03, 2009, 11:50:56 PM

:icon_female: It's amazing what punching holes in, pretty much useless,
pieces of one's flesh can do for the psyche.  :icon_chuckel:

I agree.

I had both my ears pierced during a make-up lesson at at TG boutique. Just simple golden studs, but I wear them daily. No one seemed to noticed, but I sure like them.

woop woop!

Congrats! :)

Jay

Thank You All for your replies  :) I am using the Isopropyl alcohol and turning the studs. But I did want to make sure about that. So again , Thank You  :)

Turning the studs is surprisingly fun. I think I'm developing a new habit  :laugh:

Its a very small thing. Something unnoticeable but an important step somehow. It brings to earth that you are dong something to transition for real.

Quote from: heatherrose on August 05, 2009, 07:20:30 PM

I was told, by a medical professional friend of mine that,
"You are better off using Hydrogen Peroxide because alcohol
only dries the germ out, where the peroxide kills".

I'm noticing that when I use the Hydrogen Peroxide first and then the alcohol, Not only do I like the bubbly fizzy sounds of the peroxide, but the alcohol doesn't sting so much  :laugh:

I was told to beware of peroxide as it will also kill healthy tissue.

Congrats on getting your ears pierced, Virginia ^____^

I was never really interested in piercing my ears. I just wear the clip-on ones sometimes. My earlobes sometimes get *ahem* pimples in them so if I had ever pierced them it might cause more problems

Gotta do that. Soon. :)

Well, it's been one week now and so far so good. The initial swelling is starting to go down and I'm not really getting much if any crusty stuff. Also the alcohol is stinging less and less. I just have to remember not to bump them against things  :laugh:

Hmm yeah, I hadn't thought about that first nights sleep. Owwwie.

Quote from: Leslie Ann on August 11, 2009, 01:58:31 AM
Hmm yeah, I hadn't thought about that first nights sleep. Owwwie.

For me, the first week's sleep was a tricky thing.

Peircing my ears was one of my first public statements that I considered myself "different". I love wearing earrings.

Well, three weeks in and the piercings are doing well  :icon_chick:

Today was my first appt. to discuss gender issues with my therapist. That went surprisingly well also  :icon_yes:

I thought he didn't understand gender issues. Wrong....I just didn't know how to bring it up  :P Duh Virginia

So now we're on for once a week to start off  :icon_smile:

I'm glad your ears are doing well, Virginia.  And that's wonderful about your therapist.  :eusa_dance:

Always make forward progress.  (Now, where did I hear that before? ???)

- Kate

I have a wide jaw. I need to add width above it.

For me, I'm finding I look the most passable on average with my hair pulled back (down, its length just widens my face like a pyramid), with glasses on, and earrings. Simple hoop earrings rest right between my cheek bone and jaw bone and do a wonderful job of balancing things. They draw attention to that part of your face very well. Of course, if you want to minimize that part of your face, you want to be careful what style and how flashy they are.

You can't wear them until your ears have healed, but they're a favored part of my accessories. I don't like how heavy solid hoops with gem stones are (that's what I'm wearing currently), but I've had hollow golden ones in the past that were basically feather light. And that's how they were lost dancing.  :laugh:

I have had my ears pierced for around 20 years.   I love wearing dangly earrings although this looks a bit OTT with short hair.  I cannot wait for my hair to grow out to complete the look

Pippa

Well, six weeks in and the piercings are doing well.

My B-Day is coming up in a few weeks and since I'm the only one that will buy me any gifts I want or need, Ive decided to get a round of E and Spiro. Plus a second piercing just behind and a little higher than the first. about the 2:00 position. Maybe some cute ear rings to go in the first piercing.  :icon_chick:

Congrats on the piercing and therapy, Virginia!  I just had my ears pierced the other day, and it is really fun to turn the studs.  :laugh:

Quote from: Virginia Marie on September 16, 2009, 08:33:16 PM
Well, six weeks in and the piercings are doing well.

My B-Day is coming up in a few weeks and since I'm the only one that will buy me any gifts I want or need, Ive decided to get a round of E and Spiro. Plus a second piercing just behind and a little higher than the first. about the 2:00 position. Maybe some cute ear rings to go in the first piercing.  :icon_chick:

6 weeks may be way too early. It took me 9 months to really heal, part of it because i changed out earrings early on for a while.

