Hi i just got my belly pierced about a week ago. It didn't hurt at all getting it done. Now days later it hurts like a sharp pain if it gets bumped and i really feel it under the skin and its bugging me. Also i have noticed that it is pink slightly swollen and a little hot to touch. Now i have the saline solution and have used qtip and cleaned around it. I even put hot compresses antibacterial spray, hydrogen peroxide gel, even a guaze with ointment on it. I have been taking ibuprofen every day now. Its like sometimes its pink and then it gets better, and then its back to being sore again. What am i doing wrong? Is this normal. I don't want to just give up on the piercing because it cost me almost 60.00. I got it done cause i thought it was sexy and my husband liked it lol. Now they did't put a ring in its a barbell with a stone. What should i do? Do i have the wrong type of barbell? I am not sure what to do or how long i have to have this pain. I don't even know if its normal. Help
2006-11-05 05:50:14 · 12 answers · asked by hunnysgirl4life 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
i did all my piercings myself...2 labrets and my tongue. and my daughter's lip piercings...i'm not suggesting ppl do this themselves!! i did a lot of research on where to pierce according to nerve areas, etc....none of ours got infected. piercings are tender as they heal. small bumps are a sign of scar tissue forming, which is building a "base" to keep the barbell from pushing it's way out of the body (rejection of the foreign body) it sounds like you could be slightly allergic to the metal...sterling silver rarely rejects because it has natural anti-biotic properties. titanium is good too. my advice is to wash it with antibacterial soap 2-3 times a day. and use a triple antibiotic ointment. you can even use the solution they give you for ear piercings. you have to move the barbell up and down, and twist it while washing it, to make sure the entire area is getting cleansed. it's not uncommon to have a "crust" form around it...soft tissue piercings are going to be tender, and take up to a year to fully develop scar tissue and heal. try to keep clothing from pressing or rubbing against it, and allow air to get to it so that it stays as dry as possible. if the piercing site swells to double it's size, gets very red and hot, is draining a lot of pus, and you run a fever, you have an infection and need to go to the doctor for oral antibiotics. good luck with this.
2006-11-05 06:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by pirate00girl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It just sounds as if you're piercing is still healing. Bellybutton rings generally take around 6 months to heal, but can take as long as a full year depending on your body. Continue cleaning your piercing 2-3 times a day with either anti-bacterial soap (I always used Satin) or doing sea salt soaks (1/4 tsp sea salt dissolved in an 8 oz. glass of warm distilled water). Don't touch it unless you've washed your hands. Don't use alcohol or peroxide. After a month it should be nowhere near healed. If the soreness gets worse or it starts pussing a greenish color, then go back to your piercer for instructions.
2016-05-22 01:17:21 · answer #2 · answered by Victoria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got mine pierced a little over a year ago and it got infected and took quite a while to heal. Every time you are in the shower, use DIAL anti-bacteria soap (liquid) and move the barbell up and down as you wash it and then rinse it real good while moving it up and down. Keep at this for awhile and it will eventually get better, I promise. Mine is18 karat gold and it still got infected.
2006-11-05 05:56:52 · answer #3 · answered by Mustang Sally 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an RN, you should probably go see a doctor. If an infection doesn't appear better with peroxide or any other treatment you are doing yourself, it's not going to clear up on it's own and you are risking your health. A doctor may or may not make you remove it. You won't know until they look at it. They might have a suggestion to treatment. Ask yourself if worrying about the $60 is worth risking a more serious infection or sepsis (infection of the bloodstream)?
2006-11-05 05:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It shouldn't hurt and it sounds like it's infected.Also they shouldn't have used the pretty jewelry when they pierced it.It should've been a plain barbell.I just had to take my nosering out.I've had it pierced 8 times and I'm just leaving it out this time.I know it's hard,especially since you spent a lot on it(too much actually.should have been around 20.00).I've never had an infection,but you need to see a doctor before it gets worse.A young lady just lost her breast due to an infected nipple piercing.
2006-11-05 05:57:04 · answer #5 · answered by jezebel_lilly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have a contact dermatitis to the metal in the ring. If any pus or thick green / yellow muck is discharging then it may be wise to remove the ring and give things a good clean. Your best bet is to go to your family doctor
2006-11-05 05:55:34 · answer #6 · answered by pinky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same exact thing happened to me, I changed my barbell to a circle ring and it healed much faster, but i still cleaned it twice daily and moved it around. If you do touch it, always wash your hands first!!! you'll enjoy it once it clears up. Hope it gets better soon!
2006-11-05 07:40:48 · answer #7 · answered by kimba01460 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG! this happened to me! except, mine was free except for the ring which was 20 dollars. well i'm 13 (IKR! 13 whoa!) but my mom said that i should just take it out and let it heal over. that's the best i can do. and it's still healing. (i got mine pierced 1 month ago with my bff's) well, i just got hydrogen peroxide over it and stuff... good times... bad times... odd times
2006-11-05 05:59:11 · answer #8 · answered by H A N N A H(: 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRY A DIFFERENT MATERIAL, U MAY BE ALLERGIC THE THAT ONE....I WENT TO THE DOC HE SAID THERE WAS NO INFECTION. MY TONGUE DID THE SAME THING TILL I CHANGED BARBELLS AND AFTER THAT IT WAS FINE, GOOD LUCK
MY EYEBROW GOT A SORE ON IT AN I ENDEDUP HAVING TO REMOVE IT THOUGH, JUS WATCH IT AND TAKE GOD CARE OF IT
2006-11-05 05:55:13 · answer #9 · answered by Dianna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I KNOW WHATS WRONG THAT HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND JUST STICK TO ONE CLEANER IF ITS A HOOP ROTATE IT THERE SHOULD BE SOME PUSS AND KEEP CLEANING IT AND IN A FEW DAY ( 4) THE PAIN SHOULD GO AWAY BUT YOU HAVE TO ROTATE IT FOR THE PUSS TO COME OUT.
GO BACK TO WHERE YOU DID AND TELL THEM THAT ITS SHOULD BE A HOOP FIRST AND WHEN IT HEALS THEN PUT THE BARBELL. THATS YOUR PROBLEM.
2006-11-05 05:54:19 · answer #10 · answered by gabrielsmama22904 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