I've been stretching for 4 years and stopped at 1/2 inch about 7 months ago. Of course, 3/4 inch plugs fit in after a couple of months without intentionally stretching.
I've never had an abnormal issue in the process 'cause i've always been smart and patient about it; never skipping sizes, cleaning them every day, etc.
I've had Turquoise stone (not so sure about it's legitimacy, i got them for $15 each) plugs in for the past 5 months, and until yesterday, when i noticed some crusty dry skin and redness on the underside of my lobe, they were perfectly healthy and clean.
This morning i woke up, and my lobe was really sore and pink and crusty and sensitive. I took out my plug and it looked as though it had swelled up and there was some sort of clear shiny discharge. I cleaned the jewelry and my lobe and put it back in, it was really hard to squeeze back in and i could feel my pulse in it for the 15 minutes that followed.
What the fuck, i've never had an infection and i have no idea what to do to it.
PLEASE HELP