Try buying a 10 karat gold ring and wearing it around for a while - that'll tell you if you can wear 10k or not. If you already know that you can't, be sure NOT to get 10k earrings. In fact, even if you can, silver or surgical steel is probably a much better option for now - or 24k plated (like the earrings they use for piercings. I still wear mine sometimes a year and a half later.)

Congrats and thank you to Kait  :) Make sure to clean them daily

Autumn - I kinda like silver. I think I will go with that  :)

Glad to hear that things are going as they should with the ears!!

FWIW, I got mine done last week... I went to a place where they will pretty much pierce whatever you like... I didn't want any part of that, but these people know what they're doing.  For aftercare, all they gave me was this spray called "H2Ocean," basically purified seawater.  Spray it on 3 to 6 times a day, and move the studs back and forth when you do, no need to clean them or remove them, leave 'em in for 2 months.

Knock on wood, but in the first week, have had no swelling, no redness, no nothing.  Have been able to sleep on my side as I normally do every night.

Protex antibacterial soap is good for piercings too.

Well, Two months in and the piercings are doing well  :)

Today is my B-Day. So as previously mentioned, I got my second piercings.

Small diamonds to accent the silver studs.

I also will get my E and Spiro sometime in the next week  :icon_chick:

Happy birthday, Virgina!

Happy birthday, Virginia!  :icon_birthday:


Wow.  Piercings and hormones - quite a birthday present. :D  Yay!

- Kate

Happy birthday Virginia! Yes as Kate said, quite the birthday presents you got yourself ;)

Thank You All for your replies and B-Day wishes  :icon_chick:

The girl that did the second piercing said it was time to start soaking the first studs in alcohol. So I did that

But then I dropped one of the backings down the sink :icon_blink: No worries, I've taken plenty of drains apart before  :icon_hahano:

All cleaned up and back where they belong  :icon_biggrin:

I haven't done it yet. ... I'm thinking next week. :D

Quote from: Virginia Marie on October 07, 2009, 04:33:00 PM
then I dropped one of the backings down the sink :icon_blink:

Been there, done that, wasn't much fun.

Well the first piercings went great. No problems  :)

The second piercings have been nothing but problems  :P They just didn't want to cooperate and would crack and bleed and the earlobes kept trying to grow over the studs  :P

Finally they are starting to heal and look and feel right  :) But oh what a wrestling match  :P

Quote from: Virginia Marie on November 24, 2009, 12:08:35 PM
Well the first piercings went great. No problems  :)

The second piercings have been nothing but problems  :P They just didn't want to cooperate and would crack and bleed and the earlobes kept trying to grow over the studs  :P

Finally they are starting to heal and look and feel right  :) But oh what a wrestling match  :P

I have 3 in my left ear and 2 in my right. One on the left is a cartilage pierce and after 2 months still hurts though it isn't infected.  I want it to heal up so I can get my final two piercings! the second piercing i got on the right ended up getting slightly infected and hurt like hell for a while but with proper maintenance they finally healed up.

btw, i twist them every so often (gently) to make sure the skin isn't getting to attached to the post.

Yes, I do the stud turning thing. I rather enjoy that  :laugh:

But what they were doing is the earlobes would suck the studs down into the piercing and then try to grow over the studs while I slept  :P

So then I would have to pop the studs out in the morning and clean up the mucky stuff and blood  :P

Now that the hole was enlarged I'd have to keep popping the studs out throughout the day

They finally stopped doing that and are looking normal  :) Yeah!!!

I hope your piecings will heal soon. But I understand that cartilage piercings take longer

Quote from: Virginia Marie on November 24, 2009, 01:31:44 PM
Yes, I do the stud turning thing. I rather enjoy that  :laugh:

But what they were doing is the earlobes would suck the studs down into the piercing and then try to grow over the studs while I slept  :P

So then I would have to pop the studs out in the morning and clean up the mucky stuff and blood  :P

Now that the hole was enlarged I'd have to keep popping the studs out throughout the day

They finally stopped doing that and are looking normal  :) Yeah!!!

I hope your piecings will heal soon. But I understand that cartilage piercings take longer

If there's a Sally's near you try picking up a pair of "sleepers" and switch the posts out for them - they're small closed hoops that do a brilliant job of letting a piercing heal properly
http://www.sallybeauty.com/Studex-Hinged-Hoop-Earrings/STUDEX13,default,pd.html (http://www.sallybeauty.com/Studex-Hinged-Hoop-Earrings/STUDEX13,default,pd.html)

Bump - how are they doing?

