u/aubreyfaye

Image 1 — floating navel rejecting?? help!!!
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floating navel rejecting?? help!!!

hey!! i'm super nervous about my floating navel rejecting and so if anyone could help me out it would be much appreciated!! i got it done (i think, if not the exact date its a couple days off) febuary 19th of this year. its now may 20th and i know its not fully healed but im nervous!! i went to a reputable piercer in my area and was pierced with a titanium barbell. they gave me a piercing soap they made and saline spray. for about a month and a half i cleaned twice a day with saline and once at night with the soap. after that, i left it alone. maybe 2-2 1/2 months in i tried changing it to a piece of jewelry i got off amazon (so smart am i right) which was stainless steel. to interject really quick i had no idea that stainless steel was bad. 😂😂 anywho, after that it turned into what it is now (see pictures below) and im scared that i made it reject. 😭its done something like this before, i had noticed that on the bottom there was some redness, granulation tissue (i think thats what its called), and excessive lymph fluid coming out of it. it also was EXTREMELY tender (it would sting so so bad) but i figured out that was just from high wasted pants. i also went and saw my piercer and she says it was just a moisture bump. it went away and all was well until i decided i was bored and wanted to change the jewelry. 😂😂 its been like this for maybe two weeks now and im only cleaning it with the soap at night. i also apply emu oil on it at night. keep in mind i also take very long baths which probably isnt best for it, so im planning to stop. any advice? is it rejection or irritaion? is it fixable? help!!!! lol!

edit: it has the original jewelry in that i got pierced with! i also have noticed the skin between the gem and the disc has gotten somewhat smaller and thinner. not very noticeably dramatic, but enough to make me think of rejection. is that migration or rejection?

u/aubreyfaye — 1 day ago