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New to the website - 22 year old musician student with DD! help very welcomed
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01/07/2013 03:20
flojo 
01/07/2013 03:20
flojo 
Re: New to the website - 22 year old musician student with DD! help very welcomed

Since I understand that you already have some cords with minimal contracture, I would suggest having NA to release any contracture you have. If you decide, have RT after NA. When I was at the point you are but age 69, I didn't know what to do first and decided on NA first. Dr. T, my radiologist, said that was the right order. You want your hand be able to lie as flat as possible for RT and NA releases the contracture. It is my understanding that while it is effective on nodules and might stop cords from continuing, RT does not help existing cords. I felt a little lessening of the tightness after RT, I think it was the nodules that loosened up.

01/09/2013 12:56
lori 
01/09/2013 12:56
lori 
Re: New to the website - 22 year old musician student with DD! help very welcomed

Flora is right. I had a large nodule and a cord. The nodule completely disappeared after RT and the cord is still there. It did soften the cord, it shrunk the cord, and the cord recessed into my palm. It did not go away. Since my finger was beginning to contract it stopped this. It did reduce the tightness and I have more flexability. My hand does get tired after extended usage, much more than the non DD hand. This tiredness has not gone away. It has reduced and gotten better as the years progress.

Good luck seeing Dr. S. I will be curious to see what his advice is.

Lori

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