So I"ve finally got the cartilage piercing, whcich I've been talking about getting for over a year now. It's kinda funny because I got it at the Washing County fair about 3 weeks ago. It does not hurt as much now though the pain has just started to go away. I think it stuck around so long because I got a scab right behind my ear where the piercing was and the scab woul come off each time I cleaned the ear so it would get infected all over again. I"ve recently stopped cleaning my ear so much so the scab has had time to heal a bit, though I should continue cleaning it. I'm very happy that I got it and I like the fact that the earring is a ring and not a stud because I believe the ring is bigger than a stud and it would be a bitch to put a ring in if u did not have one earlier. Anyway, I'm rambling on now so I think this is it. Needless to say I like my decission and am now thinking about getting a second piercing, though not a second cartilage piercing.