u/Old-Apartment-8564

i’ve had my septum pierced at 16g for 3+ years and decided to move up to 14g. i did this three days ago and since it has been consistently incredibly painful without stop unless i’m taking ibuprofen.

i understand pain with stretching is common but i don’t feel like this is normal? i’ve always been pretty sure it was pierced correctly and i have a decent pain tolerance but this is awful. adding an image in case that helps or i am wrong about the placement (i know the jewelry is tiny, accidentally ordered an 8mm diameter)

anyways, looking for input because i am new to stretching anything and this doesn’t feel like a normal amount of pain for such a small stretch