On a downer
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My tragus piercing is a disaster and I'm exhausted from fighting it.
Every morning first thing I do when I wake up is put the kettle on and prepare the salt soak. Which takes about half an hour minimum, allowing for the boiling water to cool to a useable tempreture and then using gauze soaked in the water, or holding a shot glass full of it up against my ear/lip for about 20 minutes. Rinse
Soak a cammomile tea bag in hot water for about ten minutes and then do a hot compression with the tea bag until it cools right down. The anti-oxidants are supposed to help. Rinse
Wash hands with special anti-bacterial soap.
Massage special treatment oils into the piercing.
Rinse.
Dry using cotton tips so as not to spread bacrteria to the newly cleaned and treated area.
I've been doing this every morning and every night for a month now.
when the lump appeared I also started steaming the ear for about 15 mins each night as well. Boiling water in bowl, towel over head, etc.
well now it looks like this, it's doubled in size in the last week.
I really dont know what else to do. I'm so tired and frustrated from treating this thing that I burst into tears while halfway through the routine last night.
From all the research I've done removing the piercing will help but it will still continue to grow. Re-piercing isnt really an option either. Surgical removal has a 90% chance of the scar tissue just reforming.
I guess theres the fact it isnt really visable from front on, and my hair can cover it but that really defeats the purpose of the piercing in the first place.
The cute little tragus ring I envisioned is not a reality, and I'm doubtful it ever will be.
I've got an assignment due tomorrow and I'm gonna fail cos I've left it to the last minute and cant concentrate cos of all the other crap going on right now.
All the emotional crap from my breakup at the start of the year has resurfaced and I feel like I'm right on the edge. One side of the moutain is emotional void but the ability to press on with day to day business. The other side of the moutain is complete meltdown.
I've moved myself back to brisbane after probably over-staying my welcome at the place up the coast, so the next few weeks I'll be commuting for classes, instead of commuting for work as I have been. It took me exactly an hour to pack myself up. I couldnt fit it all in one car trip but its amazing how unsettled I am. Everwhere I go I'm living out of bags and boxes. Wherever I am, I'm just visiting.
In other news, QUOTES:
Ryan: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Poodlehead: The enemy of my enemy is someone else to blow up, cos its funny
Carrot Cake: You know whats hilarious, people farting in their sleep
Whalley: Fuck
Whalley: Yes
Every morning first thing I do when I wake up is put the kettle on and prepare the salt soak. Which takes about half an hour minimum, allowing for the boiling water to cool to a useable tempreture and then using gauze soaked in the water, or holding a shot glass full of it up against my ear/lip for about 20 minutes. Rinse
Soak a cammomile tea bag in hot water for about ten minutes and then do a hot compression with the tea bag until it cools right down. The anti-oxidants are supposed to help. Rinse
Wash hands with special anti-bacterial soap.
Massage special treatment oils into the piercing.
Rinse.
Dry using cotton tips so as not to spread bacrteria to the newly cleaned and treated area.
I've been doing this every morning and every night for a month now.
when the lump appeared I also started steaming the ear for about 15 mins each night as well. Boiling water in bowl, towel over head, etc.
well now it looks like this, it's doubled in size in the last week.
I really dont know what else to do. I'm so tired and frustrated from treating this thing that I burst into tears while halfway through the routine last night.
From all the research I've done removing the piercing will help but it will still continue to grow. Re-piercing isnt really an option either. Surgical removal has a 90% chance of the scar tissue just reforming.
I guess theres the fact it isnt really visable from front on, and my hair can cover it but that really defeats the purpose of the piercing in the first place.
The cute little tragus ring I envisioned is not a reality, and I'm doubtful it ever will be.
I've got an assignment due tomorrow and I'm gonna fail cos I've left it to the last minute and cant concentrate cos of all the other crap going on right now.
All the emotional crap from my breakup at the start of the year has resurfaced and I feel like I'm right on the edge. One side of the moutain is emotional void but the ability to press on with day to day business. The other side of the moutain is complete meltdown.
I've moved myself back to brisbane after probably over-staying my welcome at the place up the coast, so the next few weeks I'll be commuting for classes, instead of commuting for work as I have been. It took me exactly an hour to pack myself up. I couldnt fit it all in one car trip but its amazing how unsettled I am. Everwhere I go I'm living out of bags and boxes. Wherever I am, I'm just visiting.
In other news, QUOTES:
Ryan: The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Poodlehead: The enemy of my enemy is someone else to blow up, cos its funny
Carrot Cake: You know whats hilarious, people farting in their sleep
Whalley: Fuck
Whalley: Yes
2 comments:
Yowzers... I took out my labret because it was growing over at the back, sucks that a piercing can go bad
i had to give up an upper ear cartridge piercing after almost a year. it healed so slowly, and every little bump would make it flare up again. i guess some people have sensitive cartridge :(
at least you got a cool ass lip ring!
the flipside of being so unsettled, is there's a exciting freedom that comes with living out of a bag. you can just pack up and relocate whereever, whenever you want! no burdens, nothing to tie you down!
you will eventually find a place and will settle down again, so enjoy the nomad lifestyle while you can :)
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