So I got my ears pierced in probably 3rd grade at the local mall piercing pagoda which promptly became infected and removed. Fast forward to around 7th grade... repierced, at Claire's then I think, stayed in for awhile then the right one became infected. The stud actually got stuck inside my ear and came out the back. Ouch. I was playing outside in the freezing cold, so I just sucked it up and pulled it out the back since it wouldn't come out the front. Let it heal then shoved the studs back in. Since then, I've always seemed to have problems with those piercings. I'm not sure why it seems that everybody who has had their ears done at a place like that have had problems. I guess I never knew there were any other options for piercings at the time. I was just a kid and my mom sure didn't know.
At A Glance Author Jennifer Contact Jennifer@bme.anon When It just happened High school, got a second piercing on my lobes above the first ones. Dumbass at the jewelry store didn't line them up right, which took me several years to notice. It bothers the crap out of me that they aren't even, but I think you have to look closely to notice (or not I may just be in denial hahaha). When I turned 18 I got the cartilage pierced, I don't even remember where now... the mall most likely. Ugh. Got infected a few times, healed, and still in. It sometimes hurts and I have to take it out to rest but it's pretty good overall. That was like 1999 and lots of people did that.... since lots of friends removed them because they supposedly became "uncool" but I left mine. Glad I did.
Three years ago, started dating a guy who had small plugs that I didn't even notice and they kept getting bigger. I thought it was horrendous and gross and why would somebody do that? He looked just fine withe pierced ears, why the big ol plugs? I didn't get it at all. I just kept thinking of the tribal people in magazines or whatever. Yeah I'm a dumbass. But then I moved for grad school, got back together with him and they are way bigger, like 5/8ths maybe? They really grew on me, and I decided I wanted to do that, but a lot smaller. I think the big ones are way cool, just not for me... but I have a lot of respect for people that have the patience to do that. I'm too ADD to wait it out like that.
Went to hot topic and got my first set of tapers and acrylic plugs. Pushed a 12g thru my pierced holes with little problems. My holes are already loose from big dangly earrings and playing with them, so it wasn't too bad. The one ear that the stud got stuck in when I was a kid gives me problems, but not much. They didn't bleed at all, but burned quite a bit. No tears or anything... Sweet I'm now the proud owner of (very small) stretched ears!!! I work at a hospital with patients and have noticed a few people with some pretty stretched ears and nobody seems to complain too much, I guess one of the pluses of living in a very liberal community.
Well, a few days later the nasty acrylic ones started to HURT! I didn't read up enough and realize they shouldn't be used on new stretches. I went and bought some nice surgical steel ones and that solved all those problems. Just a little puss now and then, but again I work at hospital and have all kinds of things to keep them clean!!
Today just put the 10's in. No pain at all, probably should've just put in the 8g but I'll try to do it right and stretch a little at a time. I don't want to get too big, I like the looks of 2g being a girl with small lobes anyway. I've heard people say it looks gross on girls, but I think it is pretty unique and looks awesome. I suppose it has to be the right kind of personality, but anybody could probably pull them off.
My mom hasn't seen them yet... she is a very open minded liberal person, but for some reason plugs gross her out. She is all for tattoos, etc, but not the plugs. She might change her mind when she sees yes, I'm a professional work-type person, and yes, I am stretching my ears. It's ok! Just hope you work for people that have an open mind and no the appearance doesn't make the person.
I sense an addiction coming on... I think that is why I've held out on the tattoos I want to get!