Originally posted by EBCiviC
but your best shot if you still want it is to repierce it, the tongue heals in a matter of minutes and you could risk tearing it if you DIY.
I went to Pac Sun and got a new barbell about an hour after I swallowed the old one. It's doing fine. I think it's more that it heals in a matter of hours rather than minutes because I've taken it out plenty of times before for like an hour or two when the situation dictated that it not be there.