My finger is swelling up for some reason and I can't get it off. It's starting to cut off circulation. Ibe tried everything I can think of but I can't get it off. I'm not sure if Balfour will cover it or if I have to buy a new one. Does anyone know anything about this?

You need to ask Stan, the caddie.

Cut your finger off -- you've got 9 others -- only 1 Aggie ring

Video search online "use string or dental floss to remove rings". This process worked for me.

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Video arch online "use string or dental floss to remove rings". This process worked for me.

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I tried this. Still didn't work.

Try this and let me know if it works!!

A friend cut his off and sent it in. Cost around $400 I believe.

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Video arch online "use string or dental floss to remove rings". This process worked for me.

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I tried this. Still didn't work.

Post a picture and then we can throw out some better ideas

Lay off the cupcakes


"Swelling". Lol.

Lose weight. Ice your finger. Lube. String...


As for your ring, I have no idea what to do about that. You'll probably need to cut it off.

Send the pieces to Balfour and they'll remake it for a couple hundred dollars. It will take 6 weeks or so.

You'll need to have two cuts made, they won't be able to get it off with a single cut in the center (ask me how i know).

My guess is you've made it swell worse by messing with it. Try icing your finger and use lube if you've got it. I waited a bit too long to have mine cut off and it took a couple of weeks for my finger to recover.

do you guys just never take your damn rings off?

having a hard time understanding how this happens.

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Send the pieces to Balfour and they'll remake it for a couple hundred dollars. It will take 6 weeks or so.

You'll need to have two cuts made, they won't be able to get it off with a single cut in the center (ask me how i know).

My guess is you've made it swell worse by messing with it. Try icing your finger and use lube if you've got it. I waited a bit too long to have mine cut off and it took a couple of weeks for my finger to recover.

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I didn't know about the fact you could send it in and get it remade.
And when I had Aggie Ring #1 cut off, there was no YouTube

I've been working a lot this year and have gained a ridiculous amount of weight. I hit 316 at one point. I was almost at the point where I couldn't get Aggie Ring #2 off. I've really got to get on the fitness program in 2016. Back in November, I got to be on the Reviewing Stand for the Corps of Cadets so, I jammed my ring on for the trip to College Station. Lucky for me, I was able to get my ring off late that night after the game.

Aggie Ring #1 was a size 10 in 10kt bought in 1991 when I weighed about 200 lbs for $251.
Aggie Ring #2 is a size 13 in 14kt bought in 2002 when I weighed about 270 lbs for $537.

When I got Aggie Ring #1 cut off at Beaver Creek, Colorado, the guys at the jewelry store couldn't believe how thick that ring was. And they let me know that it was usually fat old ladies they cut rings off of all the time. Not usually dudes.

Good Luck!

I quit wearing mine in the mid 1980s because it got too tight. In the mid 1990s I had it resized. About ten years ago, it was too tight again so I quit wearing it and haven't worn it since.

You know it's time for a change of lifestyle when you get so fat you can't get your ring off your finger

This thread makes me feel all kinds of in shape

Bad Case of the Fats

Broke my hand at work one day, playing basketball with the kids...........fell down and just landed in a weird position.


Had my ring on and by the time I decided I needed to go to the doctor my hand and fingers had swelled to a ridiculous size.

They put my hand in ice for 30 minutes and then covered my hand in soap and the ring came off. Fortunately I've never had to have it resized.

When you get it cut off, send the Association the half they paid for.

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do you guys just never take your damn rings off?

having a hard time understanding how this happens.

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I agree. First thing I do when I get home is take off rings.

I take it off when I play golf
Work in my wood shop
Mow or work on cars

That's about it.

i take mine off when i cook and if I'm in water

When I flattened my ring with my truck it only cost about 50 bucks to have it remade.

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You know it's time for a change of lifestyle when you get so fat you can't get your ring off your finger

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Agreed. I just couldn't say No to The Benjamins. Working on adopting a new lifestyle now.

I had Memorial Hermann use a bone saw to remove mine. Regular ring cutters won't work on an Aggie Ring because it's too thick. They cut mine into three pieces. Balfour made a new one for $54.00.

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I take it off when I play golf
Work in my wood shop
Mow or work on cars

That's about it.

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I sang this in my head in a Barney voice.

I would call a doctor immediately. Sometimes a diaretic will help. Did you Asian food. Sometimes it is real salty and can cause you to swell. Put it in ice. Try concentrated soap and thread.

Put your hand in a Yeti...the ring will just fall off. Be careful. If you leave it in the Yeti for too long, your hand will be frostbit.

Nvm

Posting about it in Texags is the only solution but it seems OP figured it out.

I wish I had this issue because mine is now in the Gulf of Mexico in Watercolor, Florida after trying to act like JFF throwing the football. $1k down the drain. Sorry mom and dad.

I cannot sleep with rings on. The skin gets so yucky underneath.

Woah woah woah. Wait a got dang minute. Natural or antiqued?