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Will my left ring finger ever go back to normal size?

christinetheslp — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:15:16 -0800

My ring size has changed since my pregnancy. Is there any hope that it will ever go back to normal? I had a baby last May. Towards the end of my pregnancy my fingers were quite swollen and I couldn't wear my wedding rings anymore.

The weight loss has been slow, but by July I had un-bloated enough to get my rings back on. I wore them happily until August, when the late summer heat was making my fingers swell again. I had to take the rings off because they were too tight. I haven't been able to get them on again.

I'm now less than ten pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight, but my ring size is still a full size larger than it was before I got pregnant. What's more, my right hand is still just about the same ring size as before. My left-hand fingers are still larger.

Could this be because of the pregnancy? Could it be because I used my left arm and hand to carry my son around since he was born? I heard that your dominant hand is often a larger ring size than your non-dominant hand because the muscles are more developed (that's the case with me). Could I have just built up strength in my left hand? Is there any hope that my left hand will go back to normal, or should I just bite the bullet and re-size my rings?

Thanks!

How much will it cost to get my rings rhodium dipped?

geeky — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:41:54 -0800

How much will it cost to get my rings rhodium dipped? And where should I go? I've had my engagement ring and wedding band (white gold) for a few years now and they're both losing their silver color. I'd like to get them professionally cleaned and re-dipped in rhodium. How much should I expect to pay (ballpark)?

Also, where should I go? Unfortunately both the jeweler we bought the rings from and my favorite local jeweler have moved / gone out of business. Will your average retail jewelry store do this sort of thing, or should I find a local business with a jeweler on site? Do they normally ship rings out for rhodium dipping?

Thanks! :)

Thank God it's not a tattoo

rosemere — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:51:19 -0800

How long does it take to remove a wedding ring dent? My husband and I are splitting up. I took off my narrow gold band last Friday and noticed a very obvious, red imprint. I gained about 30 pounds since the ceremony, but the ring still slipped off easily enough, so I thought it would look better within a day.

So the fact that I still have a groove (no red left) about 50% the size of the original mark, and that it looks slightly shiny and striated, concerns me. I don't want the pathetic fallacy of a scar on my ring finger following me into a new life. So will this fade on its own? Is there something I can do to speed up the healing?

Wedding Rings Optional?

lilboo — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:55:24 -0800

You are married, so why don't you wear your wedding ring?