Quote from: Virginia Marie on November 24, 2009, 01:31:44 PM
...But I understand that cartilage piercings take longer

(edit mine)

Yes, they do.

I've got a handful of piercings in each ear.  I don't regret it in any way, shape or form.  Love it and would never do different.  But that's just me.  Some love piercing, some hate it.

Quote from: Katie.D on December 17, 2009, 02:31:33 PM
Bump - how are they doing?

Great actually, all better now  :)

I'm thinking to get some of the earrings and stuff from Sally's anyway though  :icon_chick: They have some good prices on some stuff I like

Thank You for the link Katie  ;D

Quote from: Virginia Marie on August 08, 2009, 08:04:25 PM
I'm noticing that when I use the Hydrogen Peroxide first and then the alcohol, Not only do I like the bubbly fizzy sounds of the peroxide, but the alcohol doesn't sting so much  :laugh:

I was going to suggest that also, My ears have been pierced 3 time on each side, and I have a couple of "other" through cartilage, I soaked a cotton ball with Peroxide, and soaked them, then as you did followed with an Alcohol wipes I got a box of 100 at the drug store, convenient. I got my first piercing in '72 then went through a major "piercing binge" in the 80's (I had 28 total at one time in places I won't mention, what was I thinking!) but now I'm down to just the ears and my nipples (1 each)

just keep them clean, and eventually you won't have to worry about them closing up.

I've found piercings to be kind of addicting, almost as bad as tattoos.   Its really bad if you start stretching them.   I currently have 6 piercings in my ears, including 5 that I've "retired", and my lobes are stretched to 5/8ths of an inch.  I can stick my finger through my ear, my favorite way to creep people out.  I've also  had my lip and nostril pierced, and want to get my lip redone as soon as I get a job (assuming its allowed).

I want really small gauges in both ears. Like just big enough so that the holes are visible. A 4 or 6.

I've seen some folks with various gauge ear decor.

Some look pretty cool, some I'm not too sure about. Like the one that had eyeballs (contact lenses applied to something) in their ears. Turned out they worked in an optometry lab  :laugh:

I've wanted to know what to call those piercings. Are the the ones where you gradually open a hole. I've seen some you put a finger through. How are they done? and how long does it take to get that large? Looks OK on some guys, I've never seen them on a girl though.

Jst a question, when you change 'rings do you wipe them down with alcohol or peroxide before putting them in? Partucularly when using cheapies.

Cindy

Earlobe stretching is done by piercing, allowing it to heal, and then "stretching" the hole by inserting larger and larger pieces of jewelry.  It might be my age showing but I don't think it's very attractive at all.
You should always clean your ears, and the jewelry you're putting in

Katie got it right... Gaged or stretched ears are done gradually, starting from a standard (usally 18-20g) peircing.   I started stretching my ears about 6 years ago, going about a milimeter at a time, and always waited at least 2 months before going up another size, and have stayed at 5/8" for a couple years now.  It hurts a little everytime, but no worse than a new peircing. 

OK, since we're talking about stretching the holes, I have a question.  (Please excuse me if I'm showing my age. :P)

If you don't put anything in a regualr piercing, it will close up and eventually heal over.  If you stretch it out, you're stuck with it for the rest of your life, right?  What happens when you get old?  I mean if you have breasts, they begin to sag.  If you have a pot belly, it begins to sag.  The skin on your face begins to sag.  Do these stretched holes begin to sag too?

Just curious. :)

- Kate

If you don't put anything in a regualr piercing, it will close up and eventually heal over.

I went for about a decade without wearing earrings and they never closed up.  But yeah, I'm sure gravity would have some effect, but the mass is small enough (smaller than breasts or that beer belly) that it would have to be measured by a laser to find it.

But its going to be interesting to watch as these kids age.  I remember back when the tattoo deal first got going again in the 90s and this very cute girl was showing off her little butterfly there on her ever so cute derrière and my ex looked at it and said "You know that butterfly is going to look like Mothra by the time you're 40 don't you?"

And remember kids, most metal is toxic to humans so you need to use high density stuff like stainless steel, silver or gold for the posts (or plastic, which is not toxic in the same way, its carbon-based just like we are).  Besides, life it too short to wear cheap jewelry.

Which brings me to this joke, now that I'm being watched I know that everyone will pay attention to it, and remember I'm here through Sunday, tip your waitresses and try the veal.

