Wearing rings

[ultrarunner]

I realize people getting injuries from wearing a ring is a real thing but I often wonder if the second hand stories are real or not.

I’ve cut rings off at work…

Once swelling and fear take over sometimes it’s the only option…

We tell patients not to wear any jewelry on surgery day…

 

[dodge man]

I got stung by a wasp on my hand near my ring finger. Luckily my daughter was there and said you’d better get your ring off. It started swelling up a minute later.

 

[rontaki]

Second hand? I can give you the name of the local guy without part of his ring finger if you would like? You might even know him. There are also online photos if you google it. (Not of his finger)

Is it common? No, but neither is hydraulic oil injection. Which can be far more serious. It still happens though.

One of the former owners of my house suffered hydraulic oil injection due to a leak in a hose. He lived and went back to work, although he was still leaving oily fingerprints for a while afterwards.