Has anyone ever heard of someone being allergic to white gold? In Sept. my hubby upgraded my wedding set for our 14th anniversary. I had taken my original set to a jeweler to double check my ring size which I thought was a 5 1/4 but they said it was a 5. Well my new set ended up being sized a bit small- I don't know if my old ring really was a 5 1/4 and not a 5 but I did notice after the fact that the gold had worn thin on the back of the bands so maybe the affected the size. Anyway, the new set is a bit hard to get on and off but once they're on it's fine. They spin easily and I've been planning to have them stretched.
Sooo, the last couple of weeks I haven't taken them off. I've been a bit puffy and that made them really hard to get off. I took them off today and it look almost like my fingers are burned.
There are 2 red, shiny raised rings on the top of my finger. Now that the rings are off they hurt- I don't know how I didn't notice before.
I think I read at some point that white gold is treated or coated with something because it isn't as shiny as yellow gold naturally. I'm scared to death I am allergic to whatever it is. I've been wearing these rings since Sept. with no problem. I've never been allergic or sensitive to anything else.
Any ideas? I'm freaking out- this is my beautiful new wedding set!
Do you think it could be the sizing problem? They aren't tight at all once on though so I just can't see how that could be it.