Wellness

[Kalli]

On 2/26/2015 esmeraldagooch said:

This is what your jeweler could install and you could wear your ring. The second opens completely.

http://fingerfit.com/

http://fingermate.com/

Great idea!

[Kalli]

My pointer finger on my left hand got a little puffy a few years ago and has stayed that way. I thought it was from holding my reins while riding because I'm a righty and use my right hand for pretty much everything else.

Anyway, sometimes I use a little liquid soap on my finger to get a stubborn ring on and off. But that picture above looks like a nice solution, too.

[Tissyanne]

The remark by hckynut was better left unsaid. It was demeaning and unnecessary.

[hckynut]

Apple Head---------If you come back to this thread you started!!! After reading what others here have said and looking at my post! Didn't really come out the way I intended. I added to a post to "dex" that I came on way too strong even for me. My intent was not to bully you. I can only say that as a male I cannot really relate to the wearing of rings the same as my opposite gender. While I do have 3 earrings, I cannot even wear my wedding ring because of my arthritic fingers. This is not a big deal to me because I could never wear rings, due to my jobs working with machinery, it was against safety regulations set by the company. I wish you well and hopefully this will not be an issue for you in any more of your joints.

[CalminHeart]

I have the same issue as OP. I wear gold, can't wear silver. I had my local jeweler size the ring up a half size and add gold sizing balls inside the band. I can get the ring on and the balls keep the ring from rolling. I eventually had this done to several rings.

[Kweenme]

On 2/27/2015 hckynut said: Apple Head---------If you come back to this thread you started!!! After reading what others here have said and looking at my post! Didn't really come out the way I intended. I added to a post to "dex" that I came on way too strong even for me. My intent was not to bully you. I can only say that as a male I cannot really relate to the wearing of rings the same as my opposite gender. While I do have 3 earrings, I cannot even wear my wedding ring because of my arthritic fingers. This is not a big deal to me because I could never wear rings, due to my jobs working with machinery, it was against safety regulations set by the company. I wish you well and hopefully this will not be an issue for you in any more of your joints.

hckynut - so sorry for the tah-do, tah-dah over your initital comment. Those of us who have followed you know what you've dealt with, but very importantly, that a fella would have the common sense approach. We of the feminine gender wear shoes that hurt (because they're "cute"), garments to cinch us in and countless other things to make us feel pretty. My husband would never dream of any of the above - cutting to the chase, if it hurts - think about how to fix it! Your apology was heartfelt and I hope is accepted just as graciously.

To the OP, I truly hope you find a solution to your dilemma. Pretties aside (and, oh yes, I like 'em too), as others have sai, maybe your doc could offer a solution to the swelling. I wish you the best.

[violann]

Actually, playing a musical instrument can help keep joints healthy even with the onset of arthritis. There are several instrumentalists who are/were able to continue to play by developing compensations, Les Paul being just one. The disease process may continue, but the endorphins generated while playing help keep things movin' and groovin'.

[hckynut]

I play the keyboard and trumpet(cornet/flugle horn) and it does work my fingers? At times pushing down the valves on the horns is harder than putting sufficient air into them to hit certain "high notes". As long as I got wind, and many here think I have plenty of the hot kind, I will keep right on playing, even the huh-huh-hi notes. Dang that hurt!

[PINKdogWOOD]

Try osteo in all ten fingers. Genetically inherited from paternal side of my family. Ms Apple indicated she can no longer wear size 7 rings. I'm now up to size 10 on my left index finger and need size 11 for my left middle & ring fingers and the same for right index and middle. I used to be able to wear size 10 on all of those fingers but not anymore. However, size 11 then spins on my left ring finger - so annoying. As you can imagine, I've pretty much stopped wearing rings unless I get into my stash of fashion stretch rings.

Try to find size 11 rings - almost impossible.

Oh I didn't even mention my dexterity. I used to watch my grandmother pick up things like needles or straight pins. She had to turn her hand/fingers sideways if you can imagine. Now I have to do the same thing at times. My hands are so ugly all the time and painful a lot the time.

[Anglophilly]

I stopped wearing rings except for my wedding ring, which is on the left hand. I'm a rightie so the osteoarthritis in the right hand is much more evident. I gave my "heirloom" rings to my daughter & granddaughter.

I don't miss the rings as much as missing the ease of opening packaging, picking up small objects and releasing the car's emergency brake (takes 2 hands now). Time marches on & so does the osteoarthritis but I believe in "use it or lose it".