stretching ear lobes & swelling.

I just stretched my ears from a 6g to a 0g.

Ive stretched my ears about three times total now. (the last time to a
2g) and they fell out so I left em out for a few weeks and then
started stretching again.

So I have acrylic tapers in right now, and they are at the fat part of
it, so I believe they are both at a 0g. They arent completely in cause
it was hurting like hell yesterday when I took the glass ones out and
bleeding a little so I just shoved these in.

My left side is a little swollen but not sore unless you bump it. My
right side hurts like holy heck and is pretty friggin swollen and red.
I know I normally have a problem with that side...but GEEZ! I know Ive
heard about these sea salt soaks...will they really help? Normally I
can switch from tapers to plugs within a few days...I have a wedding
this saturday and I do NOT want to be wearing these stupid acyrilic
tapers. Or holding an ice pack to my ear every 5 minutes and popping
motrin constantly.

Help me out! What should I do?

gottasellstuff@gmail.com wrote:

> My left side is a little swollen but not sore unless you bump it. My
> right side hurts like holy heck and is pretty friggin swollen and red.

Congratulations, by stupidly stretching too fast, you tore your earlobe
and it got infected.

> Help me out! What should I do?

See a doctor and pay through the nose for it!

Nina
--
C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
Louis Pasteur
http://www.chaotropic.net

On Aug 8, 10:59 am, Nina Baltes <chaotro...@gmx.de> wrote:
> gottasellst...@gmail.com wrote:
> > My left side is a little swollen but not sore unless you bump it. My
> > right side hurts like holy heck and is pretty friggin swollen and red.
>
> Congratulations, by stupidly stretching too fast, you tore your earlobe
> and it got infected.
>
> > Help me out! What should I do?
>
> See a doctor and pay through the nose for it!
>
> Nina


stretching too fast by going from a 2g to a 0g? I mean I was
originally at a 2...I just took the 2's out for a bit. so does that
really make a diff? & I highly doubt its infected (seeing as there is
no pus or anything)...theyve done this before when I went from a 6 to
a 4...I just put them in and they were sterile, I cleaned them and
everything. I just want the swelling to go down. Its only been a few
hours since I put the tapers in. I had glass ones in before that.
jesus woman. It only started to bleed after I tried to put threaded
plugs in...

gottasellstuff@gmail.com wrote:

> stretching too fast by going from a 2g to a 0g? I mean I was
> originally at a 2...I just took the 2's out for a bit. so does that
> really make a diff?

It obviously does, because your lobes are fucked up.
After "a few weeks" of leaving jewelry out, your lobes will most likely
not be at 2 ga.

& I highly doubt its infected (seeing as there is
> no pus or anything)...theyve done this before when I went from a 6 to
> a 4...

Yes, so you've done the same stupid thing again.

> I just put them in and they were sterile, I cleaned them and
> everything.

Right.
They were not sterile.
And I highly doubt you autoclaved your earlobes.

> I just want the swelling to go down. Its only been a few
> hours since I put the tapers in. I had glass ones in before that.
> jesus woman. It only started to bleed after I tried to put threaded
> plugs in...

Correctly stretched earlobes don't bleed or swell, and they certainly
don't "hurt like holy heck".

If you don't think you've done anything wrong, suck it up, quit whining
and just wait around instead of getting proper treatment.

Oh, and have fun with lobes that will look like a cat's anus because of
your ineptitude.

Nina
--
C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
Louis Pasteur
http://www.chaotropic.net

On Aug 8, 11:30 am, Nina Baltes <chaotro...@gmx.de> wrote:
> gottasellst...@gmail.com wrote:
> > stretching too fast by going from a 2g to a 0g? I mean I was
> > originally at a 2...I just took the 2's out for a bit. so does that
> > really make a diff?
>
> It obviously does, because your lobes are fucked up.
> After "a few weeks" of leaving jewelry out, your lobes will most likely
> not be at 2 ga.
>
> & I highly doubt its infected (seeing as there is
>
> > no pus or anything)...theyve done this before when I went from a 6 to
> > a 4...
>
> Yes, so you've done the same stupid thing again.
>
> > I just put them in and they were sterile, I cleaned them and
> > everything.
>
> Right.
> They were not sterile.
> And I highly doubt you autoclaved your earlobes.
>
> > I just want the swelling to go down. Its only been a few
> > hours since I put the tapers in. I had glass ones in before that.
> > jesus woman. It only started to bleed after I tried to put threaded
> > plugs in...
>
> Correctly stretched earlobes don't bleed or swell, and they certainly
> don't "hurt like holy heck".
>
> If you don't think you've done anything wrong, suck it up, quit whining
> and just wait around instead of getting proper treatment.
>
> Oh, and have fun with lobes that will look like a cat's anus because of
> your ineptitude.
>
> Nina
> --
> C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
> Louis Pasteurhttp://www.chaotropic.net

okay have fun being a person with a nasty attitude. no wonder youre on
this thing.

so why is it that piercers say to allow enough room on your plugs for
them to swell?

hmph. interesting. maybe they dont bleed...but they sure are going to
swell. I never said I didnt do shit wrong but jesus, talk about being
a bitch.

and they dont look like a cats anus...thank you. I dont need proper
treatment the whole world doesnt revolve around doctors and
antibiotics. in fact half the time antibiotics cause more problems you
didnt have originally. so I prefer more holistic treatment instead.
maybe you need to go to the doc for everything but I sure as heck dont.

gottasellstuff@gmail.com wrote:
ggc> so why is it that piercers say to allow enough room on your plugs for
ggc> them to swell?

