Friday, October 2, 2009

I Just May Be Allergic to...

... my wedding ring!!! :(
I noticed my ring finger and pinky getting red and itchy a week ago and the thought crossed my mind I might be allergic to my ring (my mom wasn't able to wear her ring for years and tried later in life and was able to wear it.)

I continued to wear my ring but the affected area got redder and itchier. I now am not wearing my ring :( and my hand looks like this (my friend asked me if I burned my fingers): Is that what happened to your hand mom? (the picture is fuzzy but it shows the redness that has happened on my pinky and ring finger.)
I haven't had it dipped for several years so I'm hoping that if I get it re-dipped I will be able to wear it again?! Till then my finger feels naked and I hate not wearing it.

3 comments:

Grandma B said...

No that is not what my fingers looked like. You have much prettier nails. Sigh!!! But they were red like that. Sorry!

Rob, Adrienne, Sam, Ada and Tony said...

My brother gets the same thing. His is eczema. It gets bad in the winter, so he doesn't wear his ring either. My coworker also had the same problem. She figured out she was putting too much lotion and not taking off her ring and washing her hands too much and not thoroughly drying the in-between the fingers part and trapping moisture underneath the ring. Hopefully yours is solvable. Its so pretty.

Chantell Hammond said...

That is so sad! I hope re-dipping works. How weird that after all these years you are just now having a reaction.