May 13th, 2010 | Author: trancejen
Do you want to know how stupid I am? This is how stupid:
I have an MRI of my brain scheduled for this afternoon, so last night I figured I would remove my nose ring. Metal + MRIs = no-no.
I wasn’t quite sure as to how to go about this task, because I have a rather thick, I think 12- or 10-gauge, steel ring in there. It does not bend easily.
I grabbed a couple of pairs of pliers, assuming that this would be the easiest way to go about my task, and headed for the bathroom, judiciously ignoring the cheers of my rotten family as they whooped and hollered. (They are not fans of my pretty little piercing.)
I looked in the bathroom mirror and grasped one side with one pair of pliers, and then grasped the other side with the other pair, and then squeezed. Then I attempted to twist the ring out of shape.
It didn’t budge.
Apparently the people who craft these piercing rings are not fucking around.
I tried again, to no avail.
The third time, I really put my back into it and twisted with all my might, and then one of the pairs of pliers slipped off of the ring, skating across my face to stab me directly beneath my good eye.
I now have a medium-sized cut and a hole underneath my eye.
I will not repeat the string of swears that escaped from my delicate little lips, but let’s just say that my child, who was two rooms over, was traumatized.
Seriously traumatized.
I gave up at that point, as the blood dripped down my face, and figured that either they could cut the damned thing off with a bolt cutter at the MRI facility or just leave it in, since it is so firmly implanted that the MRI magnet has no chance of pulling it out.
Kids, if you have to have a piercing removed, go to a professional who has professional tools.
Don’t try this at home.
Thank you.
Happy Thursday.
OUCHH!!!!
Update: Got the damned thing out!!! Used a pair of crimping pliers, which worked MUCH better.
(tried again because I called the MRI place and they said I could not get an MRI with it in.)
I’m cringing in sympathy. Here’s to a quick healing!!
thanks!!
My god, you could’ve put an eye out! Glad you didn’t. Ouch.
Yikes ! Jen love, I am so damn glad that you didn’t gouge out your sole functioning eye all because of freakin’ nose jewelry. Sorry about the ouchie under the eye too.
Now: Repeat after me; “I will NOT replace my nose ring, I will NOT replace my nose ring, I will NOT even think about replacing my nose ring”…
I say this only because you are bound to have more MRI’s in your future and you dodged a MAJOR bullet this time in your attempt to remove the ring in the first place. I cringed while reading this entry because you tried to remove the ring without the help of a piercing shop.
*Whew* Now let’s all hope that the MRI will give the doctor a definitive reason for all of the brainfarts so he can fix the problem. I will keep my fingers crossed for ya sweetie.
John in Phoenix
Yikes! I just assumed those rings would be easily removed, as part of the design! Thanking heaven it missed your eye.
I know, next time wear a pair of protective glasses, because one time the saran wrap got away from me, and I kid you not the sharp little slicer teeth hit me right in the face and scratched my glasses. Heehee Yes, I am a spaz.
John, too late! I already put it back in! LOL But now I know what tools to properly get it out with.
CranRasbry, that Saran Wrap can be dangerous indeed…hee…
Well…OK then, nose jewelry is a very personal choice to be sure. I just don’t want to ever see any harm come to you because of a piece of metal. Now I know what to get you for Christmas !
Still hoping the MRI will yield positive results.
John in Phoenix