Find your diamond
Find your jewelry
shape
carat
color
clarity

Lost my rings, what do I do now?

Status
Not open for further replies. Please create a new topic or request for this thread to be opened.
HI:

Of course you are upset--my heart goes out to you. Sending you "finding" vibes....

cheers--Sharon
 
SO SORRY! Much DUST in hopes that they return to you! How does your husband feel about them getting lost? If they sadly do not turn up, do you think he would prefer you get a new set with a diamond now, or wait until you can better aford it?
 
Oh, Basil! Tons of dust coming your way! I believe in the kindness of others and hope that your rings are returned to you safely.
 
Oh basil, I am so so sorry.
7.gif
I hope that someone will do the right thing and return them to you. Have you filed a police report?
 
Basil this is heartbreaking. I really hope they are returned to you in due course. I can imagine how I would feel if the two most important rings I owned went missing.
 
I''m so sorry!
8.gif

I''m praying that they will turn up for you!
 
The thought of this makes me sick. I''m so sorry. I really hope they show up!!
 
I have lost things and improbably gotten them back. My heart goes out to you basil.
 
DUST!

Don''t forget to check ebay for them!

I hope they come back to you soon.
 
I am very sorry. I lost my original uninsured rings in a robbery, so I know how you feel.
I wore my replacement rings for many years. They were very modest.
Now, I prefer colored stones for my engagement ring, and have several that I rotate.
Once I got over the shock and accepted what had happened, I never felt sentimental about rings again.
 
I''m so sorry! How awful for you. I hope you have good luck, and someone does the right thing by returning them to you.
 
Oh no! I am so sorry to hear this. I really hope that someone finds them and does the right thing. I also recommend checking with the police station- I was thinking that if I found something, I''d be more likely to drop it off with the police than with a front desk or similar as I''d feel more comfortable they''d get to the rightful owner that way. I hope someone thinks the same way for you.
 
Basil, so sorry to hear about your missing rings. Another suggestion would be to search on your local Craigslist and Kijiji website. If someone found them and doesn''t want to return them, they would be most likely trying to sell it. And those two woul be my first bet on where they might list them for sale.

Seriously hoping you find the rings
7.gif
 
Thanks everyone for all the dust and wishes. Unfortunately, nothing turned up today. Someone at the hospital removed all my flyers, and apparently the hospital-wide email never went out. Despite pleading from me and my boss, they deemed that if they sent out an email for my lost rings, then they would have to send out an email for any lost things and it would be too much. So I''m not holding out much hope. I''m pretty sure that they were picked up very soon after I dropped them because it wasn''t more than 5-10 min between the time I walked by the place where my aunt''s ring was found and when I realized that they were missing. Everyone in my office has been looking...the night maintenance guys told me that they spent several hours out on the sidewalk with flashlights looking underneath the trashcans, etc., last night, but no luck.

My situation is complicated because I''m not at home...I''m doing a rotation at a hospital in a different state (different side of the country, really) and I''m leaving on Saturday. And I''m on call every night. So I don''t even know when I would search the pawn shops. I will call the police, but I think that someone would be more likely to turn them in with hospital security if they were inclined to turn them in.

I''m grieving but life will go on. I''m still married, just without rings, but that''s better than the other way around. My husband has been wonderful as usual...calm and supportive and doing whatever he can to make me feel better.

We could replace the rings but it would cut into the downpayment that we''re saving for our next house. We''ve decided that it makes the most sense to buy the same setting and then use a cz or a colored stone as a replacement for now. Then in 3-5 years after we''ve bought the house and replaced my 10 year old car, we''ll buy a new diamond. Maybe even a bigger one than the original
3.gif
I never would have upgraded, but maybe this is my chance.

Ali - I don''t know the best solution for the rings while scrubbed. Since this has happened, a lot of people have shared their stories with me of lost rings or near-lost rings. Pocket is obviously no good. I''ll probably never put them on the drawstring again. A chain is ok, but I have some chains that sometimes don''t clasp correctly and I''d never notice if it broke. Some people put a safety pin on their scrubs, but then if you forget and turn them in without taking the rings off they''re gone. I don''t trust a flimsy locker room lock to protect it, and I hardly ever get one of those anyway since they are usually reserved for nurses/techs. One woman pinned hers with a safety pin to the lanyard of her ID badge, but sometimes I don''t always wear that. And leaving them at home exposes you to theft during a home invasion. I don''t know which is the most likely thing to happen. My grandmother lost a lot of sentimental jewelry given to her by my grandfather who had passed away when her home was robbed so I was always so cautious to never leave it at home when I wasn''t there. Really the only thing I can think and what I will probably do in the future is to hide my rings somewhere unlikely in my house (not with the rest of my cheap jewelry) on my OR day, like with the paint rollers or old shoes. I guess I''ll just live paranoid.
 
