I had the doctor do mine on a “regular” visit. He was pretty cool about it. Then in 1995, I had a second one put in my left ear. I keep an earring in that one 24/7.
Free is good! Did she get some cool earrings, too?
My mom’s best friend, the retired Admiral’s wife, has two earrings in her left ear. She’s very fashiony (for 72).
Anoreth got tiny blue titanium studs for her “starter” earrings, because she has to keep them in for six weeks. After that, I’ll take her to Wal-mart and let her pick out another set.
She’ll want something Drastic for the next heavy-metal concert at the Methodist Church :-).
My cousin (the nurse-anesthetist) pierced my ears when I was 16 (and she was 31). My mom didn’t trust the places in the mall, although of course they wouldn’t be in business if many customers got infections!
I got a shot of lidocaine first, and a shot of Amaretto afterward, and went to bed for the rest of the day!