Retired Teacher and Callie,

Congratulations on success with insurance and your tenacity! This will help lots os people. Thank you!

RetiredTeacher:

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I am starting my second round of radiation treatment in Portland, Oregon. I was diagnosed with Dupuytren's Contracture in my little finger on my right hand in September of 2011. The hand surgeon removed what he thought was a large cell tumor that turned out to be DC. Unfortunately, it was in the PIP joint, and I doubt that the contracture will ever disappear. Then in February of 2012, 2 new nodes started growing in my right palm. So far there is no contracture, but I decided that radiation treatment was my best option to try to hallt his crippling "condition". I found Dr. Christine Cha at the Oregon Clinic: Radiation Oncology Department to do the RT. She is familiar with DC and has done this RT before. Her phone number is 503-215-6029. My insurance (BCBS) is covering the treatment. She had me see Dr. Kline in Boise, Idaho for evaluation before treatment. He discovered DC in my left hand so Dr. Cha treated both hands. About 4 weeks after the first radiation treatment, another node started growing on my left index finger at the PIP joint and outside the area that was radiated. If anyone needs more information about Dr. Cha or Dr. Kline, I would be happy to correspond with you through this forum. I relied on this website to make my decisions and want to thank everyone who writes here. I have read so many of your stories. I am not your "typical" DC sufferer, I am female in my late 50s.