My grandmother suffered from the disease; my father (now aged 68) had surgery for straightening the fingers 10 years ago (problem has now re-occurred, and his view is that surgery was a waste of time). I'm female, 44, and aware of the symptoms, have noted a lump very early on in my palm. Just been diagnosed, obviously at an extremely early stage, but in view of my age, believe it will get a lot worse. I'm a pianist (not professional), but keyboard skills are also very important to my job. I feel at least I ahve been diagnosed early, does anyone know of any up and coming treatments. I like in United Kingdom. If there are any research tests, etc, I would like to take part. Jackie

I think it would be worth your while to do some research before opting for treatment, especially while in a Country where D/C has only a slight incidence.

Visit the following site for a start;

http://jvm.com/wstagner/dlinks.htm