relatively new to stretching...

[Bleakseptember]

So i've made it to a 9/16 and i currently only have silicone dub flares and i'm trying to go up to a 5/8, however i've been trying for the past month to no avail. The new jewelry is a tophat glass tunnel. The weird thing about this is i can fit larger more tapered objects through, just not the actual jewelry.

also an unrelated note, when i first started stretching, i was kinda used as a guinea by one of my friends as a test subject for speed stretching. i was going up 2-3 sizes every two weeks till i got to a 0. i don't have any sort of blowouts, just a lil scar tissue and have been doing vitamin e oil rubs for the past month now, and my lobes are looking much better.

also the last time i tried to stretch, i noticed the inside of my lobe had a bluish/purple bruise looking mark inside it...any ideas?

any help would be greatly appreciated.

-jake

[TOFU]

Have you tried PTFE tape?

[Bleakseptember]

that would be a no. i've tried electrical tape because i read somewhere that it was a tried and true method for some people. what is ptfe tape?