So ive been stretching fairly quickly of late. ive gone from a 4g around november to 00g as of this morning.ive been wearing the 00g for about 3ish weeks. its my day off and i was bored so slid a 1/2 inch taper in one lobe with reletively minimal pain. but when i tried to get my 1/2" flesh tunnels in i wrestled with it for about 15 minutes but just ended up bleeding all over my bathroom. ultimately i gave up with my tail between my legs and a MAD burning sensation from one side of my head. what did i do wrong guys?. ive never bled before or not been able to insert jewelry after a tape session. am i trying to skip too many guages? ohh by the way i never really wear double flares (specially ones as sharp and steal as these). am i cursed to being a single flare and below man forever, or do i just have to let my 00's heal abit more before i try to go bigger. the thing is that i dont like wearing plugs with o-rings because they fall out about 6 times a night when im sleeping and i have to like shove'em back in everymorning. i feel like they're gona take 10 years to heal. any suggestions on hw to keep them from coming out overnight?

Downsize back to at least a 4g and let your lobes rest for around 6 months until you start stretching again. The bleeding from skipping sizes meant you tore your lobe, and if you leave the pressure of the jewelry on it, it will heal that way and have a large amount of scar tissue that will make all of your future stretches harder. Not to mention healed, large tears in your lobes will create weak spots that will always absorb the most damage when stretching. 

Your lobes will be around for a long time, why rush and make them ugly, unhappy, and unhealthy?

Good luck. 

You've torn your lobe by going too fast.

Downsize to a four gauge and stay there for four to six months. Then you can slowly start to stretch again. A general and safe pace is to stretch one millimeter and heal for three/four months.

I'm really hoping this isn't a serious post.

 You've done so many things wrong my friend...

I'm thinking troll. 

Hey guys, just for future reference... Please dont assume everyone who has major screw ups is a troll... Its not very polite. give them advice, see how they respond and move on...

you also forgot 7/16.

depending on which 00g size you were going from and which 1/2 size you were going to you could have skipped 3 or 4 mm.

ther is 9 and 10mm 00g and then 7/16 11mm and then 1/2 12mm and 13mm.

say no to skipping sizes. 

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check that out and then downsize, fast. its not good for you ears to skip sizes or stretch too fast, because that is what WILL happen, and it seems to me like it nearly has. don't stretch with double flared plugs, either.

After you stretch, don't try shoving something in that has a flare. If you're having problems with plugs and o-rings falling off, try stainless steel tunnels that screw on. If you're worried about the wearable area being too short (I have made the mistake of buying tunnels too thin for my lobes), screw them on half way, or almost all of the way.

why why whyyyy would you do this?!  never ever skip sizes!  :[

downsize and baby your ears!

OUCHIES!  Please be more gentle to your ears, downsize, and take it slow, you want happy healthy ears, not anus ears.

 

(^hooray for jersey^)

what did i do wrong guys?

you've already answered your question:

So ive been stretching fairly quickly of late.

am i trying to skip too many guages?

yes. skipping a single step is always skipping too many.

i strongly suggest you take out whatever plugs you have in and let your lobes shrink back to 4g, if that is possible for them. then, wait six months to stretch up to 2g. then wait four months to stretch to 1g. then wait four months and stretch to 0g. keep waiting several months at a time before you stretch any further. you need to learn patience is virtue and the only way to keep your lobes healthy. if you keep stretching this fast, it's likely that you will cause more tears, blow-outs, scar tissue, and possibly cut off circulation to the bottom portion of your lobes.

and wear smaller o-rings on your plugs to keep them secure.

theamazingbox:

OUCHIES!  Please be more gentle to your ears, downsize, and take it slow, you want happy healthy ears, not anus ears.

 

(^hooray for jersey^)

yes!  jersians unite... south jersians at least ;]  haha

 Downsize immediatly unless you don't care about messing up your lobes permanetly... 4g sounds good to get down to and then rest for a long long time. Also don't skip sizes like going from 00 straight to 1/2 and in atleast stay at 7/16 for 4 1/2 months. 

Like everyone has already said downsize!  Make sure when you do downsize to put in materials that are safe for healing i.e steel, glass, titanium (single flared). By no means put anything accrylic or organic in your torn lobes. Don't forget to baby the hell out of your ears, that means sea salt soaks and lots of massages.  No stretching for at least 6 months, give those puppies plenty of time to heal (and next time around if don't skip sizes or else you'll end up in this situation again).