Today, I have an infected piercing because I'm allergic to the metal. My ear is so swollen that I can't remove the jewelry. It won't get better until I'm able to remove the jewelry. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was taking my earrings out and thought I had lost the back of one. Turns out my ear infection has caused the flesh of my ear to grow around and engulf the back of my earring and it is still stuck in there. FML
Today, I spent the first day of my senior year in the ER because my new ear piercing got so infected that the doctors had to cut the earring out. FML
Today, and for the past few days, I've become aware that it's absolutely the worst time ever to get an infection after getting my right ear pieced, and having to walk around with a big Band-aid on my earlobe. FML
Today, I got a new piercing because I was trying to be spontaneous. Now, I realize its placement is off and I hate it. FML
Today, I have a tooth infection that's spread to my jaw and ear. It hurts so badly that I'm practically in tears. Today's also the day I found out I'm allergic to the medication I was prescribed. Everything hurts, I'm covered in hives, and I can't stop throwing up. FML
Today, something blocked my ear. I couldn't get it out, so I went to Urgent Care so I didn't pop my eardrums. Turns out my allergies made my ears stop draining. After they rinsed my ears, I can now hear almost nothing. FML
Today, I got a second piercing in my ear. I needed help cleaning the back, so I asked my dad for help. I told him to careful, but right when I did, he tore the earring out with the cotton swab. Thanks, dad. FML
Today, I swallowed the piercing that I had bought for my tongue yesterday. FML
Today, I had a spur of the moment idea to go have my nose pierced. The piercer made sure to tell me how easily the little stud could get caught or hung up. I spent all day stressing over it only to scratch my nose and rip it out. Now I have a $40 bleeding hole in my nose. FML
Today, I got my eyebrow pierced. By a fish hook. FML
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Ashamed_Sister 60
It sounds like you have to cut off your ear.
necklacethief 23
See a doctor.
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Comments (84)
justash12 10
I've had this happen to me. Soak your earlobe in some hydrogen peroxide, it should loosen the earring. Then put a real gold earring in. Gold is a natural antibiotic.
archangelmary 4
This happened to me when I was a kid, go to a jeweler and have them cut the earring off.
rubysgonbfamous 12
u could try going back to the place it was pierced at and have them cut the jewelry off. your ear could continue to swell until the jewelry is pretty much buried inside your ear and then you would need to have it surgically removed. but on the bright side, you could probably get another fml published out of it. your call.
pc1608 1
Try using Tea Tree Oil or H2Ocean :)
jvanevery 19
Benadryl
4laur48 15
This happened to me and it left a giant scar in my earlobe :/ at least now I know to stay away from anything that isn't titanium.
Sam Fisher 13
Is it still stuck? Do you have an ear the size of a football yet? That would look ******* awesome if so, but would suck so bad.