The Tea: Healing Update & Week in Review
Hey Body Candy Fam!
Good morning/afternoon/evening bbs! You're here. It's Thursday... Time for The Tea. If this is your first time here, hello! I'm Alley, and this is my weekly e-zine where I talk about pierced & modified fun.
I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about a few little things that are going on in my life. If you remember, I got my ear cartilage pierced a few weeks ago (conch, helix, and tragus) and wanted to update y'all on my healing progress. I also wanted to talk a little bit about why I'm headed to the piercing shop again today and the things I'm taking into consideration as I'm getting ready for my appointment. Hope you all like the update! Watch the video for all the juicy deets.
Today's topics:
- My ear is healing up well! No pain, no swelling, no piercing bumps (so far)! All I've been doing is sleeping on my travel pillow, cleaning it once a day with sea salt soaks, and letting the hot water run over it in the shower.
- I'll be going into a piercing studio soon to get my earring post shortened... Just one (my tragus) for now.
- The weather change is definitely affecting me negatively (I'm SLEEPY!)... But if you think you are sick or could potentially give someone something (i.e. your piercer), stay home!
- Quick Tip: when you're heading in to your piercing appointment, bring cash! If you're stopping by the store on the way to grab a sports drink and a snack, hit the ATM while you're there - a lot of shops are cash only.
- Only one symptom to report about my ear... It's ITCHY. My tragus especially. No pain... just ITCH. It's annoying, but worth it!
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