Hi all--

I have been researching my problem and found this site-- it's fantastic.

Here's my story: Male, 49, and I have carpal tunnel in both hands; I just had surgery on the right wrist and feel much better. However, 2 weeks prior to the surgery I developed a sudden inability to straighten my ring and middle fingers. Pinky appears to be OK-- can go at least 95% straight if not 100%. The surgeon was shocked when he saw me in pre-op b/c these symptoms aren't carpal-tunnel related. They won't see me until Friday so I have been researching and concluded that I might have Dupuytren's disease. My blood is negative for diabetes and for rheumatoid arthritis, so those are out. And I have a little bump (size of a pea) under the skin on my middle finger right where it meets the palm. I noticed this a few years ago. However, I can with some difficulty straighten my fingers (I used a C-clamp and a book);this takes several minutes and lasts about 10 minutes before I need to re-stretch. So here's my question:

- Could this be anything besides Dupuytren's? Does anyone know?

FYI, I have had a trigger finger and the symptoms are typically unmistakable. The finger will "pop" in both directions when forced to straighten or flex. This is due to a small node or other localized inflammation on the tendon being forced into and out of the tendon sheath....

Dupuytren's usually develops over years, instant extension deficit is untypical. There is a variety of reasons for nodules in the hand, some even more frequent than Dupuytren's disease http://www.dupuytren-online.info/dupuytr..._therapies.html .

Wolfgang

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... And I have a little bump (size of a pea) under the skin on my middle finger right where it meets the palm. I noticed this a few years ago. However, I can with some difficulty straighten my fingers (I used a C-clamp and a book);this takes several minutes and lasts about 10 minutes before I need to re-stretch. So here's my question:

- Could this be anything besides Dupuytren's? Does anyone know?

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Saw the doc's assistant () on Friday. They took blood, thought it might be Dupuytren's or trigger finger. Now the blood ("seds test") says I have something called PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica). This explains my muscle pains in my shoulder and hips, but it doesn't appear to explain my finger issues, nor does it explain my carpal tunnel, so it looks like I have hit the trifecta: PMR, CTS, and one other one, possibly Dupuytren's disease. Does this even seem possible to get all 3 in relatively short time?

I see the actual hand surgeon tomorrow.

Best to all,

Ubba

I was diagnosed with DC and Osteoarthritis in the same hand. I developed them within the same time frame. I have the arthritis in my index finger at the dip joint and you can hear it snap when I bend it. I have DC and it is affecting the middle finger. I developed a nodule and cord within 3 months and the arthritis during the same time frame. I was concerned that the node from the arthritis was a nodule from DC. But the doctor said no it is not DC.

My mother started getting DC in her pinky right after having shingles in the same arm. It was about 2 weeks after the shingles disappeared. She does not have a visable nodule or cord but her pinky is contracting, and she can not straighten it.

I developed DC before my mother and it is her side of the family that carries this predisposition. I find that odd. She said she developed sympathic DC for me.

So I know, my mother and I have 2 things that happened at the same time.

Lori