Earings

I forgot to tell my ear piercing story.
Last Friday I went to Iris Piercing in Sugarhouse. They had quite the inviting atmosphere. When I was a kid (about 5 yrs old, if I recall correctly), I had my ears pierced, but I had a lot of trouble with them and they kept getting irritated so I quit wearing earings. Because I had them for several years I had small little scars that made it look like my ears were pierced, but they werent. Because of the scars and because of all the trouble I had with my last go round I thought I would check out the experts.
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Iris. I was a little thrown by the number of piercings that the peircer had, but he was very friendly and knowledgable. I was very comfortable with their sanitation techniques. They had way more precautions than I would have ever thought about. I think it was cleaner than my hospital room when I had foot surgery.
I paid a fair bit more for the whole thing because I got medical grade titanium posts for my earings along with a larger gem stone to cover my old holes.
The after care was stressed as LEAVE THEM ALONE. They say you just shouldn't touch them, get them wet, or play with them. There is no twisting involved either. They said it's because your body won't actually fuse with this metal. The only thing I'm supposed to put on them is Saline if they get touched. I've had to use it about once a day because I can't seem to not touch them, or they get wet in the shower.
All in all, a great experience. Now I'll be able to wear pretty earings to my wedding. (I want to note that I've been thinking about getting my ears pierced for at least the last year, but now I finally had an excuse to do it)