I've been stretching my ears for a while now. I clean them with rubbing alcohol at least every day if not more than once a day. I just changed sizes and I waited a month and a half before this change. The earrings went in pretty easy but I am more sore than normal. The day after I changed, one ear had a tiny bit of blood and some pus on the back side. There hasn't been any more blood but more pus today. Around the earrings, it feels sort of firm and swollen. Is this normal when you get to larger gauges? Should I go back to the smaller size or should I just keep cleaning? Or should I take the earrings out all together and wait for it to heal?