Mother, 37, almost dies and needs a liver transplant after a Hepatitis B infection from a $60 NOSE RING left her unable to eat or even drink water Dana Smith, 37, from Queens, New York, bought a $60 nose piercing over Thanksgiving as a birthday treat After a few days she began to feel unwell but delayed going to the doctor Eventually she couldn't eat and threw up blood, and went to hospital Doctors at North Shore Hospital found the piercing had caused a deadly Hepatitis B virus that destroyed the mother of one's liver Dana was put on the transplant list in January and a match was found in 48 hours