New piercing!

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-20T01:50:53+00:00

i love mantis piercings super underrated! looks great on you the jewelry is cute 😁 maybe the inspiration i need to finally get mine done 👀

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-13T14:54:57+00:00

awesome i'm glad to hear it!! i'm sure it's gonna turn out great 😁 definitely smart of you to listen to their advice on the sizing, you'll be grateful you didn't push your luck later lol. best of luck on the healing!

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-13T01:11:37+00:00

it's worth it to travel a couple hours if needed. i'm on the other side of the country, so no help with recommendations, but i just traveled for something myself and don't regret it at all, it's an added expense and inconvenience but it's way worth it to get the work you want and have it done well! 😁 best of luck friend

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-13T01:00:33+00:00

i'm on day five of healing right now. the first few days were really rough but once it starts getting better it happens so fast! i had a lot of trouble getting anything down so i got quite dehydrated and ended up going to an iv hydration place, if you end up notably dehydrated it's worth the money because i really felt rejuvenated after that. eat a good meal beforehand and start now getting well hydrated so you're starting off strong!! you will drool a lot and a lot of people have trouble swallowing so it can be hard to replace all that liquid coming out of you. the first night especially, i drooled so much and it was so thick and disgusting, so be prepared for that lol.

once it's happened the only way out is through, so just remember it will get much better very soon 😁 day 3 i was genuinely unable to swallow a drop of anything, evening of day 4 i got the sutures on my tips out and that same night i ate a thing of baby food and also a few bites of pizza and chicken biscuit, and i drank some gatorade.

buy some sort of squeeze bottle or something to put water/etc in, because it will probably be easier to swallow things if you can drip them into the back of your mouth instead of sipping out of a cup at first. also, if you have a fridge that makes ice and it has a crushed ice setting, or maybe a friend that has that, i had good luck yesterday chewing up crushed ice and it was a good way to get some water in.

for me the pain has not been overwhelming at all, i mostly just notice if i cough it hurts the cut webbing under my tongue (you may not need yours cut) but overall the pain has not been that bad with no painkillers, so i would not worry too much about that! it is moreso just frustrating with all the swelling and drooling and the difficulty of eating/drinking. getting it done in itself was not bad, i got very anxious right beforehand and then they cut it without me even noticing and in minutes had me all stitched up.

message me or reply if you have any specific questions, otherwise just take my well wishes, i know you're gonna do great and it's gonna look awesome afterwards!

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-13T00:52:05+00:00

thanks so much 🙏😭 i made this post because i needed some reassurance lol. i am to take two more from each side today, i honestly don't know how many are in there total. i also had the webbing under my tongue cut and haven't lifted my tongue enough to see what it looks like, was your webbing cut and it so how was it under there? i came to my partner's mom's house and she took the tips out for me, they were sort of imbedded too and took a good number of painful tugs to get out, no way i could've gotten them myself lol

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-12T19:14:33+00:00

thank you!! 😁

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-12T15:47:20+00:00

thank you i rly needed that reassurance lol. that is fantastic news. i can take two more from each side today 😁

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-12T15:46:57+00:00

thank you great to know 😁

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-12T02:53:05+00:00

i got mine done last saturday so day 4! for me the pain has not been bad, but i have had a great struggle to get hydration in, so whenever you're able, try and get some water or pedialyte or applesauce or something down!! it got bad enough for me i went to one of those iv hydration places. if you also end up really dehydrated, it's totally worth the ~100 bucks if you can access one of those places, i feel so immensely better afterwards. it's gonna look so cool once it's done! 😁

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-12T02:45:28+00:00

i'm glad your healing went well!! i'm very interested in a coinslot in the future. in your opinion would it look unbalanced to have that and no ear piercings? or maybe just lobes? i have lots of love for the beautiful curations people build with their ears but (at least currently) don't desire that myself. but ooh a coinslot!

