I got one done in July. I didn't think it hurt at all when they actually did it.. Afterwards was the worse. It was a burning pain.. and I agree.. you never realize how often your boobs graze things til you got a ring in it. Ouch. Mine still isn't totally healed.. every once in a while it gets a little bump on it that oozes white junk but then it goes away.. that only tends to happen if something traumatic happens to it.. like hitting it on something or getting hit in the boob.