France sounds like a grand adventure. My wife was disappointed that we did not go to France for NA. Another wife in Dr. Eaton's waiting room was also disappointed that her husband choose Florida over France.

I don't know when I will see Dr. Eaton again. No one knows how long my finger will stay straight.

Mike,

I have been thinking about splinting and allopurinol lately. I think Dr. Eaton is trying to extend the time between NA treatment by using established and experimental methods. Splinting is commonly used in traditional hand surgery to help fingers heal straight. I can see why he is trying splinting on NA patients too. I am clearly benefiting from splinting. When he prescribed allopurinol he told me that he thought it may (and I emphasize may) help prevent a reoccurrence of NA. I know allopurinol is used for gout and to counter side effects of chemotherapy. I am willing to give any treatment Dr. Eaton offers a try with the hope that I may have add to the months I have without a reoccurrence.

I am very happy with my NA results. I recommend it to everyone. No surgery, little pain, short recovery, happy camper. All credit to the fine Dr. Eaton....my hero!

Can you let me know how to get in touch with Dr Lermussiau?
I am resident in the UK and my twin brother and I are sufferers of Dupuytrens Contracture.
I would be very grateful and especially delighted if a duly trained doctor wqas available in the UK!

I'm a doctor with early DD. I've talked with a few hand surgeons about NA. They know very little about it, but have strong feelings (negative). When I discussed the results of this forum with my surgeon, and sent him the scant literature, he softened up somewhat. The more I talk to him, the closer he is to actually considering getting tranined. The problem is poor reporting in the established medical literature, and absence of mass marketing since only needles are used, no fancy expensive drug or device. I REALLY HOPE Dr. Eaton writes a great paper someday and goes on the lecture circuit a little. The guy could become a celebrity in his field if his results are as good as this forum suggests. He will be sneered at by colleagues for awhile, but if he sticks with it and publishes solid science, he could achieve fame and fortune if he wanted. He is way ahead of the curve in the U.S.

Everybody should go to his website, collect the references cited on NA, and give them to their hand surgeons, and tell them that eventually, public demand will drive this and collagenase through, and they don't want to see their own hand surgeon left begind in the dark ages.

There is an old saying that applies to surgeons, "when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." Right now, all most have is a scalpel. Give them the papers, and show them your enthusiasm, show them your NA results if you had it, and they will eventually come around. Sometimes, once the momentum builds, it can happen quickly, even after years of stalling. This whole phenomenon has played out many times in medicine.