merlin120:

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Has anyone tried and had success by taking magnesium supplements.
http://dupuytrens.org/magnesium-and-dupuytren-disease/
This an recent article about the subject.
Spoke with my Dr( GP) he hadn't read the article but he said it might be worth a try.
Regards
Robyn

I have taken magnesium supplements for many years. I also use magnesium spray. It does not dry out skin when hand cream is used after oil has dried.
The real difference is it helps soften the nodes . The nodes are there but cannot see them now, where as before they were more dominant and sore.
I also use home hand held ultra sound which also helps with the nodes cords and pain.
So mabe it's the combination in my case. I also use magnesium spray on my legs for leg cramps.Works very well.
Also use both oil and ultra sound on my feet. Also use hand foot spa hot wax and oils, need treatments occasionaly when they are very sore.
I read the article posted and I do beleive magnesium and ultra sound is helpful with consistancy in my case. It takes time to see results. Also wear splint gloves nightly. There are magnesium supplements available that do not cause bowl upset.

Edited 06/10/16 20:25

I fit the description of the woman in Dr. Eaton's article and my hands look just as awful, though I'm not her. I've had aggressive dups in both hands for the past 17 years - 16 needle aponevrotomy procedures, 1 open surgery on pinky completely closed to palm, 1 Xiaflex (disaster - grew like wildfire after the procedure) and another minor surgery to cut out the monster cord that grew after the Xiaflex. I took Colchichine (the gout drug) for 2 years - did nothing for the Dupuytren's, so I gave that up. I took Acetyl L-Cystine (sp?) a few years ago and the lumps noticeably softened and one finger straightened a bit. However, I keep taking it and it didn't prevent the growth, so I'm assuming that I had one of those unexplained remission periods.

The best thing I can say about this plague is I've met a lot of skilled doctors along the way and have gotten lots of frequent flyer points. Thank you - Drs. Badois, Lellouche, Lermusiaux (all in Paris) Eaton, Zidel (Florida) Denkler (California) Forster (Florida) - also thanks to Dr. Viggiano (Florida) for the original correct diagnosis.


I started with the Magnesium last week and will let you know the results. (I'll try anything .... ) Kristen

Wolfgang - I have never tried radiotherapy. I was a good 10 years into aggressive DC before I had even heard of it. The medical literature generally refers to it as a treatment for slowing it down in the early stages and I am certainly not in the early stages. Given my history and with 6 fingers involved, it didn't appear to me that there would be advantages to that treatment, but maybe I've overlooked something.

Also, many thanks to you for your work on this forum. Without the Internet and these discussion forums I would never have known about the needle treatment, which, for me, has been the best way to get through the early years of this disease. Kristen

Wolfgang - Thanks for the information. I'll contact Newman.