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I have Dupuytren's Contracture Disease . How can I cope with this?
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@germangal , You have had quite a long struggle with this. And you are absolutely correct to recommend a hand surgeon and even a 2nd opinion.
My husband has Dupuytren's Contracture in one of his palms. I remember when he first spoke to PCP about it, he was referred to orthopedic specialist who wanted to go right into surgery. Husband sought a 2nd opinion of a hand surgeon specialist, and she did not recommend surgery because they were giving an injection for it at that time. It worked for him. and has been stable tor the paste 7 years. Next step, if needed, will likely be surgery unless there is another way to treat it.
I did not know that feet could be affected. Does this interfere with walking? Do arch supports help or hinder? Are you considering surgery for the pinkie?
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In a few weeks. I am scheduled on pinky as it is bent and going numb in places and pain is getting old. Scaring from it having previous surgery will be a big problem too. A surgeon is a surgeon, that's what they do. I asked about injections and was told the best results are not so severe. I also have a lot of scaring.
As for this in the feet is Lederhosen disease that can need surgery if severe. I had one side done then it developed under the other foot. My new foot doctor said he doesn't do it because it weakens arch and can cause flattening of foot. We looked at the previous foot and saw it is causing me to loose arch support. So as you see there are lessons learned from other doctors. Orthopedic doctors are seeming to be my best choices. But it just may be the Doctor that ain't starving. Lol Good luck!