Re: Re: having rings cut off fingers? Had them cut off

[Guest guest]

WOW, so sorry to hear about this, and the pain must have been just awful!! Im

glad your home agian and get to feeling better soon!

Cortnee/TX

dreamer_plus <dreamer_plus@...> wrote: I did go to the ER cuz I could not

find an open jewelry store. I was afraid it would be a long wait at hosp. I

was right. and they insisted I try ice and lubricant. I knew it was beyond ice

and lubricant.

then they brought in a ring cutter. they worked an hour with the ring cutter

and got nowhere except to further traumatize my finger, they used the ring

cutter on my palm side smashing my finger and the stones into the hard table

top, and the leverage was smashing the bands togehter and against my bone. They

went and got 4 more ring cutter tools, but they did not do any better, the rings

were not coming off. They also from the friction created a blister. I was in

such pain by then, and so frustrated. I was there so long hospitality came to

see if the room temp was OK, did I want a meal or anything, was I comfortable.

The paperwork lady came to grill me for weird questions about my ChampVA

coverage and Medicare....and by then I was a trembling mass of human tisue.

They wound up breaking my finger due toleverage aginst the ring bands and they

called maintainance in which their tools to try something different. Finally

they got one off, and then another and finally the 3rd, but

in the process, they slit open my finger with one of the bands.

Then they made me hang around to wait to see the doc to approve my finger was

OK. He was tending to 2 critical emergencies, so I had to wait quite awhile,

all I wanted to do was flee. Doc walked in and said wiggle your fingers. I

told him to take a hike, no way were my fingers gonna wiggle.let me go. He said

he had to see my fingers wiggle. I told him the arthritis would not allow my

fngers to wiggle whether the rings were off or on, let me go home. He asked why

would I let my rings get so tight, instead of having had them resized. I said

look at 11 last nite, they were too LOOSE. due to the ra, by midnite they were

like this and I had kept the entire hand in a bag of ice all nite hoping it

would help. The rings were NOT too tight until the flare began, and it went so

fast I couldn't get them off.

It was SO traumatic, I doubt I will ever put any rings back on any of my

fingers. But, the rings are off, now. Whew. a broken and slit finger later.

[Guest guest]

WOW, so sorry to hear about this, and the pain must have been just awful!! Im

glad your home agian and get to feeling better soon!

Cortnee/TX

dreamer_plus <dreamer_plus@...> wrote: I did go to the ER cuz I could not

find an open jewelry store. I was afraid it would be a long wait at hosp. I

was right. and they insisted I try ice and lubricant. I knew it was beyond ice

and lubricant.

then they brought in a ring cutter. they worked an hour with the ring cutter

and got nowhere except to further traumatize my finger, they used the ring

cutter on my palm side smashing my finger and the stones into the hard table

top, and the leverage was smashing the bands togehter and against my bone. They

went and got 4 more ring cutter tools, but they did not do any better, the rings

were not coming off. They also from the friction created a blister. I was in

such pain by then, and so frustrated. I was there so long hospitality came to

see if the room temp was OK, did I want a meal or anything, was I comfortable.

The paperwork lady came to grill me for weird questions about my ChampVA

coverage and Medicare....and by then I was a trembling mass of human tisue.

They wound up breaking my finger due toleverage aginst the ring bands and they

called maintainance in which their tools to try something different. Finally

they got one off, and then another and finally the 3rd, but

in the process, they slit open my finger with one of the bands.

Then they made me hang around to wait to see the doc to approve my finger was

OK. He was tending to 2 critical emergencies, so I had to wait quite awhile,

all I wanted to do was flee. Doc walked in and said wiggle your fingers. I

told him to take a hike, no way were my fingers gonna wiggle.let me go. He said

he had to see my fingers wiggle. I told him the arthritis would not allow my

fngers to wiggle whether the rings were off or on, let me go home. He asked why

would I let my rings get so tight, instead of having had them resized. I said

look at 11 last nite, they were too LOOSE. due to the ra, by midnite they were

like this and I had kept the entire hand in a bag of ice all nite hoping it

would help. The rings were NOT too tight until the flare began, and it went so

fast I couldn't get them off.

It was SO traumatic, I doubt I will ever put any rings back on any of my

fingers. But, the rings are off, now. Whew. a broken and slit finger later.

