Gary, err... I mean Sean, how is it you know so much about the income of hand surgeons and what procedures are a percentage of such?

Seems to me only someone with inside info (ie. either a hand surgeon or someone working for one) would be privy to that knowledge.

Folks looks like we've got another ringer here. Guess the downturn in the economy and so many going to Europe for NA has forced someone or some group to try to turn the DC afflicted against viable alternatives.

Sean is Gary. Obviously. Check out the writing style and the attitude - same.

I've had 2 surgeries and in both cases total billings, including therapy and followup, were a few thousand dollars, with insurance covering almost all of it. Jerry, how did you end up with bills totalling $24,000?

Jerry,
Why don't you post the information on the forum? I would be interested also. I don't think your situation was the norm. I have never heard of any surgery for DC costing that much.

Mike K,
First of all, I am not Gary. Secondly, I have spent the last few days reading as much as I could to get up to speed. Thirdly, I agree with much of what Gary said, since I was pegged as having similar ideas. I play handball, raquetball and tennis with many professional (including medical) people, for this I am immediately criticized for knowing what is going with surgeons. Actually, I think the handball was a cause for the developing of DC in my hands.
Fourthly, who is arguing? I was immediately attacked for even being on this forum and sounding like someone else. Why the attacks? What is the problem on a forum of expressing an opinion without the derogatory remarks? What is wrong with checking erroneous information delivered by people who obviously had a bad experience with surgery and are out to get the medical industry in the U.S.?