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  • 11-04-2006 6:37pm
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    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭


    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?! :o

    And thanks again...
    xxx


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    porn_star
    Closed Accounts Posts: 958 ✭✭✭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.


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    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭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.


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    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭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 :(


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    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭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?


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    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭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


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    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭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...


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    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭Audie


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


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    bounty_hunter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,702 ✭✭✭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 :p (or just staying calm and going back to your piercer for advice, whatever way you're inclined...)


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    Léan
    Registered Users Posts: 996 ✭✭✭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..


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    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭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...


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    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭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...


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    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭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 :)


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    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭crazy_dude6662


    lol. atleast they took it well...


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    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭Audie


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


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    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭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...


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    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭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?


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    crazy_dude6662
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    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 :()


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    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭Audie


    DIY? im sure you wouldn't...

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


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    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭crazy_dude6662


    no definatly NOT DIY,

    my mum bought me baby food...

    i refused to eat it lol


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    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭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!


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    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭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


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    #23
    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭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!


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    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭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


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    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭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?!


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    #26
    crazy_dude6662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭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..


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    Will
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,183 ✭✭✭✭Will


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


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    #28
    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭Audie


    actualy i have a dentist appointment next week :s

    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?


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    daiixi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭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!


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    #30
    Audie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭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!'


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    #31
    daiixi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭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:


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