Post AzZNJvWJRc5vBEzDIO by bigzaphod@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AzZNJpNaH9Y08Qr9rE by bigzaphod@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T13:45:37Z
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Woke up with my ring finger and hand tingling a bit and in a weird panic state. I've had that happen before where my brain latches on to the source of the tingling as my wedding band pinching my finger or something so I'll slip it off a bit until the brain settles down.Except today I couldn't get the ring off. And hooo boy did my brain start freaking out.Normally I can slip my ring off and sometimes I do that while thinking or even watching TV - just moving it past the knuckle and back.
(DIR) Post #AzZNJqlj6sSARb9x7w by brothercasas@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T15:22:08Z
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@bigzaphod Speaking as a paramedic that has cut rings off of many people, this technique was a game changer. After an ER doc showed me this method, it became the first thing we would try. I don’t think I’ve cut a ring off a finger in almost 10 years now.I don’t normally share YT videos but this was a good example of how we do it. Hope it helps.https://youtube.com/watch?v=DxoAbK5Pc6w
(DIR) Post #AzZNJvWJRc5vBEzDIO by bigzaphod@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T13:46:35Z
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But for some reason, I can't do that today and I'm freaking out.With much pain, I did manage to get it off but now I'm afraid to put it back because it feels like I'll never get it off again. And my finger is swollen now too.Brains are stupid.I might need to get my ring resized.
(DIR) Post #AzZNK1f2c4dqE37GjY by bigzaphod@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T13:48:29Z
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Of course right now my hand feels totally wrong without it there and I'm freaking out in a different way paranoid I'm going to lose it now.Generally speaking I never take it off - just slip it past my knuckle and back to reassure myself it's not stuck.This is why I don't wear ties or necklaces or fancy collars.
(DIR) Post #AzZNK8BWMEBgSWMIC0 by bigzaphod@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T13:49:41Z
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Meanwhile my wife's ring is like.. growing into her finger and she says she likes it better that way because then she knows it's never going to slip off and get lost.I'd be in the ER with a panic attack if that happened to me, I think.
(DIR) Post #AzZNKEXiibVgB6n6cy by bigzaphod@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T16:03:12Z
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Ok, I went to Walmart and spent a whooping $3 on a pack of silicone rings and am now wearing a silicone ring instead.It's a bit wider than my regular ring and since it's silicone, it's not very slippery and doesn't move which is kinda weird... but... we'll see how this goes.My finger will probably un-swell itself in a day or two and probably can fit my normal ring back on but we'll see.I guess if this works, I could spend a whole $20 to get a slightly nicer and better made silicone ring. 🙂
(DIR) Post #AzZNKKEnXrwHq9z4y0 by bigzaphod@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T16:11:27Z
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The upshot of a silicone ring is that it can also be safer - if it got caught in a machine or something, it could snap or deform enough to be pulled off rather than taking my entire finger/hand/skin with it.So that's a nice potential bonus.It just feels super weird to not be wearing my real actual ring that I've had for nearly two decades.Plus there's an odd feeling about replacing what was an expensive chunk of metal with a $0.75 piece of polymer.