This is my Stretching experience. Some of the materials I used are not real good to use in fresh stretches. I wrote this to share with people interested in stretching, so I hope you enjoy it.
At A Glance Author Jessica Contact So.Far.Away@hotmail.com When Three months ago Artist I self-stretched Studio NCMC campus Location Missouri Wednesday June 7th, 2006
I purchased 3 black acrylic tapers. A 6ga, 4ga, and a 2ga. That night when I got back to the campus I cleaned my right ear, and put antibiotic ointment on the taper for lubrication. I had, had my ear stretched to an 8ga before, but always ended up taking them out. My ears were used to going up to an 8ga so I had got the 6ga taper and slowly slid it into my ear. It went fine at first, but I stopped when I got to the middle/beginning of the fullness at the top. The pressure from the taper made my ear feel tight and uncomfortable for a bit. But then, I put the O rings on it and stopped for the night.
Thursday, June 8th.
I woke up, feeling that uncomfortable, and slight pressure still in my ear from the taper. I got up and got ready, being careful not to catch the taper. Then walked around, my friends seeing it and stopping me to looking at it. Some of them asked if it hurt, some had disgusted looks on their faces, and some told me how they wanted to stretch their lobes out too. I laughed answering some of the questions, and talking to my friends about how it felt and things. Then I had to go to class so I brushed my hair down over my ear, and threw on a large black headband, thinking that if my teachers saw the taper they would think it was part of the headband. I also wore around a fake lip ring, seeing how people react to it, because I've been thinking of piercing it. I have wanted that for a long time. Most liked it; they liked it better than the taper in my ear.
Friday, June 9th
Friday I took the taper out of my ear and replaced it with a small straw. It is not the best replacement but the taper was getting caught on my sheets and pillow while I was asleep, making my ear extremely sore. I cleaned the taper and once more put antibiotic onto in then slid it slowly through my left ear. My left ear is a bit more sensitive, so the taper did not go as far as it did in my right ear. I also lost an O ring from the back of it, causing it to slip out some. The same pressure is in my ear, I have not seen any sign of a rip in my ear, but I plan on getting some sea salt to do warm sea salt soaks with. Cause all I have right now is soap, which I clean it with when I get up and before bed.
Saturday, June 10
My taper fell out while I slept. I found it and washed it then slid it back in. Soon I'm going to put a small straw in my left ear aswell. My mother saw it last night too. She does not like them. She really does not like that I'm interest in body modifications. She doesn't like the piercings I have, or that I like to dye my hair. That being all I can do for now. She yelled about it, but I told her, it's my body, if I end up ripping something off, or getting an infection it will be my fault. But I like them, and I want them, and with me stretching them myself just makes them even more apart of me, so I'm not stopping until I necessarily have to.
Now.
Since I wrote this experience, I have stretched my ears up to a 2ga, and my second holes, are stretched to a 12ga. I have black Acrylic plugs, and horse shoe barbells in. I plan on stretching the 2ga. up to a 0ga, or 00ga, even though I thought I was going to stop at the 2ga. But as I keep seeing picture of the bigger Gauges, it makes me want to go bigger. Like people say stretching has been an addicting experience and I can't wait to get more things to stretch. Ha ha. But for now, I have five piercings in each ear and I plan on take the second holes up to an 8ga. And the rest to a 14ga, or 12ga.
Feel free to contact me if you have questions, or just to tell me what I did was stupid. But I am glad I had this experience I love my ears. And if you have any problems with your stretching please see a pro as soon as possible.