Firm earlobe weeks after stretching?

So i stretched my earlobes to 00 gauge...that was a month ago. Ive been wearing steel tunnels and its been great....but a little while after i stretched i got a pimple on my right earlobe under the skin(not in the piercing...underneath it on the lobe) anyway it finally went away...but 2 weeks later my lobe is firm and doesnt have much stretch to it. I have 00 flares, and they go in my left ear without any fuss.....but they will not go in my right. Do i just have to wait longer for the lobe to heal up more?? any help would be great thanks.