@Alfreda: You cannot cut it off yourself, but I would go to the jeweler and not the ER. I had to have my rings cut off in an emergency and the ER mangled them. But, before you do that, try this: Take thick thread or fishing line and start wrapping your finger, tightly, moving toward the end of your finger. You should be able to then move your ring over the threaded area. The wrapping dissipates the blood flow to your hand and constricts the flow to your finger thereby making it smaller. This is what they tried at the hospital before they cut my rings off and it almost worked! Had I not been losing blood, I think it might have saved my poor rings. The platinum was near impossible to cut through… Try this method when your hands are cold and also try to avoid salty foods prior to this. Good luck!!