Hello
I live in toronto (Canada)

I contacted my local shoppers drug mart and asked if they had Blairex: Wound Wash Saline.  They transferred me to about 5 different customer service representatives and none of them had even heard about saline solutions (which I find extremely odd since there's a built in pharmacy in shoppers drug mart). 

They do have packets of sea salt.  This would be fine if I weren't so extremely lazy. 
The reason I ask is because recently my apadravya piercing has made sex pretty painful.  It's 1/2 completely healed and 1/2 healing.  saline usually makes the pain go away x_x. 

I tried looking online at amazon.com and ebay.com.. both of these sites have them for about $5- 10 for 7.1oz HOWEVER every one i clicked charges $25+ for shipping.  I don't want to pay 4x the product for shipping o__o

know any good websites? send them my way!

also

can I have some opinions on iodine solutions?
my piercer once told me that a couple of drops of iodine in water can help healing process.  But I have no idea what % of iodine to buy and how much water to dilute it into..

lastly

my piercing is 1/2 healed and 1/2 healing.  I want to stretch it from 10g to 8g.  the 8g barbell goes through the healed portion with no prob.  But it hurts when it gets to the healing portion.  should I just push it through like a new piercing or should I wait?

You can make your own saline mix. 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of non-iodized sea salt in 8oz (1 cup) of warm water. Soak for 3 to 5 minutes at a time, 2 times a day, then rinse with water afterward. It's very easy to make your own mix and a great alternative if you don't want to spend the money on Wound Wash.

I do not suggest iodine at all, especially on a piercing that is healing. The only thing you need is the saline rinses. You have to keep in mind that an apadravya piercing can take a long time to heal, sometimes up to a year. The piercing should be completely healed before stretching. Stretching while your piercing is still healing can cause many problems, and could even go as far as losing your piercing. It should NEVER hurt when you stretch your piercing. If you feel pain, that means your body wants you to stop, and is telling you that the piercing is not healed and is not ready for a stretch. Being sexually active while this piercing is healing could potentially prolong your healing. It's important to have jewelry that fits properly and to use condoms as a barrier to help promote your healing. If you feel pain from the piercing during sex, then you should stop having sex. By constantly causing pain to your piercing, you will always be in the state of "half way healed" because bumping it around, removing the jewelry, trying to stretch it, things like that, will keep irritating/damaging the fistula (the tube of tissue the jewelry sits in) which re-opens it for re-healing. Fistulas are sensitive during healing and you have to be kind to it. I recommend leaving the jewelry in until the piercing has healed, and do your sea salt soaks. It will heal if you let it. I hope all of this helps. :)

Oops. Sorry, Cale. I should have figured you'd be around to give a better answer. 

As I live in a different continent I can't really help with buying products in Canada - the shiping costs from Europe would be incredible. You could try a medical wholesaler or a hospital pharmacy - they probably would sell saline solution.

As for iodine. I am not a medical doctor so I do not use it unless instructed to do so by a medical doctor. I would advise not to use iodine without medically trained supervision unless professionally advised to do so.

As for stretching a partly healed piercing - that is as wise as running a marathon on a broken knee.

I'd stay away from the soaps as it can dry out your piercing.

Also, you should do a sea salt soak AFTER sex so the piercing gets cleaned. Before sex is pointless. :)