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Thanks for the advice! I had to get the eyelet out quickly, as I work in a high school and stretched ears are not exactly appropriate, so the next day I held an icepack to my ear for about an hour and just yanked the thing out. It did not swell up or bleed at all, but I did lose a chunk of skin.
I ...

So I got this eyelet:
http://www.bodyartforms.com/productdetails.asp?ProductID=7449
yesterday, 6ga, and I was really excited so I put it in straightaway. It was tight getting in but I did it!
Now it's stuck and I can't get it out.. I tried a hot compress (because hot showers are often recommended ...

So I've been stretching for a few months using tape, but I bought my first actual taper and plugs recently at 8ga. I've tried several times to put the taper through, but it gets stuck about half way and I cannot force it.
But then yesterday on a whim, or perhaps because I'm an idiot, I thought I ...

Rock.

Now I just gotta sell my parents on the idea...
=P

I've been thinking about getting gauges for a while, and I'm finally starting to research them, and I has questions:

I already have pierced ears, just regular ones. Can I gauge from there? Are there tapers that little? or can I just wrap tape around my regular posts to start?
I just want little ...