I would value your opinions please

a> Question is after this long is it likely that i'll not get to a happy a> state? In your opinion

what gauge are they? stretching may help; did for mine.

lish

33.2% / 32

a> Now i feel like a twit as i don't know the guage, however the barbells a> in each are appx 1mm in diameter. I was going to stretch up but not a> until i thought they happy. perhaps i should plunge in eh! Thanks..

i'm guessing they're a fourteen, though 1mm is 18ga. hopefully your 'artist' wouldn't put 18ga jewelry in your nips. anyhow, mine became much happier upon reaching 10ga. so. yeah.

lish

33.2% / 32

i'm gonna hope they're more to the tune of 1.6mm, which would be 14ga.

which is still kinda thin for some people.

i agree with lish, mine were happier when they got to 10ga.

after two years i wouldn't call it much of a plunge

(snipped stuff about nipples with problems to get to what I think might be the root of the problem)

Try leaving them alone for a couple of weeks. Rinse them with water when you take a shower. And rinse them with a castille soap (or another mild soap) once a week.

My nipple reached a particular stage of healing after two months and stayed that way for 2 more months. Then I stopped daily washing and it healed completely within a month. It was originally pierced at 14g, since been stretched to 12. I've not had a problem with it since I stopped daily washing.