In April 2014, I had a minor surgical procedure to fix a trigger finger–the ring finger on my right hand.  Surgery always creates some degree of swelling, but I was told not to re-size any of my rings because the swelling would go down in 12-18 months and then my re-sized rings would be too big.  The swelling did go down enough for me to wear my rings, but only about two-thirds of the time.

Today, nearly two-and-a-half years after the surgery, I gave up and took my rings to the jeweler to be re-sized.  On the days I can slip them on, they often require some effort (or soap or lotion) to get them off, and I’m starting to get a callus on the side of my knuckle from the friction, making the knuckle even thicker.  My rings need to be enlarged about one-eighth of a size–just enough to slip them over my knuckle without pushing or tugging.

I like to wear rings, I have beautiful rings from Ted, and I’m tired of not wearing them regularly.  When I pick them up on Friday, I should be able to wear them whenever I want to again.  Yes!