I am so, so sorry. I can''t imagine how horrible that would feel.
I''m sending a big {{{{{hhhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuggg}}}}} your way along with some dust.
 
Sorry you lost your rings, I hope they turn up.

I use a diaper pin (big safety pin with a plastic head) to attach my rings to a pocket when I have to take them off.
 
So Sorry Basil!,

I am sending you dust as well. When I scrub, I safety pin my rings inside the pocket of my scrub top and put the pin through my bra strap. That way they are protected and I can''t take my top off without unfastening the pin. Anyway, I am so sorry that this has happened to you!
8.gif
 
Basil,

Sounds like you have gone through most of the ideas for people who can''t wear rings. I don''t work in an OR, but recently spent a lot of time in a NICU that had a "nothing below the elbow" rule. Here are some things i have seen the married people do

1) The chain - that usually works, I am not sure what kind people are using

2) Leave the rings at home - most of the attendings and many of the senior nurses just did this. Maybe in all their years they realize there is really no safe alternative??? It was a small enough unit that everyone knew everyone else''s marital status.

3) The badge - we HAD to wear these to be near the newborn babies, so that was an easy way. Very few on the nurses actually attached the rings directly to the badge, they would but the ring though a large safety pin and pin that to the hold in the badge, not the clip that attaches the badge to your clothes. Once I saw a nurse, demand that a newly engaged girl take her ring off her scrub pants and did this method for her.

There was one lost ring scare. A newly engaged neonatolgist. I can''t remember how she was attaching her ring, but she knew it was a stupid way. Luckily it fell off in her office, and after three hours of looking she found it.

I know you don''t have time to visit the pone shops, but could you call them and describe your ring?
 
Basil, I'm so sorry. If it makes you feel any better (and it probably doesn't), one of my friends who is a doctor has lost two sets of rings! The first were tied to her scrubs, like yours. The second, she took them off and put them on top of her car while she was doing some yard work. Forgot about them til the next time she drove somewhere, and the rings went flying off the car somewhere en route.

Also if it makes you feel any better, a few years ago my purse was stolen. All my cash and cards were taken, but the purse itself (Coach), wallet, cell phone, etc were tossed. A nice person found them and went to the trouble of calling people in my phone until she was able to reach me, and returned everything. I have never forgotten her kindness.

I'm sincerely hoping that somewhere out there a good person has found your rings and is trying to find a way to contact YOU about returning them.

You mentioned what to do with rings while scrubbed - I don't really know, but what about getting a home safe? That way on days you know you'll have to remove your rings, you can leave them home and not worry about them. Another idea is to get an alarm system for your house. That plus insurance and I don't think you need to worry too much about your rings being home. You can get an inexpensive plain band (gold or even silver) to wear to work and put it around your neck or whatever when you have to take it off. Just an idea.

Thinking of you.
 
Basil, I''m SO sorry about this. I''m still hoping somebody out there picked them up and will do the right thing.

I think your best bet may be to get a big, heavy safe and keep them at home in the safe when you can''t wear them. It''s not as fun, but if you get one that has multiple locks and can''t be lifted easily (especially once you buy your own house and could bolt it down), it''s probably as safe as it''s going to be outside of a safety deposit box.
 
Okay, crazy idea - what about pinning them to your bra when you''re in surgery? It''s something that you certainly don''t take off and throw down the laundry chute when you''re out.

Or - the chain concept. One with a really, really good clasp. (I did this when I worked at a coffee shop).

Leave the rings at home in a safe, and just wear an inexpensive band when you''re at work?
 
you sound better today basil, I''m a sure a calm DH is a big plus! Do they have cameras in this hospital? Probably an obvious question.
and your plan of CZ with upgrade later sounds great!