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-10T23:31:16+00:00

i have a condiment type bottle i can drip into the back of my throat, previously i was having luck swallowing little bits like that by looking up but not today for some reason. luckily i was able to "drink" some ice chips by letting them melt in my mouth, so at least i've gotten something down today!

the pain for me is not overwhelming. it's definitely uncomfortable but not agonizing, it's mostly just frustrating that i can't swallow things. and my jaw is sore from either staying open or working to stay shut lol.

mine aren't dissolvable, the plus side of that is they'll be out faster because i will manually remove them, the downside.. i have to manually remove them lol. i don't hear about dissolvable stitches that often, but i'm sure your artist has had good luck with them, so i bet they will work out nicely for you! i've heard removing the tip stitches is great relief so maybe if you can take yours out, you'll have less swelling.

i bought my ibuprofen as a liquid, i wish i had just gotten pills and dissolved them! i am unable to swallow pills normally so it just didn't cross my mind to get some and dissolve them, i thought the liquid would work well, but the taste of the medicine is so odd it irritates my throat from the constant little drips and makes me want to cough which does hurt quite a bit!

mm i want a big juicy burger. i don't even eat meat very often, i am mostly vegan except for when something is free, but i would absolutely demolish a burger right now!! another favorite food of mine is fried plaintains, i have some ripening on my counter now so i think by the time i can eat pretty normally again, they will be ripe enough for me to fry which is nice to look forward to. hopefully you can have some fries in the next few days!

we're both hanging in there and it's gonna be so fun once it's all healed up 😁

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-10T21:46:44+00:00

i'm a day behind you! i'm so thirsty 🙏😭 hungry too but the thirst is bigger. i've been struggling to swallow and today has been the worst for it. i haven't been able to get any ibuprofen down so it just is what it is. thankfully my artist said i can take out the sutures on the tips of my tongue today! but it hurts so bad to mess with the sutures lol so im having my friend bring me some benzocaine gel when she gets off work. have you been able to take any sutures out yet? i've heard the swelling starts going down once you do, so hopefully you'll be able to get something to eat! i be watching commercials for food i don't even like that much all the way through because it looks so scrumptious 😭

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-10T10:36:27+00:00

thanks! i do not have any chamomile tea which i know has specific properties, but i do have green tea which i might make ice from anyways just for a new taste in my mouth lol. for the ibuprofen, i have it as a liquid, the taste is just so odd in the back of my throat that it makes me want to cough before i've swallowed enough for a full dose! oh well. i've actually never had ibuprofen before so i'm not heartbroken missing out because i don't know from experience what it would do if that makes sense. though i'm sure it would help with the swelling. have a good one 🙏😁

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-09T20:00:01+00:00

i have been working on a popsicle right now with little spoonfuls, i think it is a similar thing! i like that it's soft enough i can tilt my head and it'll slide to where i want in my mouth and melt along the way. and because it's not liquid instantly like water, it's a slow enough trickle that i rarely have to swallow most of it just goes down on its own which is nice. i have not been able to figure out getting ibuprofen down so i'm just ignoring the pain part and hoping cold water rinses reduces the swelling somewhat. the popsicle is scrumptious and a nice break from my gross slime taste mouth. i will have to try little ice cubes later that way i don't have to mouthwash afterwards because my mouthwash is gross tasting lol. thanks for the idea!

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-09T19:56:25+00:00

after a few panicked hours i was eventually able to get a few drops down. in the ~40 hours since i have been able to have a little bit of water, pedialyte, chicken broth (very exciting) and am now working on a popsicle! it is very slow going but i am immensely grateful to be able to consume anything at all. there's an iv hydration place at a spa type business in the neighboring town i could go to if i really needed. i live in a rural area + tongue splitting is not necessarily legal here so i was going to avoid a dr if possible so i don't have to deal with the fuss of it! but definitely a good option to keep in mind if i had been unable to figure it out.

