Rich and Don,

If you look at Eaton's own site you will see a calculator of what can be expected from a PIP release. Be it 45 or 90, even Eaton, when he wrote these predictions of what was to be expected, *never* gave out hope that Zero was possible. Either you guys are Freaks of Nature or Eaton has learned how, in over 800 procedures, to exceed even his own expectations.

Yes, Rich, your highly trained and experienced surgeon is *clueless*. Not his fault. For me, the experience of being a participant on this site has been a real Paradigm Shift / Eye Opener. How could it be that what so many of us have experienced "first hand" is *flat out* impossible in the minds of those who influence your now ex-surgeon? How could the best of the best in their field have completely *dismissed* the short stocky Frenchman with a simple syringe and a golden 30 year track record? Some suggest Pride, Arrogance, Greed, Simple Tradition. Any way you add it all up, and it doesn't look good. Even now I hesitate to approach my now ex-surgeon with what I can only assume will be the adequate Eatonization of my curling Right. I dare not confuse him with the facts. What.......is this some kind of X-File?

Frankly I don't know and I don't care. All I care about is that I now have a good shot of avoiding what happened to my Left and moving on.

Actually that's not true. There is something else, running a close second. I happen to be the rare statistic who is still trying to recover from my first Dups surgery two years ago. Like a patient on full anesthesia, my Left has yet to wake up. It happens sometimes. "Off the Chart" says my famous LA surgeon.

Yes, I understand, but *I'm* still batting 0 for 1. Now the only thing that will shut me up regarding the continued needless Dups surgery going on every day in this country and elsewhere is Eaton (pardon my language) "Screwing the Pooch" on my Right in Early April. Like so many of you who have trusted the overwhelming testimonies found *only* on this site and gone "outside" the current surgical box, I'm next.

WARNING: The above comments have not been evaluated by the Surgeon General, the FDA or the Great Puba of the American Society of Hand Surgeons. Traditional Open Invasive Hand Surgery is the only proven method of correcting Dups contractions. All other methods under the Sun have been rigorously scientifically tested and proven to be Snake Oil.

As I have said before, if anyone doubts my claims I will gladly send you before and after pictures of my little DD finger that Dr. Eaton treated. I had it done in mid January 2004 so he had not as much experiance then as he has now.

Two yeara ago I had both hands (one after the other) surgically repaired for Dupuytens..went from 45 degrees to zero in both hands..no nerve damage..great hand surgeon on west coast..reoccurance of right middle finger extended to pip pulling middle into ring finger..my previous surgeon not with HMO..so appealed "continuum of care" but was denied..new surgeon provided surgery..gap in right palm after 4 days after sutures broke prematurely..and permanent numbness extending from middle of palm up through pip of middle finger..at one week post op he said numbness normal will go ahead..at 3 weeks its not permanent..what changed? I have read nerve damage can be repaired if identified and microsurgically repaired during surgery..

Sorry to hear about your nerve damage Michael.

Anon

That Dr Eaton has performed more than 1000 NA procedures and we do not know of any poor results is a credit to his
ability.

As NA becomes more popular; it seems likely that some
hand and even cosmetic surgeons will attempt the procedure.

That in my opinion may be cause for concern

Now eighteen months after Dr. Eaton din my hand I continue to be able to use it in a normal fashion with only a slight indication that new bands are forming.