It's definately been a bit of a trial. Well worth it though. Had a few months there  of not being able to sleep on that side and what not. We all know what a pain cartlidge can be to heal, well industials seems to take longer due to the bar being through two holes and therefore increasing the pressure on the piercing.

My  industrial was done by a mate who was a piercer. It was the first time he'd done one and he realised pretty quickly after piercing it and screwing the jewellry in place that he should have used a longer bar! =P

I downsized maybe two months later.

Industrials seem to go through the whole 'seemingly healed one day, pain in the ass the next day' thing a fair bit. One thing I've learnt is that industrial piercings do NOT appreciate having a head band over them =P.