RIP my nip piercings

I took my nip piercings out on Monday evening and when I checked on Tuesday afternoon, I couldn't get my jewelry back in.

For context, I got them done about 2.5 years ago and I don't think they ever really healed. I cleaned them daily but still got crusties daily and they were sore more often than not. I took them out because they have been painful and an annoyance for a couple of weeks at that point.

Not looking for advice or anything, just mourning my pierced nips era. They were cute but for me they aren't worth the pain and frustration.