Yea, sorry La, we hijacked your thread didn't we? But hey, I figured of all peeps you wouldn't mind much.
My belly piercing didn't hurt at all. But, I had a tummy tuck in 2006 and it 's like all scar tissue and I still don't have full sensation around my belly button. DD #1 and I went together to do ours at the same time and hers was horrible. They couldn't get the needle through and my DH thought he was going to have to help the dude but, he finally got it. It was the worst of the piercings she has done. But, I think that was just a "random" happening. My nose didn't bother me at all. I got tears in my eyes when they did it like usual but, it was totally cool right after.
I totally couldn't have done the belly piercing without having a tummy tuck though. I can't wait to do it again. I have so many belly rings I want to wear again.