My mom just saw an orthopedist (while I was on vacation last week) - the pinky finger on her left hand rather suddenly curled up and he diagnosed her with DC. He wants to do surgery this week - I spent an hour today on-line educating myself on the disease. She is in no pain, and is right handed so the contracted finger is more a nuisance than anything else. I am going to the Ortho MD with her tomorrow and wondered if anyone out there had any advice for me?

Thanks in advance!

Yes, I read allot of the on-line info and am leaning to taking her to one of the hand surgeons who does NA rather than surgery. I am afraid that the risks of the surgical option and related therapy outweigh the benefits for someone her age.

Thanks.

Thanks very much for your prompt input and advice. I spoke with the orthopedic doctor who had recommended the surgery for my Mom and cancelled the procedure.

I cannot say thanks enough to those who have put together this website for enabling me to make an educated decision on her behalf in such a remarkably quick timeframe. I will be contacting Dr. Goldman at Duke to get an opinion about NA for her instead of surgery.

Randy H, Thanks for your message - it confirms my thoughts with evidence from people who know a whole lot more about this condition than I do!

cgmyers