So, this little girl goes by her parents bedroom and sees her mom down on her knees putting daddy's thing in her mouth.  So the next day she says to her mom, "I know that when man puts his penis into a woman's vagina that's where babies come from, but you had daddy's thing in your mouth last night."  And the mother told the little girl, "Well honey, that's were jewelry comes from."

When I was in Santa Cruz, Calif. there were people that would put all kinds of things in their piercings including animal bones

Try talking to someone with a bone in their nose and nearly no teeth who is giving you advise about stuff  :laugh:

Try talking to someone with a bone in their nose and nearly no teeth who is giving you advise about stuff

I just figure that I listen to them very closely and then do my absolute best to do exactly and precisely the total opposite of what they recommended.

And you forgot the super smelly white person dreadlocks that the guy with the bone and no teeth also was sporting.

Quote from: tekla on January 03, 2010, 11:57:43 PM

And you forgot the super smelly white person dreadlocks that the guy with the bone and no teeth also was sporting.

LoL, he did have reddish blonde dreads and did smell

But hey, race has nothing to do with knowing when to take a bath or brush your teeth

Q - How do you clear all the wookies from the streets of Santa Cruz?
A - Throw a bar of soap into the middle of them.

Quote from: Virginia Marie on January 04, 2010, 12:28:24 AM
LoL, he did have reddish blonde dreads and did smell

But hey, race has nothing to do with knowing when to take a bath or brush your teeth

You left out the $5,000. in visible tattoos to make the  look complete.

And the $70 worth of the kind bud that they smoke everyday despite not having any visible means of support.

Please friends.....

This thread is about ear piercings.

I plan to get mine done in a little over a weeks time 13th-15th :P
*claps hands* ^_^

Quote from: Virginia Marie on January 04, 2010, 10:56:51 PM
Please friends.....

This thread is about ear piercings.

oops, sorry

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Quote from: Muffin on January 05, 2010, 02:34:07 AM
I plan to get mine done in a little over a weeks time 13th-15th :P
*claps hands* ^_^

You'll love it, where are you having it done?

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You'll love it, where are you having it done?

I was planning on just a chemist but I should look into getting it done by a proper piercer :P
Guess I have time to plan it!! ^_^

Quote from: Muffin on January 05, 2010, 02:34:07 AM
I plan to get mine done in a little over a weeks time 13th-15th :P
*claps hands* ^_^

Right on Muffin!!!  :eusa_clap:

Let us know how it goes  :)

Is that you in your avatar? If so, you're rather cute  ;D

All you need is an ice cube, a large gauge sewing needle and some disinfectant.  That method worked for millions of girls.

Quote from: tekla on January 06, 2010, 01:23:17 PM
All you need is an ice cube, a large gauge sewing needle and some disinfectant.  That method worked for millions of girls.

LoL, We use to put safety pins all over the place back in the day  :laugh:

Hey, that's how I got my first one done.  The girls in the dorm did a couple of us like that.  All they could do was laugh at what big babies guys really are.

Quote from: kyle_lawrence on December 30, 2009, 09:45:52 PM
I've found piercings to be kind of addicting, almost as bad as tattoos.   Its really bad if you start stretching them.   I currently have 6 piercings in my ears, including 5 that I've "retired", and my lobes are stretched to 5/8ths of an inch.  I can stick my finger through my ear, my favorite way to creep people out.  I've also  had my lip and nostril pierced, and want to get my lip redone as soon as I get a job (assuming its allowed).

I'm the same way.  At one point I had 8 cartilage piercings in on ear, an industrial in the other, then began to stretch my lobes, enjoyed the weirdness of a surface piercing on my neck for a brief peried.  Eventually everything had to go except my lobes because my cartilage just didn't enjoy having things stuck in it. :(

I've always found the pain of numerous piercings to be a great source of focus and meditation during hard times.

Though, ultimately I found them to be more of a hassle than not... always getting caught on something or bump up against in a painful way.

I do _so_ enjoy having 0 gauge lobes though... there's so much beautifully carved jewelery to be worn with such.  :laugh:

I can sympathize about the pain, when I had 2 cartilage rings done in my ears I couldn't sleep on that side of my head for a week. What really gets me though (hope this doesn't go too far) are the 2 gauge barbells in my nipples, try smacking those on a car door sometime :o

honestly I'm hoping to never catch my (unpierced) nipples in a car door

LoL, I put a safety pin through my left nipple years ago

It got torn out during a scuffle in LA  :o

I am constantly reminded

Especially now that I started HRT

I don't know why but that hurt all the way to here.

