Ear Rim Piercing RIP

Well I've finally done it, the ear rim piercing is now officially retired! It was a bit of a spur of the moment thing last night, it was feeling a bit sore and I'm fed up with knocking it when I have to keep brushing my hair behind my ears as its growing, so thought now might be as good a time as any to do the deed. I took the bar out and gave it a last soak in some salt water, then rubbed it with some E45 followed by some base aromotherapy oil which may help it to heal over without scarring too much. To be honest the front doesn't look too bad, slight darkness of the skin but that will probably lighten, the back is a tad lumpy still but maybe that will flatten off as it heals over. It seems a tad weird without it when I look in the mirror but apart from that I'm OK about it. Think as my hair continues to grow it will make life so much easier, I wont have to worry about knocking it, and at last I might be able to sleep that side for a change, give my left ear a rest, as it sometimes gets sore being rubbed against the pillow all the time.