My barbell disappears into my tongue.
e-mail question:
I do have one question about the fast healing of the tongue. I had my
tongue pierced on Wednesday so its been a little over a week. The barbell,
in my case, is too SHORT. The ball rests below the surface of my tongue
and I'm afraid that my tongue is going to heal over the top of the ball.
I notice a little blood around the piercing when I force it through the
surface of my tongue (like when I first wake up). I went back to the piercer
and was told to wait another week before switching to another barbell,
but I am afraid to wait that long. When I eat or sleep, the ball goes
well below the surface and its quite scary.
Should I be concerned and attempt to find another piercer to switch the barbell or will I be OK for another week of constantly moving the barbell up so that my tongue doesn't heal with the ball below the surface?
e-mail reply:
Sounds too short to me. I would change it ASAP.
Revised 3 February 2003
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