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04/08/2004 23:11
Artienot registered
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04/08/2004 23:11
Artienot registered
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What a wonderful thing to have NA
Amen to that Barbara!!!
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04/08/2004 23:12
barb Unot registered
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04/08/2004 23:12
barb Unot registered
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The Wonder of it all!
Hello to you "dups" Chatterers! I am a long time patient of Dr. Eatons. I am also Betsy's sister(the gal who introduced Dr. Eaton and his newest and greatest techniques for dups to the internet). Most importantly, I have the dupuytrens
condition in both hands. Yersterday, I experienced first hand(no pun intended)...the skill of Dr. Eaton and his talented execution of the NA procedure.Although I knew of other success stories, I truly believe that until you have lived it, you truly haven't experienced "the wonder of it all"! I had had surgery for another hand condition on New Year's Eve(...I know how to have a good time!)But like any "opening of the hand" procedures, we ran the risk of accelerating the Dup condition. Although my first surgery was a success, I had to wait intil I healed more before Dr. Eaton could "fix the dups". I virtually had little use of my hand for the last three months...while waiting for my "lucky day"! YESTERDAY WAS THAT DAY! After about one hour and at Dr. Eaton's request, I opened my hand TOTALLY and was able to lay it flat on a table....I had full mobility! I knew it would be great.....but I didn't know HOW great! For my fellow diabetics who often confront this condition, let this 30 year veteran of diabetes allay your concerns! There is no fasting! There is no anesthesia, nor any hypoglycemic reactions from anesthesia-induced vomiting! There is no pre-surgical blood work! There is no worry that your blood sugar will drop to dangerous levels....since you are conscious and in control! Lastly and probably the most important reason I submit this information is to offer clarification to an issue that has surfaced on "The Forum". While I was having my procedure by Dr. Eaton yesterday, I asked him to clarify what the word "exposure" might mean if some physicians allude to having had "exposure to Dr. Eaton". I flat out asked him if he had trained or instructed any other physician on this technique/procedure. He advised that while he has fielded some questions from physicians over the telephone, he has never formally or informally trained any other doctor on this technique. I put my hands in his---and trusted my physician who cared enough about quality and competence to fly to Paris for training. I believe he is still the only Paris trained and qualified surgeon doing this procedure in the US. Dr. Eaton confirmed he has no knowledge of any other technique- trained(NA procedure) surgeon in the US and certainly he has not trained anyone either! I thank God that Dr. Eaton had the foresight and the wisdom to be open-minded enough to investigate and later train in order to help those of us with this condition. Luckily he is in my "backyard" of our country, but I know he has made himself avaiable to out-of staters, all the while trying to make sure their trip is warranted. He and his staff, whom I have dubbed "The Sunshine Gang", have done everything possible to bring "sunshine" into their patients'lives. Here's wishing you all the ability to see the "rays" of hope and ultimately experience..THE WONDER OF IT ALL!
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04/08/2004 23:07
Tom 
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04/08/2004 23:07
Tom
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Dr. Eaton
Randy,
Thanks for your response. You are right,"it" was in the P.I.P joint. The Dr. may have been able to 'finish' the job, but I simply could not take the pinching of the tip of my finger due to some degeneration of the top knuckle. He was kind enough to numb the knuckle, but a little while later I lost feeling in the tip of my finger. As you know, the major nerve runs along the side of the pinkie. The numbness prevented me form telling him if he would touch that nerve.He was surprised how quickly the DC had manifested ifself in 8 months. If I did not play the piano, I probably could live with the remaing "bend".
I like they way that Dr. Eaton calls it the "Dastardly Dupuytren's"
Fortunately for me I live only about 45 minutes from his office.
The only thing I don't like is the splint that I have to wear for 3 months at night.
Tommy
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04/26/2004 23:10
Charlie
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04/26/2004 23:10
Charlie
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Dr. Eaton
It has been about three months since I had my little finger straightened out by Dr. Eaton. I sent him pictures of my hand today. I called up his homepage to get the address. I noticed he now does NA all day on Monday, Thursday and Friday. He has added days for NA since I was there three months ago. I wonder how many of his new DD patients learn about NA form this forum.
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04/26/2004 23:39
Randy H. not registered
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04/26/2004 23:39
Randy H. not registered
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D/C
Great news! So, in less than one year, Dr. Eaton who is a surgeon now devotes the majority of his practice to a non-surgical treatment of Dups. Sounds like he's having the time of his life snapping Dups cords!
Yes, it would be fascinating to know what percentage of his patients are there because of this site, directly or indirectly as referrals. I'll bet it's very high. However, more important to me is what percentage of Dups patients who search the net **don't** find this site and learn about NA. They then have no choice but to get cut.
Folks, that's what happened to me. The first three "official" medical sites all said the same thing: "Surgery Is The Only Alternative" So.......I had surgery. Then, motivated by the pain of recovery I searched harder and found this site. How may people does this happen to? How may unnecessary surgeries could we help prevent if we could direct all net searchers to this and other NA sites? My guess is double or triple the current rate. How much faster would that spread NA to other cities in the US?
So far under "Proactive Spread of NA" four others have agreed to kick in $50 a year or so. It's going to take a lot more than that. I may consider going this alone, and then asking for donations once the page is up and making an impact. We will know exactly how may people we are directing to this site. That will be our only immediate measure of success. Essentially, I want Eaton **begging** his colleagues to fly to Paris and join ranks because he can't keep up. Also, getting my surgeon who trashes NA as "worthless" to eat his words would be a plus as well.
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04/28/2004 23:00
miriam
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04/28/2004 23:00
miriam
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D/C
Randy-
I agree with you 100%
Just returned from Dr Eaton's office where I had procedures done on BOTH hands.
I have had "surgery" done( in CA) on one finger three years ago and of course then it spread like wildfire to both palms and also both feet!
Let me know how to proceed to "contribute" I'd like to send 50 bucks for sure-
thanks for all your efforts on our behalf.
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04/29/2004 23:01
Georgenot registered
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04/29/2004 23:01
Georgenot registered
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Info on Collagenase injections?
I'm a pianist with dupuytren's. Does anyone have any information on when or if the FDA will approve the collagenase injections for Dupuytren's or how I could find out the information? Last I heard they were doing phase 3 clinical trials but i cant seem to be able to get any current information. Thanks in advance. You can email me direct or through the forum.
George
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04/29/2004 23:58
Richard
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04/29/2004 23:58
Richard
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Another satisfied customer
I had NA done 4/19 on my left "90 degree pinky" by Dr. Eaton and it is now about 10 degrees.. Using a splint nightly,it should even get better... The 20 minute procedure was a "piece-of-cake"! and would certainly recommend it over surgery.
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05/02/2004 23:17
Marilynnot registered
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05/02/2004 23:17
Marilynnot registered
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Dr Eaton worked on my hands 4/16 and 4/19.
I had bands in 5 fingers broken. Neither hand is completely flat, but they are both much better. I didn't want to have another surgery, so jumped at the chance to have the NA procedure.
I learned about NA and Dr Eaton here, so thanks to all who have posted about NA. I didn't find the procedure painless, but certainly had no pain after I left the office.
I was Dr Eaton's 200th NA patient. The staff gave me candy, a bee balloon (Dr Eaton refers to the shots as bee stings), and cupcakes. Dr Eaton and his staff were great!
Now if I can only convince my insurance company to pay part of the fees.
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05/02/2004 23:58
Randy H. not registered
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05/02/2004 23:58
Randy H. not registered
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Dr Eaton
So Eaton is 200 for 200???. Anyone here had a bad experience? Nerve damage? Little improvement not worth the plane ride?
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