[Guest guest]

How AWFUL! I'm so sorry you had to go through this. I hope they set

your finger! They don't seem like they know much about RA and how

the swelling just comes and goes. I'm glad this trauma is behind you

and I hope no long lasting problems result.

a

On Sep 5, 2005, at 2:23 PM, dreamer_plus wrote:

> I did go to the ER cuz I could not find an open jewelry store. I

> was afraid it would be a long wait at hosp. I was right. and they

> insisted I try ice and lubricant. I knew it was beyond ice and

> lubricant.

> then they brought in a ring cutter. they worked an hour with the

> ring cutter and got nowhere except to further traumatize my finger,

> they used the ring cutter on my palm side smashing my finger and

> the stones into the hard table top, and the leverage was smashing

> the bands togehter and against my bone. They went and got 4 more

> ring cutter tools, but they did not do any better, the rings were

> not coming off. They also from the friction created a blister. I

> was in such pain by then, and so frustrated. I was there so long

> hospitality came to see if the room temp was OK, did I want a meal

> or anything, was I comfortable. The paperwork lady came to grill

> me for weird questions about my ChampVA coverage and

> Medicare....and by then I was a trembling mass of human tisue.

> They wound up breaking my finger due toleverage aginst the ring

> bands and they called maintainance in which their tools to try

> something different. Finally they got one off, and Then they made

> me hang around to wait to see the doc to approve my finger was OK.

> He was tending to 2 critical emergencies, so I had to wait quite

> awhile, all I wanted to do was flee. Doc walked in and said wiggle

> your fingers. I told him to take a hike, no way were my fingers

> gonna wiggle.let me go. He said he had to see my fingers wiggle.

> I told him the arthritis would not allow my fngers to wiggle

> whether the rings were off or on, let me go home. He asked why

> would I let my rings get so tight, instead of having had them

> resized. I said look at 11 last nite, they were too LOOSE. due to

> the ra, by midnite they were like this and I had kept the entire

> hand in a bag of ice all nite hoping it would help. The rings were

> NOT too tight until the flare began, and it went so fast I couldn't

> get them off.

>

> It was SO traumatic, I doubt I will ever put any rings back on any

> of my fingers. But, the rings are off, now. Whew. a broken and

> slit finger later.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

How AWFUL! I'm so sorry you had to go through this. I hope they set

your finger! They don't seem like they know much about RA and how

the swelling just comes and goes. I'm glad this trauma is behind you

and I hope no long lasting problems result.

a

On Sep 5, 2005, at 2:23 PM, dreamer_plus wrote:

> I did go to the ER cuz I could not find an open jewelry store. I

> was afraid it would be a long wait at hosp. I was right. and they

> insisted I try ice and lubricant. I knew it was beyond ice and

> lubricant.

> then they brought in a ring cutter. they worked an hour with the

> ring cutter and got nowhere except to further traumatize my finger,

> they used the ring cutter on my palm side smashing my finger and

> the stones into the hard table top, and the leverage was smashing

> the bands togehter and against my bone. They went and got 4 more

> ring cutter tools, but they did not do any better, the rings were

> not coming off. They also from the friction created a blister. I

> was in such pain by then, and so frustrated. I was there so long

> hospitality came to see if the room temp was OK, did I want a meal

> or anything, was I comfortable. The paperwork lady came to grill

> me for weird questions about my ChampVA coverage and

> Medicare....and by then I was a trembling mass of human tisue.

> They wound up breaking my finger due toleverage aginst the ring

> bands and they called maintainance in which their tools to try

> something different. Finally they got one off, and Then they made

> me hang around to wait to see the doc to approve my finger was OK.

> He was tending to 2 critical emergencies, so I had to wait quite

> awhile, all I wanted to do was flee. Doc walked in and said wiggle

> your fingers. I told him to take a hike, no way were my fingers

> gonna wiggle.let me go. He said he had to see my fingers wiggle.

> I told him the arthritis would not allow my fngers to wiggle

> whether the rings were off or on, let me go home. He asked why

> would I let my rings get so tight, instead of having had them

> resized. I said look at 11 last nite, they were too LOOSE. due to

> the ra, by midnite they were like this and I had kept the entire

> hand in a bag of ice all nite hoping it would help. The rings were

> NOT too tight until the flare began, and it went so fast I couldn't

> get them off.

