Newman,

I went to see Dr. Crimaldi for my RT check up and he gave me a perscription for Voltaren, per yours and others suggestion. Any advice for use? He said not to combine it with pain pills like Advil, Aspirin, Ect.

Regards,

Lori

Thankfully my pain subsided last week. I am left with some dull aches and numbness from the tip of my small finger to mid point up my forearm. After learning about RT on this site I had my first appt at VCU with Dr. Weiss yesterday. The team of MD's agreed that most my pain symptoms were probably originating in my back and had much more to do with my spine then my Dupuytren's. The case they made was convincing and I now believe my Dupuytren's was a Red Herring. The claw hand cramps hand aches around the nodules are associated with DC but from what they explained most any pain outside of the hand would be localized on the inside of the wrist.

I had my 2nd RT therapy session today, I have faith that this will work for me.

re Voltaren prescriptions and use - I was curious and did a bit of looking around. It appears that this product is available in a variety of forms: pill, injection or topical ointment. Is everyone on the same page regarding the form? Also that it is not available except by prescription would suggest that we are talking about the USA where the powers that be seem to work diligently to keep helpful drugs out of the hands of the populace.

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Newman,

Thank you for your imput. It helps. Yes I needed a perscription for the GEL. Who knows why a perscription but I was pleased to see it was FDA approved in the US and that Dr. Crimaldi was willing to give it a go based on my suggestion.

Tom, It does come in pills, etc. but I wanted the gel to rub on as needed. Also, I did have pain all the way up to my shoulder and it was not my back that caused it. My arm ached with the onset of DD and stopped after about 6 months. I don't have pain in my arm anymore, I only have it in the palm of my hand.

Tom, Keep us posted as to your progress. I am to check back with Dr. Crimaldi in 9 months to see how my hand is doing.

Regards,

Lori

You can also try rolling your hand on a cylindrical object-- something smaller than a rolling pin but large than a pen-- to help. There's info and a picture of something like this on Dr. Eaton's website about half way down this page:
http://www.handcenter.org/newfile39.htm

Somewhat virgorous massage with the thumb of the opposite finger and lots of creams seems to help also. As far as pain meds, Aleve is the best I've found but surely not perfect.

HTH,
Diane


I recently tried the rolling pin and I am astounded by the positive results. My hand feels so much better, stronger and more flexible. I don't know why this works, but it has been the best treatment yet for my dups.

Feeling better,
Gina

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Hi, everyone!

I am new here...I am a 44-year-old male and was diagnosed at least 6 years ago. It started with a lump in my palm and the pucker, and I finally went to my osteopath because I thought it was CTS. He took one look and told me what it was. I have had the needle aponeurotomy and it released the fingers in my right hand and they have just started to curl again.

My major issue is the pain associated with my DC. It is unbelievable, and when it accelerates it means (for me) that it is spreading. I can see new puckers and cords in both hands and it always aches. I also get pain spikes that can only be compared to my kidney stone pain. I find that high sodium levels, high humidity and cold can set it off, and those little hand warmer things help immensely if I am going to be in cold weather for a while.

I had surgery relatively recently, and while the oxycodone helped the pain in my hands, there is no way I could take that stuff regularly. OTC pain meds do nothing, either.

It is, though, comforting in a way that I am not the only one with pain, as most of the doctors I have seen tell me there is no pain with DC. I offer to trade hands...