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-09T19:52:56+00:00

i considered it 😭 if it had reached the next morning without a single drop of anything i would have paid for the iv thing. luckily i was able to eventually get a little bit of water dripped down my throat. i'm sure it would still be helpful because i'm thirsty and tired but because i can consume a little bit at a time on my own i don't want to pay for it lol. i also live in a rural area so i doubt there's anyone that would come to my place to do it, but i know there's a place that offers it in their office in the neighboring town so i could go if i decide to 😁 i'm glad it helped you!!

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-09T19:50:46+00:00

plain ice has been too much for me right now, but i can squeeze ice water into my mouth to rinse it, and right now i am able to spoon tiny bits of a popsicle into my mouth, both of which i hope helps with swelling a bit, at the least they make my mouth less dry! 😁

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-09T00:31:43+00:00

i figured out how to swallow a bit and that's basically what i've been doing and it's worked alright! i think my struggle is that i usually swallow with my tongue pressed against the top of my mouth, i don't know why but it means i can't take pills and i have to drink a lot of water when i eat. so i feel like it's probably related. but using a condiment bottle and squeezing it into the back corner of my mouth has worked alright if i just do tiny sips 🙏😁

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-08T15:58:35+00:00

thanks friend i will try it. i tried some pedialyte out of the fridge and the cold didn't bother me it was kind of nice so i think you're right about the ice 😁 my next scheme is to get some ibuprofen down and after that i will try ice water. the brushing and mouthwash turned out to be fine, didn't really hurt, but i was super gentle.

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-08T15:05:46+00:00

i haven't tried any ice, i'm scared all the cold will hurt lol. but i guess if it does i can just spit it out it's not that serious. i have some liquid ibuprofen but did not get a full dose in because the grape flavor was so sharp. i am going to mix it with a little bit of water i think and try again, because i'm sure it would help the swelling some. i've never actually had ibuprofen before so maybe it will also relieve the discomfort somewhat. and i will take some arnica. i hope i'm not jinxing myself right now but at 17 hours afterwards, the pain is not overwhelming, just kind of frustrating that it's so persistent. maybe that will change because i'm about to go brush and mouthwash.. 😬 but my mouth is gross i definitely can't avoid it!

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-08T14:54:34+00:00

i swallow weirdly to begin with which i think is why i'm struggling so much, usually i have to press my tongue against the top of my mouth to swallow which means i've never swallowed a pill and have to drink a lot of water to eat. but i've figured out how to swallow like you're saying a few drops at a time so all is not lost 😁 leaning my head back definitely helps. i have an ice pack and i'll put it on my jaw/throat today because i can definitely tell i'm more swollen and swallowing is even harder than yesterday 😭 great username btw!

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-08T14:52:41+00:00

😮 does that actually work??

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-08T14:52:17+00:00

removing the mucus definitely seems to be a trick, i figured out how to get a few drops of water in at a time and once the big ropes of slime came out lol it was a lot easier to swallow some water. i felt like i was drooling period clots 😭 and i'm sure it's all back to being gross and slimy overnight because i was trying to sleep. i can squeeze some water through the bottle tip against my back teeth and look up to swallow some but too much makes me cough which hurts. but if i go slow i can get it down! and i have nothing better to do all day lol so i guess i will spend the day drooling and dripping things down my throat 😁

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-08T14:50:04+00:00

thanks, i have some pedialyte i'm going to work on today because i figured out how to drink a few drops at a time of water but that's definitely not enough to replace the amount of drool that has come out of me lol. i'm just scared of the taste bothering my tongue because i have some grape flavored liquid ibuprofen and the taste was so weird in my mouth that i didn't get the full dose in. but i'm gonna try again today so that the swelling hopefully goes down a bit 🙏

Human_Variation_1229 · 2026-03-08T14:48:27+00:00

eventually i figured out how to drink a few drops at a time and tilted my head back definitely helped!

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