Swallon cartilage piercing?

I have 10 piercings ; Belly Button, and 9 in my ears. I have 3 earrings in my lobes (both ears) the middle of my right ear directly across from a tragus piercing (not sure what it's called) and my cartilage in both ears. I've had one cartilage piercing for just about 2 years now (left), and the other for almost a year (right) The one in my right ear still hurts, it takes a year if not more for it to heal. If your's is swollen then use the ear piercing medicine they should've given you where ever you got your's done. Mine's never been swollen, and I change mine out usually a month after i get them, so they'll match my outfits. But if it gets really swollen, but some anitbiotic gel on it, or take it out, because it's not worth the infection.