CYA is why.

ggc> hmph. interesting. maybe they dont bleed...but they sure are going to
ggc> swell. I never said I didnt do shit wrong but jesus, talk about being
ggc> a bitch.

my lobes have never swollen past 1/16" when i've stretched. then
again, i've done it correctly, & slowly.

gg> I dont need proper treatment

that's awesome.

ggc> antibiotics. in fact half the time antibiotics cause more problems you
ggc> didnt have originally. so I prefer more holistic treatment instead.
ggc> maybe you need to go to the doc for everything but I sure as heck dont.

you really have no idea who you're talking to.

lish "what is your position here?"
crank@got.net "your practical & intellectual superior." -nd,rr
43.9% / 30 RANA 128 / 70

On Aug 8, 11:30 am, Nina Baltes <chaotro...@gmx.de> wrote:
> gottasellst...@gmail.com wrote:
> > stretching too fast by going from a 2g to a 0g? I mean I was
> > originally at a 2...I just took the 2's out for a bit. so does that
> > really make a diff?
>
> It obviously does, because your lobes are fucked up.
> After "a few weeks" of leaving jewelry out, your lobes will most likely
> not be at 2 ga.
>
> & I highly doubt its infected (seeing as there is
>
> > no pus or anything)...theyve done this before when I went from a 6 to
> > a 4...
>
> Yes, so you've done the same stupid thing again.
>
> > I just put them in and they were sterile, I cleaned them and
> > everything.
>
> Right.
> They were not sterile.
> And I highly doubt you autoclaved your earlobes.
>
> > I just want the swelling to go down. Its only been a few
> > hours since I put the tapers in. I had glass ones in before that.
> > jesus woman. It only started to bleed after I tried to put threaded
> > plugs in...
>
> Correctly stretched earlobes don't bleed or swell, and they certainly
> don't "hurt like holy heck".
>
> If you don't think you've done anything wrong, suck it up, quit whining
> and just wait around instead of getting proper treatment.
>
> Oh, and have fun with lobes that will look like a cat's anus because of
> your ineptitude.
>
> Nina
> --
> C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
> Louis Pasteurhttp://www.chaotropic.net

okay have fun with your nasty attitude.

its interesting how piecers say to allow room for swelling. maybe they
arent supposed to bleed but I also never said I was right. I was
asking for your god damned opinion lady I was asking how to reduce
swelling.

p.s. maybe you need to go to the doc for every little problem you have
but I do just fine not going and using holistic treatment.

On Aug 8, 11:52 am, cr...@got.net (i'll teach you to turn away.)
wrote:
> gottasellst...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> ggc> so why is it that piercers say to allow enough room on your plugs for
> ggc> them to swell?
>
> CYA is why.
>
> ggc> hmph. interesting. maybe they dont bleed...but they sure are going to
> ggc> swell. I never said I didnt do shit wrong but jesus, talk about being
> ggc> a bitch.
>
> my lobes have never swollen past 1/16" when i've stretched. then
> again, i've done it correctly, & slowly.
>
> gg> I dont need proper treatment
>
> that's awesome.
>
> ggc> antibiotics. in fact half the time antibiotics cause more problems you
> ggc> didnt have originally. so I prefer more holistic treatment instead.
> ggc> maybe you need to go to the doc for everything but I sure as heck dont.
>
> you really have no idea who you're talking to.
>
> lish "what is your position here?"
> cr...@got.net "your practical & intellectual superior." -nd,rr
> 43.9% / 30 RANA 128 / 70

I dont really give a fuck who I'm talking to.

gottasellstuff@gmail.com wrote:

> okay have fun being a person with a nasty attitude. no wonder youre on
> this thing.

Let's see.. you didn't bother to properly educate yourself on stretching
before you started, and then you come and whine about it here. And you'd
obviously rather spend your time bitching at me than catching up on that
knowledge you should have acquired prior to stretching. I have no
patience with lazy asses like yourself.

> swell. I never said I didnt do shit wrong but jesus, talk about being
> a bitch.

I'm not one of the "all talk, no action" fraction.

> antibiotics. in fact half the time antibiotics cause more problems you
> didnt have originally. so I prefer more holistic treatment instead.

In that case: Chestnut bud, elm, heather, holly, mimulus, hornbeam,
water violet, willow, and gorse. Good luck.

