New Septum Piercing in PAIN?!

First of all, congratulations on your new piercing! Okay, so as far as the pain you're suffering, I want to say that it is completely normal. Of course, you should always heed all warning signs and keep an eye out for any possible signs of infection such as unusually excessive swelling or redness that does not go down, yellow or green pus secreting from the piercing site, a hotter than normal piercing site (where the piercing and/or surrounding area is hotter than other areas of your nose and face), fever, or unbearable pain. On the other hand, keep in mind that many people who have had numerous piercings on all parts of their body report that their septum piercings were some of the most painful, both at the time they got them done and during the healing process. I've even read posts by people who have never had an issue getting their belly or brow pierced but suffered such intense pain during the healing process of their septum piercing that they had to remove the piercing altogether, though they'd had the piercing done professionally and did not have an infection or any other complications at the time. My best guess is that the pain you're experiencing is simply due to the location of the piercing. The tissue from which the septum piercing hangs is very tough and, when pierced, causes the body more trauma than many other piercings do so it's understandable that more pain would come with the territory. The tissue in the area also varies a lot in thickness so if your piercing is sitting a little crooked it's possible that the jewelry is going through more or a different area of tissue on one side, causing that side to hurt more. That said, it's impossible to know without examining in person just what's going on with your particular piercing so if once you've read this you still have any doubt about whether your piercing is infected or if it's healing properly, please consider consulting your piercer to have it looked at. Hope this helps and thank you very much for reading!