Hi All:

I had surgery done to correct Dupy's on my right hand a few years ago, at what I presume was the young-ish age for this condition of 50. I can't say it was completely successful: the pinky is bent again, but at least it seems stable, and I can wear gloves (which is my test of usability). No doubt I left it way too late-- my fingers were very bent, and nearly touching my palm.

Now the lefthand pinky has a nodule and clearly in a few years it too will need treatment. I know that Xiaflex trials were done in Brisbane here in Aus, but have had difficulty tracking down the results.

Does anyone have any info for Aussies on (a) approval and (b) possible availability? The info on Xiaflex seems very mixed, but it seems to me worth a go if only to avoid the hassles of surgery. As a single person with no readily available help, lumbering around the house in a cast yet again is not an attractive possibility.

And on NA. I visited Dr Green, an NA practitioner, at St George Private before my first surgery and she was not all keen on the technique.

Thanks for your time
Garry

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