peircing newbie ... is this the right place to ask this?

Hi. I got my ears pierced seemingly a million years ago as an early teen.
Well decades later... yesterday I got my belly pierced. It looks fantastic.
There is a tiny red area around the piercing. There is a teeny bit of blue
from the mark the piercer made. But it looks ok.

The care instructions I received was to wash it 3 to 4 times a day. I don't
really know how to go about washing it except to hop in the shower. But that
is not something that is easy for me to do more than 2 times per day. I
don't want to wash it with a washcloth.

I also have a spray can of ... purified sea water ... so saline to spray.
The piercing dude said I can't use it too much. The can says it is the most
effective way to get rid of the crusty goo that will form. So I am spraying
it on a lot.

My question is, I guess, when am I likely to start seeing goo oozing? And
how long do I continue the washing three times a day and spraying the saline
on? Ihave this image that my piercing is never going to get gooey. But that
is probably unlikely.

I may call the guy who did the piercing for the official answer. He told me
I would probaly forget everything he said since I was a tad lightheaded
after he did it. And to feel free to call with questions. But if you kind
folk were willing to give your opinions and reassure this really big WEENY.

Oh other question, the aftercare instruction sheet says don't play with it.
Friends who have had it done said to rotate the ring so the ring does not
stick. I don't really want to be doing that for a day or two. Cuz... did I
mention I am being a total weeny? I shouldn't be. It doesn't hurt at all. It
is just kinda squicky.

Thanks for listening. I have this interest in piercing all of the sudden but
if I am a weeny about the white bread of body piercing, I may choose to stop
here!

Stephanie <haaa@noway.net> wrote:

> Hi. I got my ears pierced seemingly a million years ago as an early teen.
> Well decades later... yesterday I got my belly pierced.

Your belly? Really?

Anyhow, here:

http://www.compunction.org/healing2.txt

"The Queen of Cans and Jars" <dhrravr@ohatzhapu.bet> wrote in message
news:1i03jvo.1051iba1y47f9kN%dhrravr@ohatzhapu.bet ...
> Stephanie <haaa@noway.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi. I got my ears pierced seemingly a million years ago as an early teen.
>> Well decades later... yesterday I got my belly pierced.
>
> Your belly? Really?
>
> Anyhow, here:
>
> http://www.compunction.org/healing2.txt
>

Well it is not really thebelly BUTTON though I guess that is what people
call it. Thanks.

Stephanie wrote:
> <snip> yesterday I got my belly pierced. It looks fantastic.

Cool.

[...]

> The care instructions I received <snip!>

http://www.compunction.org/healing2.txt has already been posted, but I
especially like the following:

"if it's an ear piercing, let shampoo sluice over it. if it's a navel,
soap your abdomen as usual, being careful only to not bump the jewelry
terribly. & so forth - when you rinse yourself at the end of your
shower, the soap or shampoo will be rinsed from the piercing as
well."

Sluice!

I love that word.

> Thanks for listening. I have this interest in piercing all of the sudden but
> if I am a weeny about the white bread of body piercing, I may choose to stop
> here!

Best of luck with your healing. Post a follow-up.

--
Curt

Stephanie wrote:
> "The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote
> > Stephanie wrote:
>
> >> Hi. I got my ears pierced seemingly a million years ago as an early teen.
> >> Well decades later... yesterday I got my belly pierced.
>
> > Your belly? Really?
>
> > Anyhow, here:
>
> >http://www.compunction.org/healing2.txt
>
> Well it is not really thebelly BUTTON though I guess that is what people
> call it. Thanks.

It's all about the correct word in the RAB village. There's a movement
to rename the group alt.nitpick.usage. Be on the lookout for stretch
versus gauge and tattoo versus tat. Welcome to the newsgroup. Enjoy
your stay!

--
Curt

"Curt" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Stephanie wrote:
>> "The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote
>> > Stephanie wrote:
>>
>> >> Hi. I got my ears pierced seemingly a million years ago as an early
>> >> teen.
>> >> Well decades later... yesterday I got my belly pierced.
>>
>> > Your belly? Really?
>>
>> > Anyhow, here:
>>
>> >http://www.compunction.org/healing2.txt
>>
>> Well it is not really thebelly BUTTON though I guess that is what people
>> call it. Thanks.
>
> It's all about the correct word in the RAB village. There's a movement
> to rename the group alt.nitpick.usage. Be on the lookout for stretch
> versus gauge and tattoo versus tat. Welcome to the newsgroup. Enjoy
> your stay!
>
> --
> Curt
>


Aha. Ok what is the correct vernacular? Naval? I have never ever in my life
been cool or in the know about popular culture. So I hope you can tolerate
my being the village idiot all-ya'all until I pick up the lingo.

