We have had a bit of snow here in Tulsa as well (over 16" & more tonight), So my appointmet was postponed as well.

All shots hurt, so yes it did, but well worth it. When I went back the next day for manipulation, he gave me pain shots first, so I didnt feel much. I'm just glad we have a doctor here that is certified, so I don't have to travel.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

I find it difficult to believe that your doctor injected you with an anethestic BEFORE injecting the Xiaflex. All of the protocols suggest that the Xiaflex be injected without any anesthetic. VERY suprising.......

One week after my first Xiaflex injection, I am still in considerable pain. Having to go through this six or seven more times is not appealing at all. I will give surgery additional consideration.

I am sorry to hear that you are still in considerable discomfort a week after the injection. Has the finger straightened at all? My doctor (who is a novice at this....) told me that he thought I'd just need the one shot in this finger, but that he wouldn't be surprised if I didn't get full range of motion afterwards. He did tell me that surgery down the road is still an option.

Thank you for filling me in on your history. I am having the injection tomorrow in the one hand---pinky finger of my left hand. The doctor feels that if we don't get ample improvement, surgery will remain an option. I'd prefer to have less than 100% use of the hand than undergo surgery.

I don't know how I got Dupuytren's. I know it is supposed to be hereditary, but I've not found one person on either side of the family who has it, nor do they know of anyone who does. My ancestors did come from Eastern Europe, though, so someone must have carried the gene. I was in my mid-50's when it showed up.

Mine started in the ring finger of my right hand about 10 years ago, after I was in a car accident which damaged my right arm from the elbow to the shoulder. It is very slight, and has not gotten any worse since the onset. About 5 years ago the finger on the other hand began to bend, and that has gotten progressively worse. Like you, the injection was in the trial stage, and my doctor suggested I might wish to wait for that, which I've done. In the meantime, that finger is just about at a 90 degree angle, so hopefully the injection will help it and that will be all I will need to do. The doctor is surmising that the reason they other hand started was due to the trauma of the accident, but I've not been able to locate any validation that that could be the case in all that I've read.

Right now I'm just glad that something will be done tomorrow. Of course I don't look forward to the discomfort, and the time I'll lose not being able to do all I usually do because of it, but I have to hope that I will be satisfied with the results over the long term.

Please keep me posted on how things progress for you.

My father passed away in his mid-fifties. Perhaps he would have developed it, or, as you said he could have just carried it. I have a sister who shows no sign of it, but she's a little younger than I am. I guess it doesn't matter so much---as long as it can be treated!