I got my nose pierced?
 

Well, ladies.....I finally got the guts to get my nose pierced! That's right...apparently this last bit of my teenage rebellion didn't come to fruition until the age of 26 for me. Haha! I figure I can 'get away with it' since my career is on the artsy side (photography).

So far, everyone who has seen it has been ALL compliments...even my parents and the pastor of my church!

I've been thinking about it....talking about it....pondering it.....for years now. This weekend, a very dear friend visited me from out-of-town and said enough talk...time for action! So we went downtown and I didn't chicken out!

It was all-in-all a great experience. Very empowering. Something new and different.....and change is good. (Especially after the year I've had...not sure how many of you know this, but I am going through a divorce. It's hard, and I'm sad a lot...but I will get through this!)

Ok...so here's the montage of pictures in order:

1. Going in...

2. The official "before" photo:

3. Getting informed of the nose-pierfcing "process" by the piercer-guy, Cyrus:

4. a "dot" marked the spot (getting more nervous now)

1. OUCH is right....but only for like 15 seconds!

2. my eyes were watering from the few seconds of pain....this is me seeing it in the mirror for the first time!

3. And another "after" photo I took yesterday in the studio.

"The end" :D

OUCH!!!

When I see a pierced nose I always wonder what happens when they get a head cold and need to blow their nose. LOL

Tink, I always wonder the same thing.

Passion, good for you!! Sounds like you deserve a little rebellion, and what a well documented experience. Sounds like you have a very good friend there.

Did he numb it at all in any way? What holds it in the nose...does it have something like the ones on the ears? I would never do this myself, but if I was younger....I just find it all so fascinating.

ROFL - can imagine standing in public, and having to sneeze (nasty vizuals)

rofl don't want to be the one standing at their side! LOL

I have to say I think it's cute... but I'm a wimp and couldn't do that to my nose.

It made me hurt to even look at the pictures!!!! I've always wondered about blowing your nose with one of those in too. There surely has to be a back to the nose ring. Right? Don't think that I could do it either!

Thanks for the compliments, ladies! :D

To be honest, I always wondered about having a nose ring having to blow my nose, too!

So, to answer your questions, the nose ring is shaped kinda like an L, so it actually goes through but lays flat along my nostril. So really, it doesn't affect the inside of my nose much at all.

Janet - no numbing at all! Err...yeah I just had to cringe in pain for a few seconds. But I feel so proud of myself for being so hardcore. (haha) I ain't gonna lie...it hurrrt but seriously only for a few seconds and when it was over, it hasn't hurt since.

For the first few hours after I got it pierced it felt like I had a boogie in my nose...a very strange feeling....but even by that evening, or now, it's not noticeable at all until I see myself in the mirror. It didn't swell, either...I really thought it would, but it didn't.

And the aftercare is sooooo simple. All I have to do is spray saline solution on it every few hours.

I'm suprised that they didn't put on a topical numbing something or another. Owwww, that makes it sound even more painful. I'm glad to hear that if you have to blow your nose that stuff won't be hanging from your nose ring!!!!

Passion, thank you for showing the pic of the nose ring. That answered a lot of questions. How simple is that?? I wondered how you would put the back on it up your nose, so there is none to even worry about. I'm way too old for one of those. People would know for sure I'm middle age crazy, kinda like the response to Harrision Ford's earing a few years ago. :rolleyes:

Thanks for all the pictures and answers to the questions. I just find it all so fascinating. I could never do it now...not at 52, but even if I did, I'd have to have something numb my nose. When you were talking about your eyes watering...I swear...mine started to water just thinking about it...LOL

Congratulations Val! You need to do things like that after a divorce! It is
empowering. It looks beautiful too.

I also wondered about the nose blowing thing, but thanks for the explanation. One less thing to ever ponder!

I got a tattoo after I retired. It was a good thing - self expression makes you feel strong.

Val your a very brave girl!! lol looks great , I give you credit I would never have the nerve to do it.. Esp. without numbing it first. WOOOOOOOOO lol