Thank you Spanish Buddha - I'll make sure I'm fully prepared before I raise it with my GP! Thank you one again, I really appreciate the information.

onetopmom:

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I was dx two weeks ago with DC I have one small nodule in right hand below ring finger and two or three cords. I also have a cord on my left hand no nodule but I think I might feel a small one starting. Both hands had tingling sensation also both foot by no nodules on feet yet. I live in Florida saw one of the best hand surgery that performs NA in the area. He was like just wait until the nodule get larger or you finger start to bend and I will do NA for you. I play a lot of tennis and I think this might be causing some hand stress. I stopped playing tennis for now. Talked with my hand doctor and he is totally against R/T said it will not be useful and it has other risk factors. I'm going next week on July 5 for a MRI, Cat scan and consultation for R/T so I was wondering everyone out there who had R/T are your hand dry, peeling burning?? I feel my DC is so early right now that R/T is a good choice or should I wait a few more months. The tingling sensation I think means its active and progressing . Any help would be greatly appreciation. Also, I check with my insurance co. Blue Cross and I'm covered at 100% I only pay 35 dollars for a office visit. They called me the golden girl. LOL

My hand was irradiated at the age of 35 and the skin in the irradiated area became slightly dry. But after a few years I could not feel any difference anymore. I was treated with x-rays, electrons might be a little more intense.

Wolfgang

Thank you all. I'm still trying to make my decision on R/T. Everyone, doctors or medical professionals I talked with tell me NOT to do R/T. That I should do some steroid injections first. In the two weeks my nodules have not got larger but now I have two cords going from the nodules up toward my fingers and the cord going down is also longer in just 2 weeks. Does anyone know if this sounds like it is fast in the progression stage? I still have slight burning tingling sensation especially at night. I think I will have the MRI meet with oncologist and then make that decision. I'm schedule to tart R/T the next day with since I'm traveling from out of town. I think I might go home and wait a few weeks too get more information. My question is does it sound to you like this is normal progression (whatever is normal) faster than most and do you think I have time. Let just stay its not getting any better. I have stop playing the game I love tennis for now until this burning tingling stops I just don't want to make it mad. Thanks again for you help and support. I'm so glad I found this site. Is there anyone out there that did R/T in Florida??

I have the impression steroid injections are a U.S. thing. I am not aware of research showing it helps slow down DD. I have seen data, though, suggesting that RT is effective when done at the right time, and it makes sense to me. That's what convinced me to try it at my own cost and I had nodules shrink and smaller ones even go away. Would that have happened without the RT, or with steroid, vitamins or something else? I doubt it, but this is not yet an exact science.

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Stef

[54 year-old male, DD diagnosis 2006, RH contracture and NA/PNF 2014, RT 2015, wearing night splint glove]