I got a piercing in the cartilage of my ear about 4 weeks ago, and its still not healed, but the earring they put in broke and i had to replace it with a new one in the 3rd week, when i did this, it was bleeding and pussing really bad. Is it infected or is it just not healed yet? It's still slighty tender to the touch, but not extremly bad. Just wondering how long it ususlaly takes to be completly healed? oh and is sterling silver okay? or should i use surgical steel?