Hello all, I've had DC for 25 years. Had two surgeries right hand. As usual it came back and the middle finger (the one I salute doctors with) is pulled down pretty far with a clearly visible cord in the middle of the palm. I went to local hand Doc who said she had done six of these. She said I was a good candidate since the cord is so visible and pronounced. She did mention it was "uncomfortable" to have the injections. I would say that's minimizing it based in what I've read in this forum.
Anyway, I've chosen to go thru with it as the surgeries are expensive, take a long time to heal , and in both cases it came back. I am now 64 years old. I'm concerned about two things, the people here for the most part, make it sound pretty darned excruciating to go through with. (Side note: I'm a chronic pain patient due to a failed spinal fusion and have been on pain meds for nine years,so don't talk about Ibuprofin, since OxyContin barely has any effect on me these days and I take it every eight hours ) the other concern is this doctor has only done six of these although she mentioned her cohort has done a few more...should I ask that HE do it instead ? I have so much scar tissue built up , and large nodules, I'm afraid it is going to be a tough customer . And now based on several failed medical procedures over the years that have left me with lifelong pain issues , I'm very skeptical when before I just trusted any Doctor with any procedure. I'm scheduled for this Monday and Tuesday...still debating on following thru or saying forget it , I've had enough pain. Any comments ?

Thank you for the response, very helpful. I can tell you having had two surgeries, and having it return , this must be much better. My hand now has scar tissue that will never go away, and my little finger never straightened. I will report back with the results of the handful of bees ! My plan is to just up my dose of pain meds for that day since I have built a seven year tolerance.