I just got my septum done today. I have had it in my mind for a long time, but any time I ask my friends who have it done, they always scare me with how much it hurt, or their piercer ending up getting some of the cartilage, or it migrating or something scary.

So, after not wearing my 27 year-old septum piercing much at all since the 1980s, I decided to run an experiment and try wearing it now that I am older. I tried two things: wearing a U-shaped retainer type "out" and wearing a small captive segmented loop (5/16") with "rainbow" coloring. Amazingly enough, I got two compliments from young women (strangers) while wearing the retainer. I got one compliment from a younger woman (someone I worked with in a professional setting) with the loop and a "cool" from one guy I also work with.

I had my septum done many years ago (early 1980s). I stopped wearing it many years ago as well--I guess I got a career and responsibilities and all. The hole never went away (two holes actually, but that is another story), nor did the memory--years later, I have always felt somewhat "naked" without it. Strange, I seemed to have been "imprinted" somehow. Odd things would pop in my mind from time to time, like if I had a dream that I was wearing jewelry it would be a septum piece of some kind and not the more common earrings or whatever.

When I went to high-school I told everyone when we talked abbout piercings, that I wanted a "bull-ring" piercing.
I didn't know what they were called back then.
Once I dropped out of school, I tried piercing it, with just a make-up mirror, big sewing needle and a horseshoe ring while I was at a party at my girlfriend's house, well it turned out to be very crooked so I took it out.

Little over a year ago, went to get my septum. A bit intimidated as it was my first piercing, but it was all downhill. I think I have a decent tolerance for pain, so the piercing really didn't hurt that bad to be honest.

I'm typing this the day after, if you're really interested.
Anyway, for the past year, I've wanted my septum done. I've always thought it cute, plus the ability to hide it so well is awesome. So finally, I got it done. whewt.
The piercer kept telling me it would hurt. And as he was 'checking me out' (cleaning the area), he said it'd hurt because my cartilage and the thicker part of my septum are so close. He free handed it. With the needle in one hand and a tube like instrument in the other, I was told to hold really still.

This is a story about my 3rd piercing, my septum.

I had wanted it done for a while but something always came up, I got sick, or couldn't spare the money or last minute plans forced me to wait.

Finally, my friend and my boyfriend and I picked a day and made appointments to get piercings done together at a local shop that we all had been to before and trusted.

We all went out to lunch before hand and my friend's boyfriend also came along for moral support.

One day, in a a galaxy far far away, I went and got my septum pierced and a friend came with to get her nostril done. The piercing was nearly painless and the piercer mentioned that I had the perfect type of septum for stretching to large gauges. At the time I laughed as I figured I'd never stretch. I was pierced at 14 gauge and thought it was nice and delicate looking on my face.

After getting my nipple pierced, i had an incredible urge to get my septum pierced. I went back to abody later that day to get it done.

I sat down on the bed while brian cleaned and numbed my nose.
He got some tunnel-like clamps and played aroung quite a bit to find me sweet spot, which is apparently in a very good place!

I got my septum piercing about 2 weeks ago. I had contemplated getting it done for a whole year before I actually did. I read all the do's and don'ts, asked a lot of questions and read all the aftercare methods to make sure this was something I really wanted before getting it done.