Hey guys...

My tongue is done, finally.



I kept putting off binding it, because the bindings hurt super bad, and then I kept having events in my life that caused me to skip it(I didn't do it before the bout, then I got sick and didn't want the added misery). Finally I asked a chick on my team, who is a nurse in normal life, to steal me a scalpel.

I ended up staying up till about 8am, making small cuts in what was left, because it hurt like a bitch to do more. Finally I finished and then passed out. I ended up waking up at 5pm today, I slept like a rock!

Today it hardly hurts at all, I barely notice it. Kudos go out to my friend Jim, who I convinced to get on Skype with me so I could have emotional support while I cut it(even though I didn't end up doing it on camera cause I didn't want him to see me be a wimp).

I'm completely in love with my tongue, it looks amazing.


Though there is a hang up.

At some point when I was binding, a string became off centered. I noticed this but couldn't dig it out. Now it is a weird lump on the side of my tongue. I tried to get a picture of it here:



So now I have to cut that off too! Even though there is so little of it, I get the feeling it will suck to do, since at least with my tongue it was anchored on both sides, with this little bump I have to hold onto it... or something. I don't know. I think I'll go get something to eat first...

Tongue splitting diary, Day I don't even know

Been really lazy with updates. I have less than an inch left, but it has been going slow. I blame myself because I've slowed down on the bindins, because for some reason they hurt way way more now. Also a weird lump has developed in the front... It may be a little off centered.


It is tempting just to get a medical scalpel and just cut the last little bit.

Tongue splitting diary, Day 18

The split is ever growing. I keep thinking it isn't working, or I'm not binding it tight enough, and then I look at it and I'm amazed at the progress! I can open the tip a bit, and the split is visible all the way down my tongue.

It looks a bit crooked, but it's not in real life.

There's still some white matter on the inside of my tongue that looks like scar tissue, though. Hopefully that goes away soon.

A better pic of the split and how deep it's getting, plus you can see the white stuff.

For some reason it's been easier to talk and eat lately too, however the eating involves terrible table matters on my part. I have to cut my food into little pieces and shoving it back onto my molars. It isn't pretty, but I've been enjoying eating solids again.

So I'm estimating it's about 60% done. I think it'll take another week and a half. We'll see how accurate that estimate is!

Tongue splitting diary, day 11

It's been awhile since an update, but that's because there hasn't been much to report on. I left friday to play some derby in Canada(see pic above), so I was holding off on doing a new binding until after. I had also ran out of the mouthwash to clean it so I didn't want to push my luck. I've noticed some white matter in the split, it doesn't appear to be pus. I'm not too worried about it.

Anyways, I've got a nice little split going along the top of my tongue, and I can flex and open it a bit. Jet city is now on winter break to it gives me a solid two weeks to work on it in peace. Skating with something constricting your tongue kind of sucks! Especially when you bite down on it when you get hit.

I don't know if it's my imagination, but I seem to need to bind a lot more frequently now. They seem to be too loose after a few hours(or a night). I've read online, though, that after the first few days it goes a lot faster. I hope that's what is happening, and I'm not just wasting my time thinking I've bound it tight enough and it's not.

And now for a pic! Sorry for the crappy quality:


Trying to show the split better:

Tongue splitting diary, day 4/5

Day 4: As of the end of day 3, my tongue had split a bit near the back. Today, it hadn't split any farther so I figured that the bind had gotten a bit too loose. So after derby practice I added another one. It hurt too much to cut out the old one, so I just added another over it.

Day 5: Tried to cut out some of the old bindings I had, but couldn't because the shitty scissors I bought thinking they would be small and sharp enough can't cut through the line. Figured the 2nd binding wasn't done tight enough, so I added a 3rd. This will be the last one I do before I cut out the old ones.

Eating is still a pain in the ass. Managed to choke down a few appetizers at the league potluck the other night but christ. With this newest binding it'll make it even harder for awhile. I need a blender.

Here's a pic of the split at the end day 3. It's super tiny, but it's a start(mind you when I first started there wasn't any space around my tongue piercing at all. Also sorry for the gross mouth color, I had just gotten done eating spaghetti-o's:

Tongue splitting diary, Day 2

Woke up at 7:30 this morning, which is crazy since I've been waking up at noon or so the last week. I'm pretty sure the tongue irritation is what caused it. It's considerably more uncomfortable today, but not unbearable. Unfortunately, I couldn't get back to sleep so I've been watching old Miami Ink seasons on Netflix.

Speaking is also harder than it was yesterday, due to swelling and discomfort when my tongue moves. The indent along the top of my tongue(near my tongue piercing) is also a lot more prevelant than yesterday.

I'll try to take a picture tonight.

Tongue splitting diary, Day 1

So I just put in the first binding before heading out to a league meeting. It's a bit uncomfortable and feels very strange(I am constantly very aware of my tongue. It's quite peculiar). I'm not sure if I have tightened it tight enough, but I figure I'll wait and see how it looks tomorrow once it has swollen up a bit before I make that call.

Right now the battle is making sure it is as centered as possible and making sure it stays that way. The damn thing keeps trying to slip off to the side, just enough to bother me. Symmetry is key!

Here is a crappy picture taken just so to show what it looks like now:


It doesn't look like much, but it will with time. This was taken before I went to the meeting, and even now it looks a little deeper and more pronounced.

On a semi-related note, my roommate made me chicken for dinner and christ that was an uncomfortable meal. It hurts to move my tongue much, so I would pretty much just stick it by my molars, chomp on it and few times, and then swallow. It was still tasty, though... Pain for pleasure, I suppose. I guess I'll stick to liquid-ish foods for the next few days.


Check back for updates! I'm sure they will be more exciting than this one.

Maybe.