industrials suck so much

so i have a 8 month old industrial piercing and its such a pain in the ass now i was told the healing process is 12-18 months but i could change it a 6 months so i waited an extra 2 months before i changed it AND TELL ME WHY MY EAR HURTS SOOOO BADLY GRRRRRR its so annoying my piercer did tell me the healing process was rough and that it may feel impossible to even heal it right this stupid bar makes me soooo mad i just finished a salt water soak which was recommend as a form of deeper clean and it feels soooo much better so maybe ill do one once a week so itll heal better cuz it cleans deeper but it sucks so fricking much -10000/10 do not recommend but it does look fricking awesome beauty is pain man