> maybe you need to go to the doc for everything but I sure as heck dont.

It's kind of hard for me to escape the doc. Then again, I know how to
stretch piercings properly. Works a lot better than holistic treatment, too!

Nine
--
C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
Louis Pasteur
http://www.chaotropic.net

gottasellstuff@gmail.com wrote:

> okay have fun with your nasty attitude.

What, you need to reply to everything twice now?

> arent supposed to bleed but I also never said I was right. I was
> asking for your god damned opinion lady I was asking how to reduce
> swelling.

I suspect there is a "not" missing in there somewhere.

Nina
--
C'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot.
Louis Pasteur
http://www.chaotropic.net

gottasellstuff@gmail.com wrote:
ggc> On Aug 8, 11:52 am, cr...@got.net (i'll teach you to turn away.)
>> you really have no idea who you're talking to.
ggc> I dont really give a fuck who I'm talking to.

that's more than apparent.

& it's really going to make people here want to help you.

no, really.

lish "is there any word that 'not' sounds
crank@got.net better in front of than 'pregnant'?" -bh
43.9% / 30 RANA 128 / 70

gottasellstuff@gmail.com wrote:
ggc> its interesting how piecers say to allow room for swelling. maybe they
ggc> arent supposed to bleed but I also never said I was right. I was
ggc> asking for your god damned opinion lady I was asking how to reduce
ggc> swelling.

you're acting like we owe you something.

hey! guess what! we don't. we're not paid to be here & you haven't
earned any help at all by trying to educate yourself before bothering us,
by being polite & respectful of those with more knowledge than you, or by
apologizing in advance for being a dumb little shit. hell, you didn't even
thank nina for putting you in your place, which she did.

so i suggest you mosey on out & go sell your old clothes & used
captive rings, ye of the ever so creative marketing campaign, & leave us
alone.

lish "i'm sorry for crushing
crank@got.net your frilly pink eggshell of a psyche." -mc
43.9% / 30 RANA 128 / 70

On Aug 8, 4:10 pm, cr...@got.net (i'll teach you to turn away.) wrote:

> so i suggest you mosey on out & go sell your old clothes & used
> captive rings, ye of the ever so creative marketing campaign, & leave us
> alone.

Hey, I'm sporting a bit of wood after this exchange . . .

Kavin

On Aug 8, 2:52 pm, gottasellst...@gmail.com wrote:
> I was
> asking for your god damned opinion lady I was asking how to reduce
> swelling.

It's called ice, you stupid cunt. Or for your boyfriend, it's called
your existence.

>
> p.s. maybe you need to go to the doc for every little problem you have
> but I do just fine not going and using holistic treatment

And that holistic treatment is helping you how? Stupid, fucking, tofu-
eating, vagina-slime retard. Why do I think you either weigh 300
lbs., or you make a chop-stick look fat? I'll bet healthy is NOT a
word that should be used in reference to you.

But I'm sure Curt will come to defend you. He's special that way.

Kavin

gottasellst...@gmail wrote:
> I just stretched my ears from a 6g to a 0g.

That's not a stretch. That's damage. How'd you accomplish that feat?
Yowtch! Unless you have exceptionally stretchy lobes.

> Ive stretched my ears about three times total now. (the last time to a
> 2g) and they fell out so I left em out for a few weeks and then
> started stretching again.

Oh, duh. I should read ahead. Sounded as if you went from 6
immediately to 0.

> So I have acrylic tapers in right now, and they are at the fat part of
> it, so I believe they are both at a 0g. They arent completely in cause
> it was hurting like hell yesterday when I took the glass ones out and
> bleeding a little so I just shoved these in.

Bleeding and shoved in does not sound friendly.

Or especially wise.

> My left side is a little swollen but not sore unless you bump it. My
> right side hurts like holy heck and is pretty friggin swollen and red.
> I know I normally have a problem with that side...but GEEZ! I know Ive
> heard about these sea salt soaks...will they really help?

Couldn't hurt.

> Normally I can switch from tapers to plugs within a few days...I have
> a wedding this saturday and I do NOT want to be wearing these stupid
> acyrilic tapers. Or holding an ice pack to my ear every 5 minutes
> and popping motrin constantly.
>
> Help me out! What should I do?

This is new, right? It's Wednesday night and your one earlobe is
agitated for a reason. You're stretching too quickly would be my
guess. Perhaps you might think of stopping that. Let them calm down.
The right lobe especially, right? And then find some jewelry you can
wear without causing yourself any ice-necessary or motrin-required
pain.

My lobes were punched at 2 gauge. I kept them there for a long while,
but eventually went to 0 gauge. Waited another, what I'd call
significant, period of time and jumped (more of a hop, eh?) to 00
gauge. What's the hurry?

Regardless, enjoy the wedding. Heck, wear the acrylic tapers. Nice
conversation and if it's like some of the weddings I've attended,
people will be too drunk to notice.

Welcome to RAB! ;o)

--
Curt