Women like to play in the Jewelry Store and try on big Diamond Rings.
They put them on their fingers and pretend to get them stuck. Some do. The boyfriends will look at me and ask "What do you do if the ring really does gets stuck and she can't get it off?"
I like to smile at them and say "Not a problem. We have this little gizmo in the back that we use to cut the finger off... "
This always makes them hesitate for a second. I can see their eyes grow big, then they finally get the joke and smile and laugh. Ha, evil isn't it? Somehow, they always find a way of getting that ring off.
The Ring really is Stuck!
Sadly this is not always the case. I make light of the subject, but some people really do have a problem and can not get their rings off. Their rings get stuck on their fingers and it gets uncomfortable and can cut off circulation to the finger. A blue finger can be a cause for panic and emergency. It has to be dealt with quickly and carefully. It's a scary thing.
Lots of things can cause your ring to get stuck on your finger. Your ring gets embedded into your skin and hurts.
What causes this to happen?
There are lots of reasons...
Some people put their Wedding Ring on their Finger the day of the Wedding and never take it off. 20 Years later, when their bodies and fingers are fatter, they notice their body and skin has grown up around their small ring leaving a deep indentation in their finger. That poor ring gets sandwiched and locked in the folds of puffy, mounded flesh.
Other Women forget to remove their rings at night and wake up with swollen, enlarged fingers that painfully lock their rings in place.
Men are always too rough on their rings. Some smash the ring picking things up. Others get their hands smashed at work causing their ring to turn into an oval flat tire on their fingers.
Allergies Cause Swelling?
Some people have allergies that cause their fingers to swell up and enlarge.
Bottom line is: It doesn't matter what causes your ring to get stuck, but that it is stuck, and you want to get it unstuck. You've tried pulling the ring off. You've tried hand lotions and soaps and creams. You may have even tried to put ice on your hands and fingers to reduce the swelling. Nothing works! It drives people nuts. They finally come into the Jewelry Store in a panic wondering what they have to do to remove the trapped ring.
So how do you remove your trapped ring from your hurting finger? Read on...
