Waiting Sucks!!

[Hybrid]

So my ear is finally fully healed and really really healthy. 6 months wasn't as bad as I had anticipated it (well, really 5 months) because I really forgot about it and got involved in school. Now I'm only down to finals week, and I'm really really realy really really ready to go up another size!!!! I know that if you go up to fast that you can have blow outs and infections, but if I wait two-three weeks and try the taper and there is no pain or anything would it hurt to go ahead and go up? I know for 16-14g I dead stretched if you can even call it that, I didn't even fill the new plug at all really. No tightness no nothing. I tried the 12g taper that same night and got it 3/4 of the way in and felt a twinge on pain so i just put the 14g plug in. If not I really want to have nice "naked" lobes so I'll try to contain myself til new years. I just want peoples opinions here, I'm smart enough to not do it if there is any pain at all.

[WindowLicker]

I'd hold off for a bit, but if you got it in 3/4 of the way I don't see why you'd have to wait till new years. Give it another week or so, try rubbin some vitamin E lotion on your lobe after you take a shower. Put a little bit of the lotion on the taper and it should slide right in. If it stings a little bit that's fine, mine stung a little when I'd use tapers as well, but just a tiny bit. If you feel any popping or anything well...then clearly you're not ready and you probably just screwed up your ear lol

[Hybrid]

Well, I've only been at 14g for a week and a half now lol. I'll give it some time, I do need to go get some Jojoba though.