Septum Stretching Fun - And OWWW!

[debzoo]

Well my septum stretching seemed to stall out about a year ago. Evertime I tried to taper, I'd get it halfway through before it seemed too tight.

I've always heard that septum stretching is never fun, so I thought I'd give it another go, but would take my time with it this time. Its not a lobe, and maybe I shouldn't have been treating it like one.

So last night as we settled down to listen to our bedtime story - my son is almost 6 - I lubed up my new 6g IS taper, slid it as far as it wanted to go, and just relaxed with it.

After story, I lubed a little more, and advanced it a titch more. Kept doing that a bit at a time and then leaving it alone, for the next hour or so.

When I had only a thumb's worth to go - by which I mean, the last joint on my thumb - I grabbed my little bullet septum keeper and headed for the bathroom. By this time, my nose was running and it was mighty stingie.

Perhaps unwise to continue, but I have wanted this for so long now, and I was so close that I kept on. Kept adding lube and now used the keeper to advance the taper. Then the eye watering began, and I felt like that last little millimeter was just not going to go.

When the taper popped off and I could only see the least edge of the little plug, I thought it would be all for naught, but continued lubing a little and pushing at the edge til it was all the way through.

So, I may feel like I have a clown nose, with a slightly swollen top lip this morning - I am at 6g and happy for it. Advil and sea salt soaks are my best friends.

And to clarify - I don't look swollen, I just feel like it.

I always get carried away with stretching when I am not able to get a new piercing for too long a period. Don't follow my lead. Its probably unwise.

I am sure I will come back in 3 weeks or so to whine about the new bump in my septum - but since I don't plan to stretch again, I am not too concerned.

And I am at 6g!! Woo-hoo!!!

[bash]

Not sure whether to spank you or hug you.

Congratulations!

[debzoo]

If you decide to hug me, just be gentle with the nose, ok.

[darsee]

Congrats deb!

[steelnavel]

Good work Deb! Congrats!

P.S. The new LeRoi black niobium septum retainers have arrived. I'm trying to get them up on the site before Tuesday.

[debzoo]

Yay! I love those things.

[psychoticzoo]

i'm jealous.
i'm still stuck at 12g after a year, trying to stretch to 10g.

[debzoo]

Well now ya know what ya gotta do.

Still taking ibuprofen, still feel like I've been bopped in the nose. Sea salt soaks once a day.

So when you are up for it, pick up a taper.

Now, I did attempts at stretching last year. I did my regular lobe stretching technique - where I'd pass the taper till i got resistance, then I'd stop and try again in 2 weeks.

Don't know if that helps make it more "ready" or not. just what I did.

[allison]

I could never! You are so brave.

[AZsquirrel]

Are you gonna post a pic of your septum piercing debzoo ?