Stephanie <haaa@noway.net> wrote:

> Well it is not really thebelly BUTTON though I guess that is what people
> call it. Thanks.

The word you're looking for is "navel."

"The Queen of Cans and Jars" <dhrravr@ohatzhapu.bet> wrote in message
news:1i03pse.c0k02ei1j0gN%dhrravr@ohatzhapu.bet...
> Stephanie <haaa@noway.net> wrote:
>
>> Well it is not really thebelly BUTTON though I guess that is what people
>> call it. Thanks.
>
> The word you're looking for is "navel."
>

Man I can't even spell navel. No offense with the wrong vernacular intended.
Hope you are willing to be patient.

Stephanie wrote:
> "Curt" wrote
> > Stephanie wrote:
> >> "The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote
> >> > Stephanie wrote:
>
> >> >> <snip> yesterday I got my belly pierced. <snip>
>
> >> Well it is not really thebelly BUTTON though <snip>
>
> > It's all about the correct word in the RAB village. There's a movement
> > to rename the group alt.nitpick.usage. Be on the lookout for stretch
> > versus gauge and tattoo versus tat. <snip>


> Aha. Ok what is the correct vernacular? Naval?

Close.

> I have never ever in my life been cool or in the know about popular
> culture.

I suspect that's a very good thing. Jar Jar Binks much?

--
Curt

"Curt" <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1182529600.042206.182370@n60g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
> Stephanie wrote:
>> "Curt" wrote
>> > Stephanie wrote:
>> >> "The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote
>> >> > Stephanie wrote:
>>
>> >> >> <snip> yesterday I got my belly pierced. <snip>
>>
>> >> Well it is not really thebelly BUTTON though <snip>
>>
>> > It's all about the correct word in the RAB village. There's a movement
>> > to rename the group alt.nitpick.usage. Be on the lookout for stretch
>> > versus gauge and tattoo versus tat. <snip>
>
>
>> Aha. Ok what is the correct vernacular? Naval?
>
> Close.
>
>> I have never ever in my life been cool or in the know about popular
>> culture.
>
> I suspect that's a very good thing. Jar Jar Binks much?
>


Um Jar Jar Binks as a verb.... No?

Incidentally, I should haved asked if the group has a faq before posting my
question. But I will ask now. Does this group have a faq? Thanks.

> --
> Curt
>

Stephanie wrote:
[...]

> <snip> Does this group have a faq? Thanks.

http://www.1134.org/tattoofaq/

--
Curt

Stephanie <haaa@noway.net> wrote:
S> The care instructions I received was to wash it 3 to 4 times a day. I don't

wrong.

S> I also have a spray can of ... purified sea water ... so saline to spray.
S> The piercing dude said I can't use it too much. The can says it is the most

wrong.

S> Oh other question, the aftercare instruction sheet says don't play with it.

RIGHT!

S> Friends who have had it done said to rotate the ring so the ring does not

wrong.

i wrote http://compunction.org/healing2.txt which you've been
directed to, but i wanted to specifically respond to let you know your
piercer only got one point of three correct. i wouldn't go back to him
again; he doesn't seem to know much about how the body heals.

lish "forget it," he said.
crank@got.net "oral sex gives me amnesia." -sk
43.9% / 30 RANA 128 / 70

Stephanie <haaa@noway.net> wrote:

> "The Queen of Cans and Jars" <dhrravr@ohatzhapu.bet> wrote:
> > Stephanie <haaa@noway.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Well it is not really thebelly BUTTON though I guess that is what people
> >> call it. Thanks.
> >
> > The word you're looking for is "navel."
> >
>
> Man I can't even spell navel. No offense with the wrong vernacular intended.
> Hope you are willing to be patient.

You'll find that most of us are as long as you're willing to learn.

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
> Stephanie wrote:
[...]

> > Man I can't even spell navel. No offense with the wrong vernacular intended.
> > Hope you are willing to be patient.
>
> You'll find that most of us are as long as you're willing to learn.

Oh, yeaaah. I remember. That's what you recently told Marian, wasn't
it?

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...213bb697a538f2

Yep. You're the patient one.

--
Curt

Curt <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh, yeaaah. I remember. That's what you recently told Marian, wasn't
> it?

No, I told her she was a stupid cow. Because she was.