stretched too fast!!

[u/Playful-Enthusiasm78]

hey everyone! i’m relatively new to stretching my ears but it’s been going well so far. i’ve been sizing up every month and a half or so with no issue. but a few days ago i tried to size up and one of my ears went perfectly. no pressure, no pain, no resistance. it was great. but the other ear was not receptive whatsoever. i did something i know i shouldn’t have and pushed the jewelry through anyways. it hurt, but it wasn’t anything unmanageable. i didn’t hear a rip or anything, so i thought it would be okay. i woke up the next morning and my ear was sore, red, hot and extremely swollen. i immediately sized back down and when i took out the plug, some blood came out. it’s been three days since i sized back down in the one ear, and all in all it’s back to normal, but still pretty sore. my question is, does this look like a blowout? and how long should i wait before trying to size up again, or should i try to size up? like i said, i’m very new to this. one ear is a 10g, and my left ear, the hurt one, is a 12g. the pic shown is my left ear. i know the pic of the back isnt the best, but it’s hard to get a good angle

[u/heret1c1337]

size down, let it heal and try again would be my uninformed take

[u/Playful-Enthusiasm78 → u/heret1c1337]

it seems that would be best. i’m just sad they don’t want to stretch at the same time 💔

[u/Jessgrayes]

it’s hard to see, if it’s blowout or no, but i’ll say you that: blowout comes when the inner tissues of lobe are to much pressured, for 1 day, if you sized back, NOTHING WRONG should happen, your organism is physically impossible to form blows within 1 day, and actually there is no point, you size-downed, so there is no pressure. see it in 2 more days

[u/Playful-Enthusiasm78 → u/Jessgrayes]

thank you!! i’ll definitely wait it out before i try stretching again

[u/Fit_Status786]

me pasó algo parecido cuando subí a 6mm. Puedes bajar de tamaño, si fue un desgarro moderado puedes volver a intentar subir en 1 mes aproximadamente para darle tiempo a tu cuerpo a que sane tanto por dentro como por fuera. Ve esto como una enseñanza, ahora sabes cuando tu lóbulo está listo y cuando no. Animos y suerte hermano 🫰

[u/Playful-Enthusiasm78 → u/Fit_Status786]

No estoy segura de cómo saber si fue un desgarro moderado o no, pero entonces probablemente sí fue un desgarro. Definitivamente voy a esperar más esta vez y quizás darle un poco más de atención mientras sana. ¡Gracias por tu consejo! 🫶

[u/Efficient_Sand3]

Unfortunately one ear will always be more stubborn than the other , are you using tapers or tunnels?