-*I love my piercing*-I got my navel pierced on Sat. 5/10/02. It was the greatest experience of my life. I was so excited to the poin of being giddy, then when I got there and she took me to the back room and i got so nervous. She cleaned it off and made the mark then told me to lay down on this really cool and comfortable chair. So i sat down and she showed me the new needle, by then the blood was pumping so hard. I laid back in the chair and by then i was thinking, nope i don't want to do this anymore. Then she told me to keep looking up and take a deep breathe. So i did. Then wham it was over. It felt a little weird when she first put the needle in, no pain, but an odd feeling. Then she put the curved bar bell in and twisted on the top. It was such an adrenaline rush! The peircing never got red and hasn't had any discharge, i am so surprise at how well by skin is reacting to it, it's amazing! So there is my story, enjoy! If you have any questions, comments or want to talk peircings, please e-mail me! Ciao, ALli