After over ten years of having them, I noticed one of my ear piercings is too close to my face. Oops.

Speaking of ear piercing~, what are some good masculine looking earrings? I don't want to give up my piercings but I've been stuck with getting feminine earrings for years.

Studs and hoops, small ones, real gold, like a pirate.

Quote from: tekla on January 13, 2010, 10:00:14 PM
Studs and hoops, small ones, real gold, like a pirate.

Studs with no stones in them, right?

Yeah, or something like a Kokopelli deal, or a peace symbol, lightening bolt, moon and stars, just as long as its not some dangling crap like I wear that makes everyone question my sexuality till I remind them that I know their dad.

However nothing looks quite as NFL as super big horse chocking diamonds, but they are kinda pricey.

Quote from: tekla on January 13, 2010, 10:05:09 PM
Yeah, or something like a Kokopelli deal, or a peace symbol, lightening bolt, moon and stars, just as long as its not some dangling crap like I wear that makes everyone question my sexuality till I remind them that I know their dad.

However nothing looks quite as NFL as super big horse chocking diamonds, but they are kinda pricey.

Got it. I'll have to go earring hunting then.

Ahhhhh, nothing more manly than the hunt.  Just make sure you remember that the hunt ends in finding what your looking for, not in killing the person taking the money.  Had I known that it would have saved me ten years in prison.

Quote from: Virginia Marie on January 06, 2010, 01:19:32 PM
Right on Muffin!!!  :eusa_clap:

Let us know how it goes  :)

Yay I got mine done this morning! no where near as bad as I thought it would be. :P
I just got regular studs to begin with, even though there were some awesome amethyst gold studs that were tiny and cute but no... just plain to begin with. Damn my pragmatic side :P
Anyways I took a piccy.....................
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Looks nice Muffin  ;D

Those are the same kind I got with my first piercing  :)

Same Here :laugh:

I replaced them with bigger studs after about 48hrs 'cos my lobes swelled up and started to swallow them. I went to the GP who took one look and said 'STOP TOUCHING THEM' I think he wanted me to stop touching them. :laugh:

A course of antibiotics and stop touching them and cleaning all the time and no worries.

Quote from: CindyJames on January 14, 2010, 09:29:40 PM
Same Here :laugh:

I replaced them with bigger studs after about 48hrs 'cos my lobes swelled up and started to swallow them. I went to the GP who took one look and said 'STOP TOUCHING THEM' I think he wanted me to stop touching them. :laugh:

A course of antibiotics and stop touching them and cleaning all the time and no worries.

You need to twist them every hour or so in the beginning, or your ears will heal so they stick to the earrings.Preferably this process is done with a nice amount of alcohol (rubbing alcohol! Not what you're thinking.)

Quote from: SilverFang on January 15, 2010, 01:48:51 AM
You need to twist them every hour or so in the beginning, or your ears will heal so they stick to the earrings.Preferably this process is done with a nice amount of alcohol (rubbing alcohol! Not what you're thinking.)

Mmm Maybe that's were I went wrong. One for the right ear, one for the mouth, one for the left ear, one for the mouth. Byze the wayze wes the cotin wol :laugh:

I did rotate and in fact rotated the sleeper off the right one the first day :o. I think that was when I got them infected. I think don't touch except with a sterile swab or an alcohol tissue is the way.

Cindy

It looks very pretty Muffin, peroxide works better than rubbing alcohol.

You're going to looovvveee your first pair of long earrings  :)

Quote from: tekla on January 13, 2010, 10:36:28 PM
Ahhhhh, nothing more manly than the hunt.  Just make sure you remember that the hunt ends in finding what your looking for, not in killing the person taking the money.  Had I known that it would have saved me ten years in prison.

I almost believe that you might do that...

Nah, I would never have been caught.  I spend twenty+ years (on both an amateur as well as professional level) on what amounted to a coast-to-coast interstate crime spree (we just called it Summer Dead Tour though) never got as much as a parking ticket.

But you forgot to mention your two biggest crimes....Narcissism and Thread Jacking

*Warms up ping pong paddle*

So, how many piercings do you currently have?

Quote from: Virginia Marie on January 17, 2010, 05:40:45 PM
But you forgot to mention your two biggest crimes....Narcissism and Thread Jacking

If those are crimes, I'm in trouble.  ;)

Do you have any piercings?

Oh right, the topic.. =P

I don't have any piercings, but lately I've been thinking seriously about getting my ears done.  Maybe next week :).

