Lump under my engagement ring

Try not wearing your ring for a few days (I know, the horror!) And if it doesn't go away, then I'd ask a Dr

I was worried I might be but I've been wearing it since may 18 th and it's just now showing up. It's painful and itches. I tried not wearing it and it kills me

Here's a better pic it's right where my ring sits

The bump is where the middle curls are

I don't use bleach as I'm allergic to it

Is your finger swelling as sometimes it does that in the summer? The additional swelling might be causing irritation that wasn't previously noticeable. Maybe go a few days without it and have it cleaned just to be certain it's not an allergic reaction to dirt, the metal, or something trapped under there.

I'll try going a couple days, I am swelling due to heat from summer. I clean it every couple days

I get the same reaction if anything with nickel touches my skin. Does it itch or burn? If so, it's definitely an allergy. There might be something you can do to treat it or a jeweler may be able to plate the inside of the ring on top so it doesn't irritate your skin as much.

It's itchy but not burning

Just saw that you said it is painful and does itch. I had a similar reaction with my flute when I was younger. I played it for five years in band and started getting horrible bumps that itched and burned under my bottom lip. I found out it was a nickel allergy and it took so long to show up because there was silver plating over the nickel so it only started bothering me after the plating wore away. My suggestion is take it to a jeweler first and tell them to plate it with silver or white gold and you should be good until the plating wears away again. You may want to see an allergist as well to see if there are any other options.

My ring is white gold, I've had an allergy to white gold before and it was red rashes but this only started once ny finger was swelling

Oh no I couldn't do that I think when we go to the jeweler to pick up mine and his I'll see if they can plate it.

My FH father is a jeweler, I can try to ask him if he has any ideas. It may be possible to silver plate it and the silver will likely wear away by the end of summer when you don't have as much swelling. I'm sorry you're going through this!

Yes please alforef!

Bc the white gold I had before was very cheap stuff so we did an allergy test before we bought it and I was fine

I just read online that some white gold may include nickel so maybe having a jeweler plate with white gold over the white gold could help.

Just throwing a random thought out there- I have eczema on my hands, and it's been flaring up under/around my ring. My dermatologist said the best thing to do is make sure when you wash your hands to dry where the ring sits so you don't allow moisture to get trapped under there as that's what could be causing a flare up.

Good luck though, hope it gets resolved quickly!

Do you take off your ring in the shower and when you wash dishes? I really want to help you! I found this online:

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/mobileart.asp?articlekey=107570

Thank you ill try that

I do not but I might start