You all seem To have become friends. thanks for all the help and advise. Will keep you posted as to "What happens next"
regards

I went to my family doctor about a marble size lump on my hand and he sent me to a Osteopathic Surgen. The surgen told me I had a mild case of Dupuytren's Contractor and the only way to correct it was surgury. I asked him what was involved and he said a "Simple 15 Minuet Procedure". I told him the lump was really irritating and he said he could do the procedure on the 30th of May, 2005. This was on the 28th of May, 2005. I told him I would like to get rid of the lump.
Well, since the surgury I've been in physical therepy for 8 weeks and still don't have the full use of my hand. There is a thickness in the palm that interferes with closing it. I know it's kind of late now, but I wish I would have found this forum before having it done.
I had 0% contracture in my fingers. The only thing I had was the lump about the size of a marble.
I know feel that the surgeon should have advised me that my condition was not severe enough for treatment. I go back to him next week and I'm not sure how to handle it. I feel I need to tell him how unhappy I am with the way he handled the whole thing.
I know I'm responsible for my decesion but I went to him because he was a professional and should know best.

John,
Having surgery was the worst thing you could have done. It was very bad advice. Some people go their whole life with nodules which don't develop into contraction.

I guess the main thing that causes me the most problem about the Doctor's advice was the time period between my first visit and the surgury. If he hadn't said a "Simple 15 minute procedure", I would have backed off and thought about it.

Well, I too am sorry I did not know about this site befor my surgery. My little inger on my left hand had closed a great deal and i had lumps on every finger and major lumps on my palm. I had the surgery at the end of June 2006. My Dr, said I had a major reaction to the surgery (FLASH it is called). Industrial scarying whcih occures in 1 of 50 patients. The little finger is more curled than before surgery. I cant make a fist and have to wear various splints. My OT says we have to fight the scare tissue for a year. The surgery was done at Kaiser. I went to Stanford and was told the same 1-50 number. However that surgeons recommendation was to wait a year and e will remove scare tissue, but that FLASH coul accure again. As for the right hand, he had never seen such concentration of DC, but he wants to wait until the disease "calms down".

Both Drs admitted here is a lot of unkowns about DC.