Thanks for help guys!

Audie

heya im just newly registered to this forum but i have been reading it for a while now trying to get information on tongue piercing.

Anyway i decided to get it done and i did today! i got it done in snakebite by a really nice guy, i dont his name unfortunately! if anyone can tell me that would be cool... he had about shoulder length hair and was really nice.

He started by telling me that tongue piercing is the most dangerous piercing! scary! but went on to say its the leats painful and i hav 2 agree.. it was really easy, although a strange sensation to be left ther for 2 seconds with a big needle thtough my tongue!

Anyway i can talk pretty well now, but trying not to. My family doesn't know yet! Waiting for them to suss it and hopefully not kick up a fuss!

One thing i am wondering about is the fact that so many people on the forums were eating solid food two days , or even hours after being pierced.
I was strictly told not to eat solid food, dairy products, sugary or spicey foods for two weeks.

I just realised that that includes Easter Eggs. Does chocolate reeealy count as a sugary food?!

And thanks again...
xxx

porn_star

Glad reading any of the threads on here helped you in your decision and wel done for getting it done.
parents will probably kick up a fuss. they usually do. good luck with hiding it. mine lasted two hours before they knew!!

Some people do eat solid foods straight away.they just can. not everyones tongue will swell up to maximum and others just can't stay away from food.
At least try and stay off solids for 3 days...after that you can try and ease yourself on them again.
Do try and stay away from sugary stuff and spices though. I know when I got mine done they stung the hell outta it...it'll be alright after a while.

crazy_dude6662

your tongue will swell up for about a week, you will most likly not be able to talk clearly. i wasnt able to eat for a week. your family will figure it out by tomorrow, maybe tonight if you live with them.

crazy_dude6662

oh and granulated suger that hasnt dissolved in coffee or somthing can be painful aswell, i learned that after some got stuck in the hole

Audie

I was just afraid that it would stop it healing if i ate solid foods... its mash potato and beans for dinner tonight... il let ya know how i get on!

Did chocolate sting aswel?

crazy_dude6662

for me chocolate and spicy food was okay, chocolate was one of the first solid things i ate...well i let it melt on my tongue lol...


all personal..as porn_star said it depends on the tongue

Audie

thats sounds terrible about the sugar! lol ive still got the ink on, it looks like its all infected or something! Do you know the guy from snakebite i wrote about in a previous post? I never got his name...

Audie

ok well im sittin here with beans and mash and its just not happenin! guess im not one of the lucky ones...

bounty_hunter

Audie wrote:

thats sounds terrible about the sugar! lol ive still got the ink on, it looks like its all infected or something! Do you know the guy from snakebite i wrote about in a previous post? I never got his name...

Don't worry about the "looking like it's all infected", that happens to just about everybody. It's just your body's way of protesting that you've shoved a sharp metal object unprovoked into part of it.

As you've probably been told by your piercer (if not, see the rest of the forum for similar threads), you can use a number of different things to clean it. The most common is saline solution (salt and water), although it tastes revolting so wouldn't be my personal choice. This should clear it up within a week or two. If you're still having problems then it's time to consider worrying (or just staying calm and going back to your piercer for advice, whatever way you're inclined...)

Léan

I was able to eat solid foods on the day i got it done. Though what was most annoying is the length of the bar, ha, used really piss me off. Anywho, soft pasta is easy enough to eat methinks.
As for chocolate, i didn't have any problems.. But everyone's different..

Audie

cool thanks, yeah im using saline its not too bad as long as i dont make it too strong, also using oral B alcohol free.
I have been able to shovel down some noodles... got easter eggs in my room that are callin my name! lol
Most food tends to be okay if i shove it to the back of my mouth, the noodles tangled a little!

Oh and my parents found out...

crazy_dude6662

how did they take it?

mine were shocked, but they accepted it, no angry yelling or anything, they were kinda impressed i had everything i needed...

Audie

well my mam knew i wanted it done, just not today! She was a bit annoyed i guess. My dad said he was disapointed but that doesnt really bother me..
I dusted off the blender and made some nice banana ice mush

crazy_dude6662

lol. atleast they took it well...

Audie

yeah they just keep slagging me, but i think im talking quite well... a bit worried about the swelling tomorrow though

crazy_dude6662

ice, maybe some pain killers that reduce swelling, cant remember the word lol.

try not to talk to much...

cold things in general...

Audie

yea im drinkin cold water, ice cubes are difficult coz the trays ive got make them really big!
When did you get ur tongue done and where? Was it ages ago?

crazy_dude6662

i got it done about 6 weeks ago..or so...

and i would prefer not to say where i got it done (not to proud )

Audie

DIY? im sure you wouldn't...