Ears have 2 holes in each.

Hmmmmm  :eusa_think: Okay.....For a moment there I thought maybe the hand cuffs and ping pong paddle thing wasn't enough for you and you were holding out for the Cat Woman with a whip thing  >:-)

Now run along and get your ears pierced like a good girl. I'll be expecting pic.s and a full report

For those of you that have piercings.....Post some pic.s ......Make sure to clean your ears

One in each ear, which is two, which as high as I can count.

Two in left ear and three in right ear.   Although I rarely wear the third in my right ear.   I love earrings :angel:

bumps - how are they doing muffin?

Quote from: Muffin on January 14, 2010, 09:13:35 PM
Yay I got mine done this morning! no where near as bad as I thought it would be. :P
I just got regular studs to begin with, even though there were some awesome amethyst gold studs that were tiny and cute but no... just plain to begin with. Damn my pragmatic side :P
Anyways I took a piccy.....................
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ff.imagehost.org%2F0366%2Fears.png&hash=e50f439e9f644067b2899b9a6f32f166b5ffceb4)

It's been just over 3 weeks and so far so good, they were only sensitive the first night and even then it was nothing to keep me awake. I must admit I haven't been spraying them as much this week >_< but I don't touch them so they should be clean enough. I so can't wait to put something different in. My mum gave me two pairs that she had that she never wore so as soon as the six weeks up and I'm going to try them ^_^
Half way there!!!!

Quote from: Pippa on January 18, 2010, 12:52:50 PM
Two in left ear and three in right ear.   Although I rarely wear the third in my right ear.   I love earrings :angel:

lol I have just the opposite- 3 in the left and 2 in the right. Oh, and a belly ring. Ears all done with a gun, belly button done with a large curved needle that wasn't anywhere near as painful as the ears for some reason but took about 4 months to heal completely.

Muffin your earrings are very cute! Now you just need a couple more ;)

I hope you cherish that relationship - my biggest regret in life is the decades my mom and I were estranged over the gender identity thing.
I'm sometimes jealous of the friendship you younger girls manage to maintain with your moms

Quote from: Muffin on February 05, 2010, 10:28:33 PM
It's been just over 3 weeks and so far so good, they were only sensitive the first night and even then it was nothing to keep me awake. I must admit I haven't been spraying them as much this week >_< but I don't touch them so they should be clean enough. I so can't wait to put something different in. My mum gave me two pairs that she had that she never wore so as soon as the six weeks up and I'm going to try them ^_^
Half way there!!!!

I get somewhat jealous of that also, plus I think Muffin has rather cute ears and I wonder if Jen ever got her ears pierced

Quote from: Virginia Marie on February 06, 2010, 07:13:53 PM
I get somewhat jealous of that also, plus I think Muffin has rather cute ears and I wonder if Jen ever got her ears pierced

How funny that you would say that.  I was just talking to my sister yesterday about this very thing.  She was trying to convince me not to get them pierced, because she never got her's done and she said she always felt like it made her unique.  I said that I agree, but I think I'm unique enough already.  And she was like, good point lol.

I dunno I think I might try to find a place to do them today, or soon if not. :)

Let us know how it goes Jen  :)

Quote from: Muffin on February 05, 2010, 10:28:33 PMI must admit I haven't been spraying them as much this week >_< but I don't touch them so they should be clean enough.

you're asking for an infection by doing that.

right now the piercings are basically an open wound. you might not be touching it with your fingers, but your hair, and anything in the air is getting on them.

I say this from experience of me being a stupid 12y/o when my first holes were done and thinking that swimming = not having to clean them. (note: that was a bad idea)

So I have holes in my ears now...

Welcome to the holey ear club.   I bet you cannot wait to get you first set of dangly earrings!

Right on  ;D

But Jen.....We wanna see your cute lil' ears...LOL

Quote from: Virginia Marie on February 14, 2010, 04:05:11 PM
Right on  ;D

But Jen.....We wanna see your cute lil' ears...LOL

Okay fine...  :P

Just boring little silver balls in my ear for six weeks.  Somebody needs to invent cute trinkets to snap onto these :).  I want pretty things dangling from my ears right now!

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Hmmm  :eusa_think: well yes... Looks like they did a good job...Silver ball studs...Good choice...Same as I got first round

Now remember...Your ears think they have been wounded...So take good care of them

You'll be wearing all the hoops and pretty dangles you like in no time  :icon_chick:

Very cute Jen! And all the cutest necklaces always come with matching earrings ;)

Wow you must be excited to buy millions of earrings .   Really your expenses on earring will surely multiply .why should not it be so ?

