Sean, contrary to your last post I'm totally unaware of a conspiracy to attack you or your stance on surgery vs. NA.

It's your obstinacy, inaccuracy, grandiose statements, insults, ad hominems, etc. that have many resent you.

And it there is a conspiracy, I want to know why I havent been contacted!!!

Sean,

I am certainly not interested in "attacking successful surgery". After surgical correction of a 50 degree PIP contracture of my left pinkie over four months ago, I'm planning on continuing my hand exercises three times a day to achieve the same success you have had. I should end up loosing 10 to 15 degrees of straightness, as the scar tissue alone makes return to 0 degrees physically impossible. (This according to the #1 top hand surgeon at UCLA). I'm pleased for you that you report returning to a perfect 0 degrees. You are to be congratulated for achieving the impossible (and counting your blessings that the disease hasn't spread to your other hand and both feet like it has with me within three months of surgery).

Sean, I'm a bit curious about something. You've had a single highly successful surgery, achieving miraculous results; have no reoccurrence or spread of the disease. Your hand is as good as new. You can now get on with your life and forget this ever happened. If I had your results, that's what I would do. I'd be WAY down the road by now. So why are you on this site? It's clear that if you have a reoccurrence you'd stick with surgery, so what can you possibly hope to learn from us malcontents?

After reading Sean/Gary's experience with splints, therapy, scar tissue, etc., it is fairly obvious that NA should be for most the preferred method of treatment. The list of NA advantages are too numerous to repeat.

Sean/Gary you comment on almost all topics (acting almost as if you are the board moderator) yet are remarkably silent on the NA threads where people are enthusiastic regarding their success with that procedure. I can't help but wonder why.

Sean/Gary, I as of yet have no contraction and no surgery. Another erroneous assumption. I criticize an entrenched medical establishment/hierarchy with an inflexible attitude towards procedures that threaten the profit margin. Hopefully I will not have contraction but since I have taken the time to investigate this topic,I will not wait until it is too late for NA. I will opt for the procedure since there is very little risk, can be done over and over, does not traumatize the hand, requires no physical therapy, etc. etc. etc. It is such an easy decision to make.

You act as if you know a lot about hand surgery, hand surgeons, insurance companies, medical procedures used worldwide, surgery success rates, obscure medical texts, etc.. This, coupled with your derogatory and arrogant manner, has led me to consider that you are here due to a perceived threat by the hand surgery industry.

Richard,
My name is Sean, I live in Colorado. I read this forum for a while before posting. I had successful surgery similar to the "Gary" and agree with much of what he said when reading past posts. I have followed up on much of what he said. There is no reason to put my email address on this forum.