Hey folks.
I'm new to the forums and stretching in general.
I have a question, I'm at a 12g now after my first stretch in my lobe. I was able to start that large because my ears have been pierced for a good 20+ years now. When I stretched I experienced no pain, though it did take me a few minutes to ease the plug in. I didn't use tapers, didn't need them. I'm using surgical steel tunnels, single flare.
But now, three days later, I'm experiencing some soreness in my cartilage of all places. Not the piercing itself, but the cartilage closest to my skull, not even touching the piercing. It makes massaging and cleaning my piercing a pain. I've been looking for things online about it, but have turned up nothing.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Edited for clarity.