Tongue piercing rubber band from spacer stuck in tongue
6 years ago had my tongue pierced, no problems; about 3 months afterwards, I used a clear spacer w/clear small rubber band to keep it open---well, the piercing got extremely sore and when I went to take the spacer out, it seems that the clear rubber band either got stuck while taking the spacer out, or the tongue healed over the rubber band... leaving a bump and sore spot on the under side of my tongue. I went to a Dr. and he couldn't find anything... and said it would "work itself out eventually" and gave me some antibiotics to take. Well, 2 days ago I started to get soreness under my tongue and woke up this a.m. with swollen tongue and very sore bump, and pus coming from the underside hole where the piercing had been. The top of the tongue is fine, no redness, no pus; just the underside. So what do I do? If the rubber band is in there, will it come out, or will I continue to get infections the rest of my life because I have a 'foreign part' in my body now?