Has anyone seen Dr. Pess for NA in New Jersey? If so, good results? I'm thinking about contacting him and scheduling an office procedure for NA.

Thanks Randy, so it appears I'm headed in the right direction.

Thanks! I understand there is no cure just pallative procedures. Were you out of town and how long did you stay? Any followup?

Right now it's just a matter of getting "psyched up" to go and get the procedure done. Did you only have hand injections to numb the areas or did you also have the "mild sedative"?

*Brief history:* 62 YO WM with DC in both hands. Began
approximately 12-15 years ago. I still have fairly good mobility but
it's beginning to get more difficult to clap, rub face with palm of hands, etc. I have been reading information on the NA process and am slowly building up the courage to possibly have the procedure done on my hands. I saw an Orthopedist a couple of times and I had physical therapy twice on both hands to try to slow down the DC process. Not really much benefit. The first Orthopedic visit, my left "pinky" was about 30 degrees and has not changed that much since the initial visit approximately 2 years ago. My right hand DC is primarily in the ring finger . I have nodules on both hands and the bands are present: more prevalent in the left hand.

Thanks!

Hi folks,

I had NA done by Dr. Pess in Eatontown, NJ day before
yesterday. The surgery was done under "local
sedation" (I was sedated and given a local anasthetic in the
hand). The most painful part was administration of the anasthetic
in the hand (like a pin prick). After that the actual surgery
took all of 7-10 minutes in which the doctor inserted the
needle and broke off the fibroma in three places in the hand.
When he was finished, he asked me raise my hand, make
a fist and open my hand wide. Lo and behold, my
50 degree contracture was gone and the little finger
was absolutely straight. The anasthetic had some effect
on me as I felt nauseous and dizzy after the surgery and had
to sleep for an hour or two (this may simply be how my
body reacted to a specific anasthetic). I took off the bandage
the next morning and carried out my normal activities after that.
The three "needle holes" are barely visible now.

When I compare this with the traditional open hand surgery,
I must say that this is far preferable. I had open hand surgery
in October of 2006 on my left hand and I have not completely
recovered all the feelings and sensations even now (after
seven months!). Even though the open hand surgery also
corrected my problem, the post-operative problems are
simply too immense and for me, NA would be the way to go
in the future.

Dr. Pess is very experienced in this surgery and is doing about 6
to 10 of these every week. His staff is knowledgable, friendly
and caring. I could not wish for anything more ....

Bhaskar

Jon,

Dr. Pess did an NA procedure on my left little finger in April. Everything Bhaskar said is absolutely true. I had a 95 degree bend in finger and he opened it to 25. Further therapy got it to 18 and it's seemed to stabilize in the 20s.

I live about 120 miles away from his NJ office so my wife and I drove up the morning of the procedure and back home about a half hour after he was done. I probably could have driven myself but I was glad my wife came because there was some stinging from the tears and soreness from the aggressive manipulation of the joint to get it to open.

I had conventional surgery and this is far superior. Bandages were off in 12 hours. I played the piano 48 hours later.

The surgical center is modern and professional. The staff is wonderful. And Dr. Pess was great.

I'm scheduled to have my right hand done by Dr. Pess in about three weeks.

I'm so glad I didn't listen to my first hand doctor (and my GP) and went ahead and had this done.

Your in good hands.

Dave