I think if it were me, I''d leave rings home...chances of robbery are a lot lower than forgetting to put rings back on while rushing after surgery. If you''re worried, buy a safe, since that can be used for other valuables too and relatlvely inexpensive. Of course insurance next time, then you really can leave it home without worrying!
 
Basil, I''m so sorry to hear about your lost rings. I checked back to this thread several times hoping it had turned up for you. It is very sweet the janitors were searching with flashlights. I''m still hoping for speedy and safe return!

I met someone who had their jeweler make a gold safety pin-like thing to pin her rings around her bra strap or to her undershirt (since she always wore tank top or T-shirt under her scrub top.) That would cause a tiny bulge, but scrubs are baggy anyways. Her custom pin was not sharp at all, so it was pretty safe and actually cute!
 
I agree with geckodani- I would pin them to my bra. Just get a really secure pin. One of our vendors should come up with something like that for people that have to remove their rings. I have almost lost
a few necklaces from the clasp not being hooked properly-now I always turn it around and look at it in the mirror to make sure it is clasped correctly. I hate leaving my jewelry at home too. Here is how
neurotic I am- I have a armoire bolted to the wall that has a lock. I lock it and hide the key somewhere separate. My armoire is in my walk in closet and the closet door have deadbolt with a key pad code.
I walk out of the door and lock it everytime I leave the house. I know where you are coming from.

Sometimes, the only thing you can do is force yourself to let it go. I have had jewelry stolen by someone close to me. Pieces I loved. In the end, what can you do but let it go. I missed the pieces but I had
to decide that it really didnt change my life. Otherwise I would make myself sick. Do the best you can to find it, but what else can you do?

I am praying that it will be found.Can you call a local paper? Maybe they would be interested in this selfless woman trying to help people who lost her rings? Worth a try. Prayers and ((( hugs)))
 
I''m so sorry Basil :-( That must be awful!

I''m sure someone else recommended it, but keep searching the local craigslist ads and ebay. Someone might be silly enough to try to sell them on there. I''d think that most people who ''find'' items as opposed to ''stealing'' them would not know what to do with them, so they probably just try selling them online.

Good luck!
 
Date: 10/14/2009 11:57:49 AM
Author: geckodani
Okay, crazy idea - what about pinning them to your bra when you''re in surgery? It''s something that you certainly don''t take off and throw down the laundry chute when you''re out.

Or - the chain concept. One with a really, really good clasp. (I did this when I worked at a coffee shop).

Leave the rings at home in a safe, and just wear an inexpensive band when you''re at work?
Click to expand...
This is what I was thinking also but you beat me to it...your bra certainly will stay with you through scrub changes, etc. Plus you can just pop a glance ever so often to make sure it''s still there.
 
Hey, I see a retail opportunity here basil! You could replace your rings by creating and marketing a fail safe (or close to it) product that could be a safe haven for the hundreds of thousands of people who have the same challenges in the medical field and other occupations when it comes to their rings. I''m thinking bra is in the running, because some of us don''t wear undies
2.gif
I''d invest in a SafeSac.

My heart breaks with you and I know it''s even more troubling for you because you were so far away from home and little control over your search efforts.
 
I''m so sorry, I really hope they''re found somehow ***DUST***
 
Date: 10/16/2009 1:19:57 PM
Author: miraclesrule
Hey, I see a retail opportunity here basil! You could replace your rings by creating and marketing a fail safe (or close to it) product that could be a safe haven for the hundreds of thousands of people who have the same challenges in the medical field and other occupations when it comes to their rings. I''m thinking bra is in the running, because some of us don''t wear undies
2.gif
I''d invest in a SafeSac.

My heart breaks with you and I know it''s even more troubling for you because you were so far away from home and little control over your search efforts.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the image. Now I am thinking about doctors doing surgery without underwear.


Bra is pretty safe though. Very few women would even consider going out of the house without a bra.
 
I am so terribly sorry that this has happened to you. I still have hope that someone, somewhere will pop up with these rings.

I am very glad that you have a supportive hubby. I''m sure he will make sure that you get replacement rings in the not too distant future.

You handle the loss with grace. . . you deserve a break somewhere in this mess!
 
Status
Not open for further replies. Please create a new topic or request for this thread to be opened.
GET 3 FREE HCA RESULTS JOIN THE FORUM. ASK FOR HELP
Jewelry Blog
PriceScope-Concierge-Ad
Find prime cuts.
Top