>

> It was SO traumatic, I doubt I will ever put any rings back on any

> of my fingers. But, the rings are off, now. Whew. a broken and

> slit finger later.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry, dreamer. That's horrible about your hand.

My condolences regarding all of your family problems, too.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Re: having rings cut off fingers? Had them cut off

>I did go to the ER cuz I could not find an open jewelry store. I was

>afraid it would be a long wait at hosp. I was right. and they insisted I

>try ice and lubricant. I knew it was beyond ice and lubricant.

> then they brought in a ring cutter. they worked an hour with the ring

> cutter and got nowhere except to further traumatize my finger, they used

> the ring cutter on my palm side smashing my finger and the stones into the

> hard table top, and the leverage was smashing the bands togehter and

> against my bone. They went and got 4 more ring cutter tools, but they did

> not do any better, the rings were not coming off. They also from the

> friction created a blister. I was in such pain by then, and so

> frustrated. I was there so long hospitality came to see if the room temp

> was OK, did I want a meal or anything, was I comfortable. The paperwork

> lady came to grill me for weird questions about my ChampVA coverage and

> Medicare....and by then I was a trembling mass of human tisue. They wound

> up breaking my finger due toleverage aginst the ring bands and they called

> maintainance in which their tools to try something different. Finally

> they got one off, and then another and finally the 3rd, but in the

> process, they slit open my finger with one of the bands.

> Then they made me hang around to wait to see the doc to approve my finger

> was OK. He was tending to 2 critical emergencies, so I had to wait quite

> awhile, all I wanted to do was flee. Doc walked in and said wiggle your

> fingers. I told him to take a hike, no way were my fingers gonna

> wiggle.let me go. He said he had to see my fingers wiggle. I told him

> the arthritis would not allow my fngers to wiggle whether the rings were

> off or on, let me go home. He asked why would I let my rings get so

> tight, instead of having had them resized. I said look at 11 last nite,

> they were too LOOSE. due to the ra, by midnite they were like this and I

> had kept the entire hand in a bag of ice all nite hoping it would help.

> The rings were NOT too tight until the flare began, and it went so fast I

> couldn't get them off.

>

> It was SO traumatic, I doubt I will ever put any rings back on any of my

> fingers. But, the rings are off, now. Whew. a broken and slit finger

> later.

[Guest guest]

Sorry, dreamer. That's horrible about your hand.

My condolences regarding all of your family problems, too.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Re: having rings cut off fingers? Had them cut off

>I did go to the ER cuz I could not find an open jewelry store. I was

>afraid it would be a long wait at hosp. I was right. and they insisted I

>try ice and lubricant. I knew it was beyond ice and lubricant.

> then they brought in a ring cutter. they worked an hour with the ring

> cutter and got nowhere except to further traumatize my finger, they used

> the ring cutter on my palm side smashing my finger and the stones into the

> hard table top, and the leverage was smashing the bands togehter and

> against my bone. They went and got 4 more ring cutter tools, but they did

> not do any better, the rings were not coming off. They also from the

> friction created a blister. I was in such pain by then, and so

> frustrated. I was there so long hospitality came to see if the room temp

> was OK, did I want a meal or anything, was I comfortable. The paperwork

> lady came to grill me for weird questions about my ChampVA coverage and

> Medicare....and by then I was a trembling mass of human tisue. They wound

> up breaking my finger due toleverage aginst the ring bands and they called

> maintainance in which their tools to try something different. Finally

> they got one off, and then another and finally the 3rd, but in the

> process, they slit open my finger with one of the bands.

> Then they made me hang around to wait to see the doc to approve my finger

> was OK. He was tending to 2 critical emergencies, so I had to wait quite

> awhile, all I wanted to do was flee. Doc walked in and said wiggle your

> fingers. I told him to take a hike, no way were my fingers gonna

> wiggle.let me go. He said he had to see my fingers wiggle. I told him

> the arthritis would not allow my fngers to wiggle whether the rings were

> off or on, let me go home. He asked why would I let my rings get so

> tight, instead of having had them resized. I said look at 11 last nite,

> they were too LOOSE. due to the ra, by midnite they were like this and I

> had kept the entire hand in a bag of ice all nite hoping it would help.

> The rings were NOT too tight until the flare began, and it went so fast I

> couldn't get them off.

>

> It was SO traumatic, I doubt I will ever put any rings back on any of my

> fingers. But, the rings are off, now. Whew. a broken and slit finger

> later.