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Umm yes it it. I was thinking it would be very difficult to put it back in. I had emergency gall bladder surgery and I wasn't able to put it back in right away and I had to get repierced afterward. I don't want a burn, especially "down there" so I will put the spacer in and hope for the best,

maybe too personal but ring or bar?

i had a ring in til my gall bladder op and was allowed the plastic bar for the op and recovery they told me no in the tongue but down there was ok but no metal incase of xrays or scans etc

this time i just didn;t bother to use the plastic had it so long its not gonna close up on me and its been bar since the gall bladder op so easier to put back in than the ring which you need closers for.

you can always use nothing for the op get a plastic bar and have your partner or someone put the plastic in after.

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maybe too personal but ring or bar?

i had a ring in til my gall bladder op and was allowed the plastic bar for the op and recovery they told me no in the tongue but down there was ok but no metal incase of xrays or scans etc

this time i just didn;t bother to use the plastic had it so long its not gonna close up on me and its been bar since the gall bladder op so easier to put back in than the ring which you need closers for.

you can always use nothing for the op get a plastic bar and have your partner or someone put the plastic in after.

It's a ring. It seems weird to talk about it in a public forum, but I'm sure I'll be sharing more personal stuff over the next few months LOL. I had the ring for more than 6 years but I forgot about it after surgery and it closed by the time I was up to thinking about it again. :rolleyes: I will ask about it but if not I think I've seen plastic bars too somewhere. Or I'll have to make my first post-op out of home visit to the shop. Nice to see where my priorities are isn't it? :D Really, I'm just kidding. Sorta...

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I went back to my piercer and got Tigon spacers in the nips and that was pre-approved by the surgeon' date=' so all was well.[/quote']

O.o Dooter has a freaky side;)

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It's a ring. It seems weird to talk about it in a public forum' date=' but I'm sure I'll be sharing more personal stuff over the next few months LOL.[/quote']

Not to worry, I'm finding a lot of us here are freaks.

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O.o Dooter has a freaky side;)

Lol, too funny. OTR, you're crazy.

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Not to worry, I'm finding a lot of us here are freaks.

Hmmm. I've been called many things but not a freak. I think I like it! :D

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What happens if you can't get rings off due to gaining weight? Also' date=' what about acrilic fingernails?[/quote']

Rings have to come off. I suppose it would have to be cut off. Is check with the hospital for sure though. Artificial nails could stay on. Again, check with the hospital. I'm sure they all have their own rules just as we know the doctors do.

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It's a ring. It seems weird to talk about it in a public forum, but I'm sure I'll be sharing more personal stuff over the next few months LOL. I had the ring for more than 6 years but I forgot about it after surgery and it closed by the time I was up to thinking about it again. :rolleyes: I will ask about it but if not I think I've seen plastic bars too somewhere. Or I'll have to make my first post-op out of home visit to the shop. Nice to see where my priorities are isn't it? :D Really, I'm just kidding. Sorta...

I suggest going to a piercer and getting the plastic ones not funky uv ones or anything these are a lot cheaper just say your going in for a op and need a plastic bar during the op and hospital stay they will do one the right size for you and switch it out.

They just cut a little strip off and make a thread on each end and add the balls it’s not pre made.

The rings are a pain I actually bought both a opener and a closer the little ball is such a fiddly pain in the butt to try and get right my sister and partner tried to put it back in for me kept dropping the ball so I just left the bar in and glad I did so I didn’t have to go have it removed again for this op lol

Had mine for 15 years so 5 or so days wasn’t gonna close up on me lol

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Ask your doctor before hand so you know exactly what is required and you can be ready. Different docs have different requirements. I had my endoscope today and they said all piercings, regardless of where, had to be removed and all they were doing is going down my throat, lol.

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Thanks Sassypants! I will do that.

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O.o Dooter has a freaky side;)

Hey, gotta keep the marriage exciting!! ;)

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