Day five and some pain. As Mariqail mentioned the blood blister that explodes is messy and takes time to heal. Dr. decided against the skin graft at this time and will hope the skin grows back. Changing the bandage each day and a little less bleeding today. I will keep the splint on to help the pinky from bending towards the palm. Next appointment is next Friday. Hope you all are doing fine and keeping your digits erect.

Wounds in the hand usually heal quite well and the new skin is typically disease free. This is actually a technique also used in Dupuytren's hand surgery (McCash, open palm technique: http://wheelessonline.com/ortho/open_pal...rom_mccash_1964).

Wolfgang

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Day five and some pain. As Mariqail mentioned the blood blister that explodes is messy and takes time to heal. Dr. decided against the skin graft at this time and will hope the skin grows back. Changing the bandage each day and a little less bleeding today. I will keep the splint on to help the pinky from bending towards the palm. Next appointment is next Friday. Hope you all are doing fine and keeping your digits erect.

Hello Everyone,

I am new to the forum and have a couple of questions. I have DD in my right hand, pinky and ring, at almost 60 degrees. I have an ortho doctor for several years now that I am very happy with. He took care of my frozen shoulder (left shoulder) without surgery. The DD nefver bothered me until recently. It seems like it cam on over the last year. So, he feels that surgery is the best option a this point.
How long after the surgery are you able to return to work? (I use a computer 65 to 70% of the time at work).
How long did it take to feel that you had as much use as you possibly could obtain?
Thank you everyone in advance.

13 days now and hand is very dry where stiches are(remove tomorrow). She said nothing about cream so I have not used any.

Still a little tingly in pinky and at times- when Im tired it seems worse. I have been told that this could last a while.
Considering it was approximatley a 4" + cut I think the overall experience has not been that bad- it was the lead up and unknown that bothered me the most

As far as work we are landscapers, and althougfh I am in the office I did not miss any time except day of surgery. I can make a complete fist - tight, and have not lost any strength in my hand, other then i do unconciously favor it

Again once stitches are out I am sure it will be a big improvement and my wife will stop calling my hand grosse.

In regards to the scar, where the dry skin has fallen off it appears to be a very small scar - I did choose a plastic surgeon who specializes in hands for this reason

Overall reading about ziaflex stories - it seems there is a lot more pain involved then I went through.

Xiaflex is now available in Canada, but like my doctor said she has to study before she will do any injections.

as I have this in my pinky and thumb in my right hand (just starting) it may be an option when she feels it is necessary

My question is - does xiaflex eliminate the cord or is a tempoprary relief, and eventually surgery will be needed?

Putzo,

Great that your hand is coming along fine. I concur that the fear/hype of surgery is extremely over-hyped. I had 29 stitches in a zigzag fasciectomy and never had to take the pain pills. I felt very little pain during the whole process. We have had many others on this forum who have had the similar experience. Then there are some who had a more testing experience and paint a dire picture of surgery. It has been 11 years now since my surgery and it would be difficult to tell that I ever had Dupuytren's.

For you to be able to make a fist this early is remarkable. It was a month before I could make a fist. Ask about the lotion when you get the stitches out. My surgeon joked (but was serious) when he said to use anything to keep the would soft and elastic as it healed. He said, "use Crisco if you have to but don't let the wound dry out". I used Aveeno lotion and kept a small tube in my pocket during the day. It made it easy to massage the wound and flex the hand during the day.