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Ideal_Rock
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I am not sure if this is the appropriate forum, but since it is the general place to go, I decided to post it here.
DH has never worn any jewelry before his w-band and we have only been married for 2 months. He is getting a rash-like abrasion on his ring finger under his ring. We were married and honeymooned in South America and stayed in modest accommodations, so when it first happened, he figured it was from unsanitary conditions. He went a couple days without the ring, it went away, we thought all was solved.
Within a few days of re-wearing, it happened again. This time he went to the doctor for metal allergies and was tested. His ring is palladium, which we got specifically because I have severe nickel allergies and palladium is supposedly the most hypoallergenic metal from what he researched. His results said he was not allergic to palladium, nickel, gold, or platinum. He kept the ring off for a couple days and used a topical ointment. Now, though, it is happening again. No real big deal--just some minor abrasion and redness, but he is worried about it.
He is a little fidgety with it, but he doesn''t think that is what is causing it. He also was between sizes and ordered the half-size versus the whole-size since the band didn''t come in quarter-sizes.
Any suggestions on what to do? A different size? A different metal? Just toughing it out? Trying the other hand? Has any one else or their partner experienced this?
I want him to be comfortable in his ring, and we both want him to have one. I joke that he is just allergic to marriage, but I would like to try other options first
TIA!
DH has never worn any jewelry before his w-band and we have only been married for 2 months. He is getting a rash-like abrasion on his ring finger under his ring. We were married and honeymooned in South America and stayed in modest accommodations, so when it first happened, he figured it was from unsanitary conditions. He went a couple days without the ring, it went away, we thought all was solved.
Within a few days of re-wearing, it happened again. This time he went to the doctor for metal allergies and was tested. His ring is palladium, which we got specifically because I have severe nickel allergies and palladium is supposedly the most hypoallergenic metal from what he researched. His results said he was not allergic to palladium, nickel, gold, or platinum. He kept the ring off for a couple days and used a topical ointment. Now, though, it is happening again. No real big deal--just some minor abrasion and redness, but he is worried about it.
He is a little fidgety with it, but he doesn''t think that is what is causing it. He also was between sizes and ordered the half-size versus the whole-size since the band didn''t come in quarter-sizes.
Any suggestions on what to do? A different size? A different metal? Just toughing it out? Trying the other hand? Has any one else or their partner experienced this?
I want him to be comfortable in his ring, and we both want him to have one. I joke that he is just allergic to marriage, but I would like to try other options first

TIA!