Im so hungry, gona buy some baby food today, i hope they have full irish breakfast flavour!

crazy_dude6662

no definatly NOT DIY,

my mum bought me baby food...

i refused to eat it lol

Audie

Im not too proud for babyfood!
Im eating Cow&Gate mediterrainean veg and lamb... Its pretty rank i must say but im so damn hungry!
My sister is here eating melted easter eggs and strawberries,
and they insist on showing me articles about people that have died from piercings... its too late now!
This had better be worth it!

crazy_dude6662

lol, it will be, i read an artical about tongue piercings being dangerous, the amount of crap he was spewing, basically it was

there is no basis for anything i am saying. but im a doctor so i must be right!


it was hilarious

Audie

lol yeah doctors do seem to think they're always right.
I want to be a docor, id be the coolest doctor around with my tongue pierced!

crazy_dude6662

im gonna be a writer

with the following to fall back on
english/classics teacher/guidance counsellor..

seeing as i want 8 piercings and over 25 tattoos...i woulbe be the coolest teacher

Audie

you really would be the coolest. secondary school teacher is it?

Oh yeah just wondering if its okay for me to take paracetamol do you know, because ive got a terrible headache. Like it wont interfere with the healing would it, or is a headache a bad sign?!

crazy_dude6662

yea secondry, and sorry, i dont know,
headaches are natural, just drink plenty of water, i was dehydrated,

i had a throat infection and the doctor threatened to send me to hospital if i didnt start eating or drinking...i didnt do either for about a week after i got it done, and the day i got it done all i had was a bar of dark chocolate..

Will

I find dentists very negative about piercings especially oral ones, suppose for good reasons

Audie

actualy i have a dentist appointment next week

and just to say, i actualy ate pasta today, and a piece of bread and jam

yay solid foods!

Chocolate is really gonna be a problem for me sice i was told, no dairy. Is it reeealy that important?

daiixi

I think you'll be fine with chocolate. Don't stress yourself out over what to eat/not to eat. What was probably meant by dairy is yoghurt or milk or icecream. I was never told to keep clear of dairy and it didn't do me any harm! tbh, the more I stress over looking after a peircing "properly" the more problems I have with them!

Audie

Yeah, i guess i just really dont wanna mess this up!
I know its the most dangerous piercing, and i dont want to end up with no tongue!
And also, i dont want to give my mother the satisfaction of 'i told you so!'

daiixi

Audie wrote:

Yeah, i guess i just really dont wanna mess this up!
I know its the most dangerous piercing, and i dont want to end up with no tongue!
And also, i dont want to give my mother the satisfaction of 'i told you so!'

It's fantastic that you don't want to mess it up and you realise what you've done and my mum is still waiting (seven years) to say "I told you so!". So try to follow the instructions that the peircer gave you, but indulge in a little chocolate and make sure you rinse afterwards! Oh and don't use straws when drinking. They create a vacuum in your mouth and cause further swelling. YOUCH :eek:

amazingemmet

Its not the most dangerous piercing the only danger is from your mother going in and kicking the piercers ass. L.I.T.H.A= leave it the hell alone best way to heal a piercing just rinse with salt water after food and you'll be fine. The avoid dairy thing is just that dairy products coat the bar and are harder to clean off. Also its just a toungue piercing get over it and put it to some use.

Audie

haha thanks... ive no one to use it on at the moment, pobably a good thing. Thanks for the advice, im trying not to play with it coz i know itll wreck my teeth.
If i do eat dairy how can i clean the bar without irritating it?

Also it okay to take paracetamol (i had a terrible headache today)

Sorry for all the questions but i really appreciate your info guys!:)

Blub2k4

If the tongue is painful and swollen you can rinse the area with soluble solpadene, no harm to swallow it after as well.

Audie

ok cool, its only really painful in the morning or after i talk to much.. sometimes it feels like im pulling at it... then again i probably am.
Just feels like its tearing or something!

bounty_hunter

Audie wrote:

ok cool, its only really painful in the morning or after i talk to much.. sometimes it feels like im pulling at it... then again i probably am.
Just feels like its tearing or something!

That's just because the flesh is tender, you'll stop getting that "tearing" feeling once it's healed

crazy_dude6662

oh, and btw

dont try and play the recorder (had to for music class until i changed what i was doing for preacticals)


but anyway

tongue piercing + recorder = exessive drooling

Audie

ha sounds funny, i was so proud i didnt actualy drool when i was gettin it done, but i tend to spill my drinks....

I cant wait to get the bar changed. When would be the soonest coz it would be great to have it done by monday week. (i got it done last tuesday).

Im eating a mars bar now, is that really stupid? (Breaking the no sugary foods and no dairy rule)

porn_star

argh. when is this thread going to end. seriously. It's killing me.

Audie

sorry didnt know i was that bad..

amazingemmet

porn_star wrote:

argh. when is this thread going to end. seriously. It's killing me.

Ha! I knew you'd crack before i would. Its also killing me.

daiixi

amazingemmet wrote:

Ha! I knew you'd crack before i would. Its also killing me.

ahh you kids today.. no stamina!

porn_star

Emmet, you know me too well hun

daiixi, I have plenty of stamina excuse me... it's just the constantly repeated tongue threads that I can't handle. It's the same thing over.and over.and over.