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11/29/1999 23:44
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non-surgical treatment
Since trauma aggravates Dupuytren's (I have knuckle pads on five fingers)I was told by my hand surgeon NOT to ever have surgery. He suggested an experimental treatment consisting of collagenase cream rubbed into the hands 3 times a day. I have been using it for about 6 mos. It has stopped the progression and lessened the pain. The knuckle pads are smaller, but not gone. Apparently it takes a long time in some people.
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12/01/1999 23:10
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correction to 11/30/99 posting
The cream I am using is a calcium blocker cream. Sorry for the mistake.
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12/01/1999 23:22
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12/01/1999 23:22
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Cream
Please, specfic name of calcium cream Prescription or OTC. Thanks
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02/16/2000 23:38
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CREAM
WHAT IS THE SPECIFISC NAME OF THE COLLAGENASE CREAM SO THAT I CAN TALK TO MY DOCTOR ABOUT IT
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02/20/2000 23:55
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calcium blocker cream
Does anyone know the name of the calcium blocker cream mentioned in previous post?
Thanks,
Craig
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02/22/2000 23:31
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02/22/2000 23:31
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Joyce Jones, please help
In two messages earlier in this topic , Joyce Jones mentioned a calcium blocker cream rubbed into the hands 3 times a day. Would Ms Jones please let us know which calcium blocker cream she is using??
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06/13/2000 23:06
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06/13/2000 23:06
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Non-Surgical Cure ?
Hope you can help!
I’m new to the Dupuytren's Forum, but not to Dupuytren's that showed up about 10 years ago. Had surgery on my left hand 2 years ago but Dupuytren's is now back in the L hand worse than ever. So I know from experience surgery is only a stopgap.
I know about the French Needle so I am very interested in info about non-surgical cures. Question:
1) Are there any legit non-surgical cures? Who and where? 2) Is the SUNY Stony Brook cure near going public? Any info on the status? 3) Are there any doctors (or anyone else) doing injections? Who and where?
Please help with any info you have. I don’t want any more surgery!
Thanks Very Much!
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01/13/2001 23:14
Danielle Battutnot registered
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01/13/2001 23:14
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Calcium blocker cream
I just read most of the panels on DC! The name I recall for the Calcium blocker cream was Lanolin Hydrose cream
I also read about a homeopathic treatment : Ruta
and Topical Verapamil
Let me kno if any of this works
Danielle
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05/28/2005 23:56
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NOTHING WORKS EXCEPT APONEVROTOMY..
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05/28/2005 23:34
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05/28/2005 23:34
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D. Beason
I have no additional input other than a comment on the use of the words "cure" and "non-surgical." To the best of my limited knowledge, no cure exists for DD/DC at present. (Nor in the foreseeable future IMHO.)NA is a non-surgical treatment (see the Lariboisiere website.) Collagenase is likewise considered a nonsurgical treatment. Collagenase is not a cure. Perhaps the word treatment,solution, or remedy is applicable to a "problem condition" such as DD/DC. Current hypothosis is that one inherits a genetic predisposition for palmar fibromatosis (and or LD, PD.) The condition often manifests after surgery or trauma. A few interventions exist: open hand surgery with fire-breaks, NA, and, potentially, collagenase. Until and unless genome theory leads to a "cure" it is imprecise and confusing to refer to NA, collagenase, surgery, etc. as curative. As of May 2005, the best we can do is manage the condition, much as we do Hypertension, Diabetes, Periodontitis, etc. Cures may exist. Right now, I am glad that "treatment modalities" exist to relieve symptoms. Benign intervention gets my vote. That still means NA for stages one, two and some three or mixed cases. Late stage, complex conditions still require experienced Hand Surgeons; part of the treatment might include NA, Collagenase and fasciectomy with grafts. Get a diagnosis and get informed. Seek out options appropriate to your condition. No cure exists at present. Some dietary supplements may contribute to the "problem," but no one knows of a dietary remedy that can ameliorate or improve, reverse, or "cure" NA/DC, LD, PD (IMHO.) Meanwhile, be gentle using your hands and feet to minimize trauma. This is a condition that most of us can "manage" and live with in early stages. We can still earn about options for late stage progression, if we need them. Good Luck.
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