bdotson:

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Hello all, I am new here.....just had an NA procedure (needle aponeurotomy) on 12/19/13 and my suspicion is now confirmed. I have an abcess/infection in on of the nodules. I was just now massaging the nodule, trying to decide if there was an infection in there, when some pus came oozing out....anyone had this before?

All mine were just puncture holes too. But lots of them. And in my case all procedures done in the doctors rooms with no nurse or other staff just the doctor (But in Paris).

Both Dr Badois and Dr Manet-Chopin emphasized that infection was a risk. You keep the hand dry and banges on until the holes properly seal which in probably only 24 hrs but they advise 3 days to be safe.

My doctor is experienced, he operated on my other hand twice in the last 15 years. He was talking about my options, one of them being NA, which he initially implied it is done in a controlled, operation-room environment. Then, he just said I'll tell you what, lets go ahead and do it right here, in the exam room, see how it helps, we won't charge any extra, just the cost of the office visit. His nurse was present, and she is the one who drew the lidocaine up in the syringes. She washed my hand with Hibiclens, which was the only cleaning done prior to procedure. I did not witness her drawing up the lidocaine, so I don't know how good her aseptic technique was. I am thinking maybe they were a little cavalier in terms of infection precaution.....I did hear cords snapping by the way, I could see him popping them, and the procedure improved my range of motion by 25% right off the bat. I am calling him as soon as they open, hope to get on an antibiotic ASAP.

was this doc a hand surgeon ? Anyway from what you have stated you are lucky to just have an infection...could have severed a nerve or worse .... poking around in ones finger .. just to see what happens ..is not good..

As I have staed for years .. { you only get ten fingers ...and you are not going to grow a new one } if something goes wrong.

Of course you also need to consider infection from your own hands. The doctors that I have seen have had me wash the hand in Betadyn before each procedure and have swabbed down with addition Betadyn solution from time to time during the procedure. Not rinsed off until bandages removed.