What if the piercing is there but you just can't get it in?

First of all, don't panic. You may have grown some ear skin or a scab where your piercing is. Gather isopropyl alcohol and tissue or cotton swabs/balls to soak up any bleeding or pus. Also, make sure you have some ice, and a thin-needled earring. Ice the area until it is numb. Then wiggle the earring in the back of the ear to find where you will poke the earring through. Go to the front, and try to slide the earring in. If this doesn't work, and the earring gets stuck, take the earring out and ice your ear again to total numbness. Then, gently, carefully, and delicately, poke the earring through the skin or scab. Apply ice afterwards.