I got this piercing as 'payment' for helping out the owner of Witchy Bitchy, a piercing studio here in Bergen, with some computer-problems, and thus, is one of the few piercings that I haven't done myself.
When I got it done, it was like "wow! Finished already?", as she used ten seconds on shoving the needle through, insert the barbell (a 20mm 14g thingie, mind you), and screwing on the ball. Afterwards, I got an aftercare-sheet and a small bottle of tea-tree oil, which I should mix with water and swoosh around in my mouth after eating anything. Which I did. As one would expect, my tongue swelled up during the next day, and I could hardly eat anything solid for 2 weeks (I actually could, but it was quite painful, so I didn't).
Three weeks later, I got the barbell changed (included in the price (which I didn't pay)) to a slightly thicker and shorter version, 12g 16mm.
A few months later, I got a package which included three barbells, one 2,4mm, one 3,2mm and one 4mm. The day I got it, I immediately inserted the 2,4mm one with no problems, as my playing around with my current barbell had expanded the hole slightly.
The day after, I inserted the 3,2mm one, this was a bit trickier, and I had to use a makeshift insertion-taper made of a knitting-pin. Eventually, I got it in.
And, the next day, I tried to get the 4mm one in, but that was dead on impossible.. so I waited a few more days, making sure I pulled and played a lot with the current one. Then, as I tried again, I also had to resort to the knitting-pin, and by inserting that through the hole a few times, it was expanded enough so that I could insert the new barbell.
For those of you who don't know, stretching your tounge is very painful. But, in the end, it's worth it. A thicker barbell (and bigger balls (snigger)) are much more stimulating when kissing and 'such'.
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