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Do I have to take my rings off? Oral surgery tomorrow.

posted 2 years ago in Wellness
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    Definitely take the rings off. I wouldn't chance anything. : (29 votes)
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    JenniBee44    September 12, 2009   Las Vegas

    I now know there are certain things you should and should not wear during a surgery.  On my checklist of things not to wear, nail polish was one of them.  Apparently, when you are being monitored, seeing your natural nail beds is a great way for doctors to determine the blood circulation in your body and also nail polish can interrupt the little heart monitor that is clipped to your finger.  So, no nail polish... CHECK.

    Something TO wear on my checklist is a short sleeve shirt, in order to administer the anesthesia.  CHECK.

    Wear- Flat comfortable shoes?  CHECK!

    Out of all the things that I have on my checklist for tomorrow, it mentions nothing about wearing jewelry, let alone wedding bands during the time of surgery.  Is it silly to wear them?  Or is it silly to take them off?  I don't take my wedding rings off EVER (except for when I have to get them inspected and cleaned... but for everything else, they stay on).

    Have any of you gone through a surgery and debated whether to wear your rings or not?  They are almost like a security blanket for me and so I know I'll be much less comfortable without them.

    BTW, for some reason I'm really scared about tomorrow so say a prayer and keep your fingers crossed for me, k?

     
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    texasmeredith    July 2010  

    Since you are already worried about tomorrow, I think you should leave them at home.  Its just one less thing for you to be concerned about.

    Good luck tomorrow.  I'm sure everything will go well.

     
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    ProudPeacockBride    August 13, 2011   Washington

    Better safe than sorry - take them off at home before you go!

    Good luck!

     
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    RecessionistaBride    January 28, 2012  

    I'll say a prayer for you! I hope everything goes well :)

    I wouldn't wear my rings... I remember reading in the paper that there was a crime wave where wedding rings were being stolen while people were in the hospital.

     
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    pansyshell    October 8, 2010   Central Pa, Wedding in Outer Banks, NC

    Everything will be alright! FH just had his wisdom teeth out and everything went fine...I'm sure they will for you too!

    I honestly can't remember if I had to take my jewelry off or not when I had mine done, but something tells me yes because I have had to for every other type of surgery I've ever had. I would just leave everything like that at home to be on the safe side!

    On a sidenote: When I had my foot operated on I wasn't told about taking off nail polish and I went the day before and had a pedi done...I thought I would treat my feet as the one would be all casted up for the next 6 months. The nurse informed me when she saw my nice new polish that I wasn't aloud to have it for the reasons you mentioned and the doctor would take it off. When I woke up I was surprised that he left my shiny red polish on my little piggy's!!!

     
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    surkim    September 2, 2012  

    You know, I'd take them off.  You never know if you might have an adverse reaction to something that causes you to swell up.  Not trying to scare you or anything, but if you're going to be out cold and something happens where rings need to come off, I doubt you'd have any say in the method used to remove them.

    Will you have a place to keep them while you're out?  That way you can wear them there, put them in the place, and then put them on when you're done?  I imagine if they're putting you out, they want someone to drive you home and sit with you for a bit.  Maybe that person can hang on to them for you?

     
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    cinemaparadiso    July 16, 2015  

    Good luck, you're in my thoughts!

    And I wouldn't wear them just because what if, while I was knocked out, someone stole them?! I would be even more heartbroken than if I just didn't wear them for a day.

     
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    Blueshoes2    June 2010   PA

    I think you should do whatever is most comfortable for you... if taking them off is going to cause you stress, leave them on.  Are you going with someone tomorrow?  You could give them the rings to hold on to before you are prepped. 

    I will say a prayer for you, and I'm sure everything will turn out just fine :)  Try not to worry too much!

     
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    Ember78    December 15, 2012  

    It depends on the surgery itself. I've had oral surgery and was wide awake the entire time in the dentist's chair and didn't have to remove any jewelry, nor was there any medical equipment outside of the ordinary. Even if they had given me general anesthesia instead of local, everything would have been exactly the same. Unless this is being done at the hospital, which generally is not, I really don't think you have to worry about any of it. For peace of mind, call them up and ask. 

     
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    Opus    December 23, 2011  

    I just had my wisdom teeth out about a month ago. I wore my engagement ring, but the surgeon asked me to take it off. It was a good thing too as my hands did swell up quite a bit. I wish I had left mine at home, it made me nervous to take it off and put it in my wallet. 

     
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    cheerful    September 2009 - eloped  

    Is your husband coming with you? Can you hand your rings to him? 

     
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    pmerr    August 14, 2010   Rochester, NY

    There's a reason they don't want jewelry-sometimes the metal will mess up the machines or what they're looking at. If you do wear them there, most likely they'll ask you to take them off.

     
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    ejs4y8    June 20, 2009  

    Don't wear them! Your fingers may swell a little, plus they'll make you take them off as soon as you get there, so leave them home. I've been put under a few times for various things and they ALWAYS make me take my rings off. And all my earrings, too. Metal doesn't belong in an OR. Good luck and I hope you recover quickly!

     
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    msbuttons    May 30, 2010   Palm Harbor, FL

    Good luck today with the surgery! I wouldn't wear the rings personally. I do have a small Tiffany heart ring that I wear in place of my engagement ring when I don't think it would be smart to wear the diamond. I find that it works out well...I'm still wearing a ring, but its nothing extremely valuable that anyone would be tempted to take!

     
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    mskalinin    Sept. 12, 2009   North East

    I had oral surgery less than a month after our wedding. I left the rings at home, I didn't want to chance anything.

    Oh, and just to make you feel better about being scared... I was really nervous, too! But it went so well, I was talking to them while they put the IV in (which hurt a tiny bit) and then all of a sudden they were looking in my face saying "Ok you're done!" I didn't remember one single thing!

     
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    hotchildinthecity    June 12, 2010   New York, NY

    I think you have to take them off.  When I had my sinus surgery, they even made me take my belly button ring out!

     
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    Mrs. Louboutin    July 2010  

    Honestly, why would you wear them?  I certainly wouldn't be wearing my diamond rings (or any diamond jewelry) for that matter if I was going to be put under and would have no way of knowing if anyone would try to take them. 

     
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    naangel55    June 20, 2009   Long Beach, CA

    I had oral surgery and wore my rings (well e-ring because I wasnt married at the time).  I only took of my necklace and earrings because they were close to the surgery area.  I had another surgery recently, non-oral, and was told I could keep my rings on and they would just put something over them but my husband was there so I had him hold my rings for me.

     
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    pansyshell    October 8, 2010   Central Pa, Wedding in Outer Banks, NC

    How did it go?!?!

     
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    His Barista    September 4, 2010   Spokane, WA

    Better safe than sorry!

     
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    alishaneva    May 2011   Lancaster, PA

    I'd leave them at home ... it's just not worth having one more thing to worry about, ya know?

     
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    JenniBee44    September 12, 2009   Las Vegas

    UPDATE-

    Hey Bee's!

    It's one week post surgery and everything went great.  The husband held on to my wedding rings the entire time and afterward when they woke me up he put the rings back on my finger and jokingly said, "Will you marry me?"

    Had I not just been fresh off the funny farm with all of the meds they gave me, I might have cried. Instead, I mumbled a simple, "Uh-huh" and fell asleep in the car. LOL

    Thanks for all the input!

     

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