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Remove ring from swollen finger with Saran Wrap

Submitted by Sheila A.

I wanted to pass on how I was able to get my wedding ring off my swollen finger. I tried everything I could, including the string trick to get my rings off but to no avail. I thought of something to try with Saran Wrap.

I wrapped my finger from my ring up to the tip of my finger as tight as I could. I then greased up my ring and finger below the wrap and waited a couple of minutes.

As I pulled the Saran Wrap off at the same time I pulled my ring, it came right off. I was so thrilled and relieved, I thought I pass it on.

Sheila

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Best tip on the web! Comments By: Joanna Thank you so much for your advice. My finger was swolen and turning blue after trying on a friend's ring almost 48 hours ago and trying to get it off. I tried everything from ice to windex to string and your tip is the only one that worked! I was so worried I was going to have to get the very expensive ring cut off or, worse, that my finger would lose circulation. Thank you!!!   Bingo !!! Comments By: TD It works. I also tried everything to get my ring off a swollen finger but to no avail. Then I read your suggestion and lo and behold the ring was off in about 30 seconds. Thank you very much.   This really, really works! Comments By: Trish I had my wedding ring stuck and tried everything. Ice, dental floss, every grease available. Finger was blue and swelling. I found this and it worked so easily I could not believe it. This is something to remember and share with everyone. THANK YOU SMART LADY!!!!!!!!!   Finally, a tip that really works! Comments By: Veronica I had tried everything to get my wedding bands off. I was just about to go to the emergency room when I came across your tip. I did exactly what the directions called for, and the ring came right off. Thank you thank you thank you   Amazed Comments By: Caroline I am completely amazed.....I have struggled to the point of tears to get my wedding ring off.....as due to pregnancy my fingers have swollen up and the Doctor said get it off or cut it off, alternatively loose your finger.....I'd tried everything and this worked -thank you so much, I am so releived!   It works! Comments By: Felice Tonight I went to a wedding, and decided to put on a ring I hadn't worn in 25 years or more. It went on (snugly), but getting the ring off was an entirely different story. I was trying hard not to give in to panic, when I came across this Saran wrap tip. It worked! What a relief to finally get that ring off without having to resort to more drastic measures!   Bravo!!! Comments By: G'ma After a week of waiting for the swelling to subside from an arthritic flare I was on my way out the door to have a ring cut from my finger. I had tried everything I could think of without success. Since this ring had belonged to my mother I was dreading the thought of cutting it. So getting on line was a last ditch effort to come up with a gentler solution. So I thank you for sharing your idea. I might add that there was relatively little stress on the joints with the saran-wrap method. THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!!   HURT Comments By: ANON i have this ring on my finger and it's stuck   Forget the rest...this is the best Comments By: Catherine Haslam My wedding and engagement rings were becoming tricky to get off after a holiday in the sun, this was even more a problem when returning to the UK - I seem to retain water during the night and so usually take them off. I forgot last week and so have suffered in silence until today when I decided enough as enough and searched for tips. And here I am, typing this with a slightly sore but ring free finger. What a fantastic tip, thanks so much for sharing the wisdom, I'll certainly pass this on and remember this for the future - I'm not pregnant yet, but hope to be one day and if I'm swelling up now, who knows what I'll be like then, he he. Great to know I'm not the only one who's suffered with this, and also that there's so many handy hints out on the web (pardon the pun)!   fantastic Comments By: anon i couldnt believe it actually worked i got my best friends engagement ring stuck on my finger and had yto get it off before her boyfriend found out this tip was fantastic came off straight away   it hurts Comments By: shaniqua it didn't work maybe because my ring is bent   Tried it Comments By: Kate I was hoping that it would work for me after reading the other results. It didn't. I'm not sure what I'm going to do now. The ring that is stuck is my mother's wedding band that I had been wearing until I dumped in my kayak and didn't realize that I hit my finger until it was too late. I know that the ring can be replaced, but I hoped not to have to go the route of cutting it off.