almost any other kind of (non-genital) piercing is preferable to a nose piercing

So what are we looking at--ear, nose, nipple, tongue, lip, eyebrow? Yeah, I can see that about noses, they are filtering the junk and leaving it right there, no?

I'm assuming taint is covered by the (edge of the) genital clause?

I'd think tongue is worse-- I've heard it's super bad for your teeth?

I'd like an eyebrow piercing. And some of the not-visible ones, although I'm unsure given my low low pain tolerance.

I thought navel piercings were fairly prone to infection, and tongue rings too.

Human mouths are supposed to be pretty nasty, but I always figured nostrils were worse. Never really thought about a well-maintained navel.

Well, no, actually well-maintained navels are pretty much the only sort I try to think of.

Wow. Bad health news about my mother.

Someone set my expectations: white blood count too low for chemo--how bad is that, and what can you do in a week to fix it?

I'd think tongue is worse-- I've heard it's super bad for your teeth?

I had a tongue piercing for a while, and I never learned how to avoid banging it against my teeth. Which is why I no longer have a tongue piercing.

I am jonsing for a new tattoo. The next one is the memorial tattoo for Mom.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that bad news. But I can't be helpful with perspective at all; I have no idea what that means.

When I had my nose piercing, it never got infected. I let it close up because the stud bothered me, and I liked the ring, but I couldn't remove it easily myself, which became an issue back when I was having the occasional seizure and head injury and MRI.

Now that I'm less likely to do that, maybe I'll get it pierced again.

eta: ita, I don't know. My mom couldn't do chemo but that was 22 years ago, and I was pretty much a wreck and don't remember anything.

Also, sorry, and I hope they can figure something out!

ita, she may just need to postpone the next round. This page is safe to look at: [link]