Help! The engagement ring went on and now it will not come off!

I have tried soap, oil, lotion, even astroglide! It will not come off to be seized. It fits fine where it is but won't come above the knuckle. And the kicker is that it slide right on without a hitch!

Doctor said it is not causing any problems with circulation. But if I have the dang ring cut off, it will cost us to have it fixed. If I an get it off without damage it won't cost to get it sized.

See my post below about epcot

that might help, as would warming up the ring (although I don't have an immediate idea how to best do that).

No luck.

Not my most fun experience.

Things You’ll Need:
Hand lotion, dishwashing liquid or olive oil
Step1 Soak your hand in ice-cold water if it is swollen. Wait 5 to 10 minutes for the swelling to recede.
Step2 Apply lubricant around the ring and up the length of your finger. Hand lotion, dishwashing liquid or olive oil will do the trick.
Step3 Twist the ring as you slowly work it up and over the knuckle. You may need to apply some force to get it over the first knuckle. Make sure to twist, not tug.
Step4 If the ring still won't budge, visit a doctor to have it removed.

when he gave it to you?

just kidding - but, maybe go to a jewelry store to see if they can help.

had fatter fingers after many years of marriage than when they got married. One time my mom, grandma, brother, and I went to Epcot center and disney. At the end of the day mom phoned up dad and said that she'd found a way to get the ring off. He asked how, and she said that when you walk twice around epcot center it comes off. It had been summer and I think the heat and exertion dehydrated her enough that her fingers got skinnier. Maybe you should spend too much time in a sauna but with friend supervising from outside the door. If it's only been a week, there shouldn't be much difference from when you put it on.

So although this sounds like terrible advice: get dehydrated a little bit.

Wrap my hand in it and see if that would help. I am at the point to tr almost anything.

Heating pad will make the finger swell a bit. Ice brings it down.
As for the walk around Disneyland in the heat, that worked because the person got dehydrated. A heating pad will not dehydrate your finger.
If you want to get dehydrated and don't have access to a sauna, try a diuretic, like Midol.

I can't understand a damn thing he's saying...but if you watch the technique with the thread...should be easy to do :)

pretty neat trick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4tCgAnvSfA

Only use dental floss. An ER doc taught me this using surgical suture. Dental floss would work as well - use a curved tapestry needle to get it under the ring without piercing your hand.

:rofl:

Your finger might be a little inflamed around the joint. and the Prep H just might do it.

Should slide right off. I've had that happen and it worked like a charm.

it's very slippery. Also the struggling has probably made it swell up a bit more, so ice a bit and then put on the Palmolive.

You need some sewing thread, topstitch thread is best, don't get anything too fine but it needs a very smooth finish.

Start at the base of your finger and wrap it TIGHTLY around your finger.

THIS WILL HURT!!!!!

Be very neat and cover the finger up under and a little past the ring--don't leave any skin showing at all. The tip of your finger will change colors. You should be able to slip the ring over the thread this way. You may need to go almost up to the middle joint before it will move.

I had the very same thing happen to me years ago, ended up going to the ER, and this is what they did. It hurt like the dickens, but the ring came off.

I should have taken it as an omen--the relationship didn't last.

Good luck!

if that doesn't work, i'm stumped, the next stop is the jeweler's saw (don't try this at home)

that always works for me

we all are curious now :rofl:

This will allow the blood to drain away, and perhaps might give that ring some wiggle room.

It's a bonus that if you do this, you won't bleed as much or as quickly if you have to cut your finger off.

This will allow the blood to drain away, and perhaps might give that ring some wiggle room.

It's a bonus that if you do this, you won't bleed as much or as quickly if you have to cut your finger off.

Get thee to Mordor - stat! Bring a small saw...