Muffin and Jen, your earrings look great! Just a warning, I tried to change my at like three weeks and they bled, so I left them in another three just to be safe. I was finally able to wear something besides my studs just a few days ago!! Super cute little dangly silver thingies. I should've taken a picture! Maybe I will tonight. :)

Quote from: Anisha on February 22, 2010, 05:08:23 AM
Wow you must be excited to buy millions of earrings .   Really your expenses on earring will surely multiply .why should not it be so ?

Oh yes, millions if not zillions :P

Ty Jasmine :).

Buying earrings is one of my obsessions.  It takes time to find what suits you best.   Yellow gold looks tacky on me but ok on others.   I try to go for silver or white gold.   Enjoy the delight of new earrings.   Oh, and don't forget top mix and match with necklaces and bracelets.

I love jewellery!

I like silver also... And sea shells... *Dreams away about silver danglers with sea shells*

The other day I took another step toward full womanhood - I lost one of my favorite earrings.  (It was a shell earrring that I loved and got a lot of compliments on. :P)

- Kate

Quote from: K8 on April 14, 2010, 05:52:59 PM
The other day I took another step toward full womanhood - I lost one of my favorite earrings.  (It was a shell earrring that I loved and got a lot of compliments on. :P)

- Kate
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which is why having an odd number of piercings works so well

I just got back from getting my ears pierced. I can't stop looking in the mirror  :)

I just hope I don't do anything wrong while they're healing  :o Right now I only have the "noob" rings the piercer gave me, but I forgot to ask when it's safe to use other rings. Is time an issue for putting new ones in?

Yeah, it's an issue... They told me 4-6 weeks. I tried after 3 and bled profusely. I tried another three weeks after that and everything went perfect. Now, after nearly four months, I change them all the time. I just went on my lunch break to get a new pair!!  :D

Quote from: Jasmine.m on April 23, 2010, 11:48:06 AM
They told me 4-6 weeks. I tried after 3 and bled profusly.

Thanks for that info  :) The aftercare instructions I got said "Healing time, ears: 6-8 weeks", so I'll wait until then to be on the safe side. My brother in law's brother (my "other brother in law"?) took out a piercing early one time to dye his hair, and the piercing healed while it was out. I don't want to repeat his mistake.

Leave them alone!!

Good on you, great news.

Don't touch, except with sterile wipes. Wipe the piercing area with alcohol and or hydrogen peroxide at least twice a day. Never touch them with your fingers they WILL get infected. Mine did and I had to have antibiotics and nearly lost them :'(

It takes a minimum of six weeks before you can change them.

Oh and by the way Don't touch them :laugh:

Congratulations I love mine and I now have lots of earrings and really enjoy wearing different ones.


Hugs
Cindy

One advantage of working at a Hospital is that there is lots of alcohol/chlorhexadine hand wash lying around.
I had mine pierced at the local chemist's and gave my fingers a good splash of "Debug" every time before I turned the studs. They healed up in a week or so without any problems.

That's great that you got your ears pierced! I can't wait to get mine pierced too :3 i hope i don't have any trouble with them hurting though :/

It is a simple process. The second ear I had done when I was living in a tropical rain forest. High humidity and very subject to bacteria. I used isopropyl several times daily and had no problems. The "Secret" is being sanitary. In all aspects of life. By the way, just do it. Life is much easier and your choices in earrings are vast. I make custom earrings for those who are interested,

I've seen the comments about dangly ear rings, I still use clip-ons unfortuantely......But even so, what do you suppose it is about the dangly ear rings that make you feel more feminine? 

I'm not sure how to describe it, but the dangling ear rings def. look and feel very fem.

One of my best friends sent me some last week and I totally love the way they look and feel

They seem to frame my face in a way that sets off my fem. features nicely...  completing the picture

One theory is that the dangling part brushes an erogenous zone on a persons neck.

Quote from: michellecaro on April 27, 2010, 10:56:11 PM
I've seen the comments about dangly ear rings, I still use clip-ons unfortuantely......But even so, what do you suppose it is about the dangly ear rings that make you feel more feminine?

You feel the proper weight gently tugging on your ear, there is no pain, I use to get quite sore with clips. They swing gently, and stroke your face. They lie closer to you skin than clips (IMO). It just feels so damn sexy. And always even if in drab you are wearing ear rings when pierced. It gives a totally beautiful feel to your psyche.

