Piercing my hand for the fourth time, this time it actually bled which was odd because the first two I didn't have any bleeding, quick and easy. These are my favorite piercings (: Song is 'Go' by The Vandals :D
Been there, done that. It was awesome while it lasted. But they eventually grew out. It's not a common piercing either. I had the webs between my thumb and index, and index and middle finger pierced.
At first when I did it, I used the apple as well. It was so close to going through and it wouldn't, so I just used my fingers. (I recommend just using your fingers as a "clamp" to push it through. Though, I really do not recommend doing any of this yourself, but do you :)