having rings cut off fingers?

[Guest guest]

Oh man, last nite my right forearm began to swell, and then my left hand

fingers. This is not unusual, so I went about my evening. About midnite, my

wedding ring finger began to hurt. I had put my rings back on after a lengthy

time not being able to wear them, thinking if my fingers began to swell again, I

would be able to get them off agin. I was wrong. I oiled my finger, I

aspercreamed my finger, I held it in ice water for hours, There are actually 4

rings on that finger, and I was able to get the outermost one off, but, it

damaged my finger more getting it off and the finger swelled even more. the

finger still has color, it is not purple or black yet, but- even tho I slept

with my hand in a bag of ice cubes and held it up high (piled on a mountain of

pillows) it swelled more instead of reducing. It is now very obvious I am going

to have to do something, the rings are now surrounded by and nearly buried under

my swollen finger. and yes it hurts. will my rings be able to be repaired after

I get them cut off? How expensive might it be? Do I go to a jeweler or a doctor?

I know I have not been here in awhile. Been so busy my RA kinda slipped

by....but I let it get out of control, stress. My uuncle died a couple weeks

ago on my moms birthday. 2 days later she was dx'ed with lung metastasis to her

brain and had surgery. The nite of her surgery, her other brother died. Then

the day after her surgery the hurricanes hit and my sis in law, 2 nephews we

raised from age 10-17 and one of their wife and 2 small kids are still missing.

And then our school decided our disabled daughter can no longer go to public

school. I guess the stress finally built up and swelled joints that never

swelled before. <sigh> And here I am again, back by you all.