If this makes you feel any better i found my doctor by calling around in my area to find somebody that would do rt on my hands. The first 5 or 6 doctors did not want to have anything to do with it because they only take care of cancer patients and then it happened the last doctor on my list and it was meant to be. The nurse put him right on the phone and I spoke to him for over 10 minutes. Then he called me back the following morning. He had never did rt on this hand disease before but i trusted him very much because i felt like if he was taking care of cancer patients he knows what he is doing. This doctor read and read about this and agreed to do it. I didn't even have to think about it because i knew he was the one. You have to remember that these type of doctors are very caring and know what they are doing with this machine. They would not risk this on your hands if they did not know what they are doing. And one more thing these type of doctors you have to put in a group of their own because they are not like any other type of doctor out there. Please keep this in mind when you go and you will see.

Australia Calling, Hi David. In my case my right hand was treated with 5X3 GY on 07.The results were excellent. I visited Prof. Seegenschmiedt 4 times in the 12 months and he decided not to administer the additional treatment to my right hand. I did discuss the issuse of the time between treatments as I was travelling to and from OZ with a time between visits being up to 4 months. During our conversation he indicated that sometimes the greater time span between visits was not detremental to the treatment plan as it gave an opportunity to obserse any new growth. In the case of a treatment to one of my feet we did discover a new area which allowed him to expand the bolis for treatment. Hope this helps.

Have you had the RT done. I wouldn't worry about a non experienced person doing it because as was stated they know what they are doing each cancer patient is different and a plan is designed for each individual. I had extensive radiation for cancer. The doctor maped the plan. I had tiny tatoo's it took a couple of hours. The treatments are all done by the technicians.
good luck
Rt was not sugested to me but am interested.
Pearl

Flora,

Good luck with your appt. with Dr. T..... I am sure that he will be totally honest and will not suggest any treatment that is not absolutely necessary. My understanding is that he believes that RT is only done when there is proof of active disease.

My understanding is that RT is not a cure for Dupuytrens...and RT cannot reverse the disease. It can only stop the progression, at least that is what my expectations of RT are.

In my case, ....I had multiple nodules and dimples on the palm of my left hand. I also had a very thin, small cord going from the base of the index finger to the middle joint of that finger (palm side) ...there were no visible cords on the palm and I had no contracture. My palm was always itching and burning.

After RT, the small cord in my index finger is gone. The nodules are much softer, maybe a couple of nodules are also gone. The itching and burning has completely stopped. It seems that I can open my hand much wider. To me all these are indicators that the disease is, ....for now......, not progressing.... Since its only been seven months for me since RT, its too soon to tell how long these results with last.