Question:
Anyone else not able to get their rings off before surgery?
I have tried everything from soap to olive oil and my rings WILL NOT come off. I know they want you to take them off before surgery, but what if you can't? It is my wedding set, so not only is it sentimental, it's expensive, so cutting them off is not an option. Help! Only 2 days to go! — Shannon Z. (posted on October 13, 2003)
October 13, 2003
Try putting your hand or fingers in a bowl of ice, your fingers will shrink
and then you may be able to get the rings off. I could not wear any
jewerly into surgery, also no nail polish can be worn, they have to be able
to check your fingernails to be sure of good cardic funtion. I do not know
the actually reason for no jewerly, but I would assume that they did not
need anything getting in the way, incase they need to draw blood between
fingers are something. Hope this helps
— cindy
October 13, 2003
I also couldn't get my rings off so the OR nurse put masking tape over
them. Maybe they will do this for you too!
— Kathy K.
October 13, 2003
I had surgery twice before my wls and could not get my rings off. They put
tape over them to cover them and being a nurse, I, myself, in prepping
people for surgery have don e the same thing. So just ask them to tape
them and refuse to let them cut them off altho, I don't think they will ask
to cut them off. I'm sure they will tape them ovfer for you.
— Delores S.
October 13, 2003
dont worry, i do not know why they act like that is so vital, ive had 2
surgeries and there was no way the rings were coming off i tried only to
make them more swollen, they will put tape around them, so dont worry!!
shelly
— shellypoe
October 13, 2003
I, too was unable to remove my rings before surgery. The surgical staff
taped them for me during surgery. Now, ten and a half months later, I had
my rings resized from an 11 to a 7... Just wait- your turn is coming!! Best
of luck to you! 295/169/150
— Leslie M.
October 13, 2003
My hospital required the rings( also expensive and sentimental) to be
removed before surgery. I had a good jewler remove them and he then repair
them. You would never know they were cut.
— Karen W.
October 13, 2003
I had my rings stuck on my fingers last year. I tried soap, oil, lotion,
you name it... A friend at work told me to use windex. Believe it or not,
it actually worked... Try it... it might work for you too...
— Jessica P.
October 13, 2003
Try vaseline or like one poster said dip your had in ice to make your
fingers shrink. Good luck with your surgery.
— Tammy N.
October 13, 2003
Oh boy, have I been waiting for someone to ask me this one!!!!..OK HERE
GOES...first you take a piece of string and put it under your ring going
from your hand up..then you circle it around your finger as tight as you
can.you want it to be on your finger like a spool...once you get it wound
around your finger above the knuckle, you start unwinding the string from
the bottom, and it will bring your ring up..as the string is keeping your
finger from swelling and keeping it small, the ring will come off no
problem...let me know if you have any problems with this
OK???..(((HUGS)))..Lin
— Linda T.
October 14, 2003
Hi Shannon ... I too had that problem (there's still an indentation where
my wedding ring was!) ... anyway ... I was told to raise my hand over my
head for as long as I could (I did about 10 minutes) ... then with some
dishwashing liquid, they did come off. I'd be a bit weary of having the
rings taped on ... although it might be OK, I'd be concerned that if for
any reason you bloated up, they would cut off circulation to your finger?
Just a thought ... but Good Luck! LAP RNY 06/18/03 -68
— Karyn B
October 14, 2003
If I am not the surgery queen, I am at least one of her court. I had 7
surgeries over a 3 year period. Before I had RNY I had the same situation
for at least 3 of those surgeries. They want you to take your rings off for
3 reasons, one circulatory, one to keep them from catching on anything and
the third to keep them from getting stolen (yes this is a problem in many
hospitals). In most hospitals, if you don't take your rings off because
they are stuck, they will put tape over them to keep them on your hand and
to "seal" any place it could catch onto something. Best wishes
for a safe journey -
— M B.
October 14, 2003
Shannon, I didn't take my ring off I kept it on they just put tape over it
and the same with an earring I have in my top of my ear they don't do
things to much like they used to, I found it out when I had back surgery in
april the gal asked me if I wanted it tapred I said yes so this time around
( 11 days ago ) I just said I want these 2 things taped and they said ok.
no biggie, so I wouldn't worry about it just ask them to tape it up. good
luck on a sppedy recovery
— DENISE Y.
October 14, 2003
Don't worry about it! You've got enough things to worry about with surgery
being 2 days away :)
I had to leave my wedding ring on through both of my c-sections,
unfortunately because they wouldn't come off.
— Debbie P.
October 14, 2003
Wow I cannot even wear my rings, because am retaing alot of water....have
you tried baby oil? good luck *RD*
— Ruschell
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