Tongue tied

Of all the stupid things to be frustrated about! I decided last night that I want to take out my tongue ring. I've been thinking about this for a while now because I wanted to be sure of my decision. Tongues heal quickly enough that if I changed my mind as little as 24 hours after removing the bar, I'd pretty much be screwed. But it's been irritating my mouth a lot lately, so what the hell. Except that the ball was tightened so well when it was put in that I can't unscrew it! So it looks like I'm going to have to get a professional to do this for me. Of all the stupid things...