Cartilage takes a long time to heal. It was well over a year when I had my cartilage in my ear pierced. Turned out they hit a nerve and I now have a permanent hearing problem in that ear (Unidentifiable inflammation). Sounds like a broken speaker.

I have a metal issue as far as rose gold. It has to be 14 karat, otherwise my finger turns green. And I LOVE rose gold. But it's so expensive.