There are some personal experiences of NA recounted on the patients page in case you missed them http://www.dupuytren-online.info/dupuytr...xperiences.html

The sense of touch is enough to help guide the strokes of the needle, the collagen cord is hard and fibrous compared to healthy tissue, and where necessary your own feedback, as the hand is usually not completely anaethetised but in close proximity to the needle entrance.

Myself I would be curious and inquisitive about the whole thing; I watch the needle go in for example on blood tests, injections, etc, but that's me. It would help to develop this attitude to medical settings as you get older

Hi Broderbund,

I am older. I don't look. I don't like. I experience more than a modicum of trepidation at any and all medical interventions. But I had NA done some time ago on my small finger PIP contracture and it turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made. The multiple numbing injections administered by the doctor were quite painful but the actual cutting/breaking of the chords and straightening of the finger were completely painless. Post-procedure discomfort was minimal. I followed the doctor's advice as closely as possible, including follow-up physical therapy and day (at first) and night (for quite some time) splinting. Outstanding results.

Best of luck,