Okay, so I’m really wanting to get a rook piercing. I’ve got a horizontal industrial bar through my cartilage, and was able to handle the pain no problem. So, my question for those of you who have the rook, is in your opinion does it hurt worse, slightly worse, as much as or less then an industrial bar?
Thanks everyone for your answers, they’re much appreciated.


I’m getting a rook piercing, but I’ve read stories. Trust me,if you can take an industrial piercing.. You can take a rook piercing. Sounds like you have a high tollerance of pain. way to go, bud.. You’ll make it (;
what and where is a rook piercing?
If you’ve got an industrial then you should be ok with a rook. It’s painful obviously as it’s cartilage but you’ll survive it
if you can get a horizantal industrial and you handled the pain well, i am sure the rook will be nothing to you..good luck
I got my rook done a couple days ago and it did not hurt. Hurt less than my helix. 0.5 on a scale of 10
I just got my rook done today, and it was *so much* less painful than my industrial. I have rook, tragus, helix, industrial, lobes, nostril, nipples and VCH, and out of all of those, the industrial hurt the most.
I got my rook done a month or so ago and it was the most painful piercing to date. It hurt for like 3 days. It’s kinda awkward to clean. And it hurts like a bitch when I accidentally roll over at night.
I also have two holes in my lobes (no big), tragus (piercing wasn’t bad but healing was a pain) I’ve had my helix done twice and the web under my tongue (awkward but nearly painless)
Thinking about doing my nipples next once I can sleep on my left side again (aka after the rook heals)
Thoughts on which is more painful cartilage or nipples??