I need tips and advice, rather than ';GO TO A DOCTOR'; suggestions?

My nose ring is irritated because yesterday i decided that 1.3 months was enough to change the piecing...





since i took out the curved stud, i tried to put the other studs in that i bought - with a ball end...and it seemed like there wasn't enough room, so that meant my nose was kinda swollen a bit still...so i took it out, instead of leaving the balled one in....BAD IDEA. it hurt...the ball-end ones.. aack.





i tried to put the curved stud back in that i got it pierced with back in, but it SUPER HURT BAD, cause when i was poking it through, it started to curve before it got to the end of the hole, so i was poking it out at the wrong part? idkk. it was just not working.





and finally i got it in...


but it took a while, and it hurt, and im sure that i aggrivated it alot,





and its super red, and swollen now, and leaking some clearish to whitish gunk.





HELP....?!





(don't tell me to take it out or go see a doctor, i'm trying to figure out what to do in my scenario)I need tips and advice, rather than ';GO TO A DOCTOR'; suggestions?
Try washing it using antibacterial soap. I got a specific kind that my piercer recommended, but I think anything you have would probably help. Peroxide and alcohol will actually dry out the piercing too much and can irritate it more, so try not to use that anymore.


This site has info on how to clean it, what to do and what not to do.


http://www.tribalectic.com/NostrilJewelr鈥?/a>


Also there is a forum specifically for piercings (I haven't checked it out but it says go there for specific questions).


http://boards.tribalectic.com/cgi-bin/ul鈥?/a>





I don't think you need to go to the doctor yet, only if it keeps swelling or you get weird colored gunk coming out, then you should. For now just wash it and dry well and don't touch or disturb it if possible, it probably will be fine.I need tips and advice, rather than ';GO TO A DOCTOR'; suggestions?
its not a big deal





ive done it myself many times ( with nose , cartilage %26amp; second hole.) i allways change it after a couple weeks and its normal for it to have aa little white stuff. just make shure you keep turning it %26amp; cleaning it 3 times a day otherwise it will get worse
its probably infected


just keep on applying the cleaning solution and its gonna heal up


if not, ull have to take out the piercing and apply the solution
Look leave it in there and it is going to hurt for a while plus you took it out so you are going to have to count the days over. You could probably put some triple antibiotic ointment and some ice. I would not take it out for at least six months.
Unfortunately, it probably did not have time to heal. I think you may have irritated it so much that it got infected. The ';clearish to whitish junk'; you are referring to is pus. It is the body's reaction to infection. I know you hate to hear this, but the only thing you can do to clear that up is get an antibiotic.





If you are adament about NOT going, try dipping some cotton balls in alcohol. Yes, it will burn, but it will help clear the infection. If you can't use that, try hydrogen peroxide.





Good luck!
if its leaking gunk, then its probably infected, with any peircing except for tongue peircings you should alwwaaaaaaaays clean the stud with alchohol, and even the peircing. right now all you can do it maybe just clean it with alchohol, and take lots of bacteria fighting vitamins
Stop touching it and do sea salt soaks two-three times a day. Do not use alcohol or peroxide, as these both will dry out the piercing %26amp; irritate it even more. Don't twist it, don't use neosporin, just sea salt %26amp; warm water.
Ow, those nose bones (ball-end ones) suck.





You probably irritated it pretty good as you had to stretch it a bit to get that horrible nose bone out, and you switched jewelry too soon.





It doesn't sound infected, it sounds like it is just very very angry.


Treat it like a new piercing -- do sea salt soaks twice a day until it gets happy again.


No alcohol, peroxide, neosporin or bactine.. those will do more harm then good.


And don't change jewelry for another month or two .. you may want to go to a piercer for the next jewelry change, as they may be able to give you some pointers on changing it.
As long as the puss isn't green or yellow, you haven't developed an infection. But the area is obviously irritated. Keep your hands off it, and treat it like you were directed when you first got it pierced. Peroxide should prevent an infection, possibly a dab of neosporin to help aid healing. And be patient before changing the stud next time.