Hi:

I am not clear on radiation therapy. Question: Can you receive radiation after NA procedures , once your affected fingers are straight again. If it slows down the progression I would really like that. My pinkie PIP contracture bends back inside of 3 months. Ilive in northern BC and have to fly to Toronto, but cannot afford to go every 3 months.
I would like to intruduce this information to my family doctor who gladly referred me to Dr Binhammer for NA procedures. I am soon going for my 3rd NA in October 2007.
We do have radiologists here an d would really like some printed information for them to read as well as for my own GP. Can you email it to me on PDF format for Adobe reader?

I would be so grateful is someone could answer the above question. My disease progresses so quickly on the PIP finger. The ring finger is a slow pregression. It has been straight for one year now since NA was done in October 2006 in Toronto. The pinkie is the stubborn one. I'd like to know if it is possible to slow it down with radiation, right after an NA produre, while it is still straight???

Sincerely
M. Roberts
mdroberts@shaw.ca

Any information welcome!

I had radiation therapy about 3.5 years ago and at that time had 2 small cords (no contraction yet) and 3 small nodules. All of them growing very quickly. After treatment the cords kept growing but slower, which I attribute to the treatment (right or wrong, I don't know). In any case I have still no contraction. The nodules went away, at least I don't feel them anymore. Cords are a differently built to nodules, cords consist of more collagen and much less myofibroblasts. I personally believe that radiation therapy works best on nodules, the earlier you catch them the better.

Wolfgang