Snakebites #1

Tuesday, July 26, 2012
   No real problems today. I just have to start bringing mouthwash and saline with me so I don't get caught without it and I have some impulse food buying. I'm not sure but I think the bruising is clearing up a little. I'm going to try to make a better effort to stop playing with the discs inside of my mouth. It's not doing anything to help me.

Monday, July 25, 2012
   I noticed some bruising starting on the right side of my lip (inside). I still have the vertical streak of bruising on the left side of my lip on the inside. I ran out of saline today already. I wasted a lot of it trying to figure out how it works. My dad went to martin's to buy more when I ran out. He got 3 bottles. Hopefully these last much longer because this stuff is expensive. Today the outside felt a little sore and it burned a little today. I just have to remember to wash my mouth as soon as I finish eating. After I sprayed the outside with saline, the burning went away.

Sunday, July 24, 2012
   Nothing really happened today except the left stud fell off. I actually screwed it in myself. Progress! It's also getting a lot easier to eat now that I'm getting used to my piercing.

Saturday, July 23, 2012
   My family went to Hershey Park today. Before we left, I tried to tighten my studs but ended up screwing the first one the wrong way and it came off. Damnit haha. I tried to screw it on but I couldn't. My mom couldn't either so I had Andy do it again. I had no problems at Hershey, despite riding some very intense roller coasters. The small circular bruise is now a vertical streak. Doesn't hurt, it's just noticeable if I flip my lip out.

Friday, July 22, 2012
   My right stud unscrewed and fell off today. That was kinda scary. I couldn't seem to screw it in so I had Andy do it. Counterclockwise for me! Gotta remember that. I had a softball game tonight. Everything went ok which is good because on Wednesday I got hit in the mouth with a softball. Good thing I didn't get pierced on Tuesday, which was the original plan. I noticed a small circular bruise near my left disc.


Thursday, July 21, 2012
   I got pierced today at Yours Truly at the shopping center by Eastern Blvd, near the Weis and the Super Buffet place. It was a really clean, really cool looking shop. I got snakebites, so one piercing on each side of the lower lip. It took about 5 minutes to do paperwork and 10 minutes for the actual piercing. It was interesting. I had my mom record it lol. She's squeamish, but she did a good job, no wobbles or dropping the phone haha. When he pierced the first side of my lip, I felt nothing at all. The second one hurt a little, but it was no problem. No blood that I could tell! If I did bleed, it was easily cleaned up with a Q-tip. Once we finished, I started to pay but I felt like I was going to pass out. It was definitely a combination of getting pierced and not eating the entire day. That was also a weird experience. The lights got more powerful. Not brighter, but their rays stretched farther and farther, eventually overlapping each other. I was fully conscious, answering questions and whatnot, but I probably sounded bad because I just didn't have the energy to speak up so I mumbled everything in a monotone voice. They gave me water and jellybeans. The jellybeans pulled me right out of it in about 10 minutes. Magic! After that, my mom and I left. I have to clean the outside with Saline Wound Wash 2-3 times a day and rinse my mouth with diluted mouthwash (60% water, 40% Listerine) when I get up, go to bed and after I eat or drink anything besides water. Kind of a pain, but it's no big deal. Nothing else really happened that day.