I worried my self sick about getting my ears pierced. No one, absolutely NO ONE has said anything negative. And if they don't say it too me, I really don't give a damn what they say anywhere else.
Oh and BTW shopping for ear rings is somewhere between shoes, handbags lingerie and perfume. Not quite sure where :laugh: :laugh:

Cindy

Cindy

i wish i could get my done but can't right now

i wish i could get my done but can't right now


Issues at work?

lols mine ended up getting infected about six months in because I didn't take them out to clean them. They were really tight and I couldn't get them out so I kept putting it off. I ended up getting my mum to take them out SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PPPPPPAAIINNFFUULLL! The backs were really tight so I stopped wearing them and got a more manageable pair that were a lot looser, so loose one got pulled out in the shower! :O I found the back to it in between a tile ages after but not the front so next pair it was! My mum ended up recently buying the pair I always wanted the amethyst studs they're soooo good they make me look like the accessory >_<
She gave them to me when I was super high on pain killers so I have no idea where I put them :3

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Ooh Muffin  :-\

I hope your ears are all better now... The amethyst earrings sound darling, I hope you find them and post a pic.  :)

Yeah I learnt my lesson with earrings, I think not being used to handling such small little (so easy to drop down the plug hole) pieces of jewellery was a little off putting at first but now I'm much better at it and can get them in first try, so no longer than a month in and I'll take them out for a few days to clean!

I looked everywhere then remembered I have a handbag stuffed in my draw that I haven't used since I've been home, they were in their along with a few other things I've been looking for >_<

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bad lighting = not so shiny and pretty xP

Those are very cute  :)  Glad you could find them

Something I've learned is to put the plug on the drain before I handle my silver studs... I have a small container I fill with rubbing alcohol that I soak the studs in

For things I can't soak because the stone or crystal etc. may come loose, I soak a Q-tip swab in rubbing alcohol and then push the posts into the center of the swab on each side... Then I can turn the swab back and forth to get the earrings and backings all nice and clean  :)

a funny thing i learned when i got my ear pierced a few months ago: don't ever twist the studs, it keeps your ears from healing as fast as they could, and the skin actually won't stick to them anyway. and of course you shouldn't touch them except a couple of times a day when you disinfect the holes

i only twisted mine after a couple of weeks, and they did turn round without any problems. i also changed one of them to an actual earring, as i got to piercings very close to each other. that let more air come to, something which helped the healing process a lot. for any sign of infection i'd use a liniment that's really meant for horses, but works well on humans too, it can cure any (minor) infection in just a couple of days

Yes I was told to rotate which was a very bad idea as they became infected and I had to go on antibiotics.

Cindy

they only discovered recently that it's not much more than a myth that you have to rotate them. luckily the place where i got my ears pierced was up-to-date on this, and the studs were of surgical steel too, because some people could have an allergic reaction to another metal

Quote from: caseyaustralia on July 03, 2011, 05:57:01 AM
i wish i could get my done but can't right now

Why is that Hon?

Cindy

I just pierced my spouse's ears last night! I am so happy for her, I had to share it! I also feel very honored that she shared this with me, and let me be the one to give her something that means so much to her.

I used to work at Claire's, so I did this for a living for quite some time, and remembered that Sally's Beauty Supply sells disposable ear piercing kits. Just remember though ladies, before you run out to Sally's to pick up some, that it is ALWAYS better to have a professional do any piercing. They know what they are doing.

Maybe I could open my own jewelry/piercing store like Claire's, and cater only to my lovely TG friends.
A girl can dream, can't she? LOL

have a professional do any piercing

Some teenage girl working part-time at an inexpensive costume jewelry store hardly qualifies as a professional.

Actually, only management at most of those stores, who usually are in their 20's or 30's with extra training on safety, do any piercings. It's company policy.

I was management, so I know.

The girls in my dorm did the first one, old school, large gauge sewing needle and and ice cube.

My first piercing was done the same way, and I came away with no problems, but that's not always the case. It is always better to use the right equipment that has been properly sterilized, so that the chances of a nasty infection are much slimmer.

I don't think there was much of that around where I went to college (central Iowa) and when (1974).

I got my ears peirced in 2000. At a Claires store. This was days before my wife and I got married and she went with me. The girl who eventually did the work thought my wife was my mother and asked her to sign the parental consent section on the form.  My right ear bled like a gunshot wound because she had to do it twice.