I had NA from Dr. Eaton on 2-11-05. The nodules were still quite prominant 6 months after so at Eaton's advice, I had my local CHS inject them again in mid August. He, by the way, was impressed with the results but not enough to mention NA to the 80 year old Scotsman (complete with a brrrr) in the next room. As he was taping his comments at the end of my visit he mentioned my pinky being slightly bent. I responded that it was fractured many years ago and still looks a bit out of line. It was just within the last week that I realized that I was in denial. The PIP joint of the pinky is bent about 30 degrees.

A post from Jeannie on 1-16-04 says, "also read on Dr. Eaton’s site that surgery is best for PIP DC, which was reassuring". However, I just checked his website and Eaton says, "Contractures which only affect the PIP joint are the most likely to recur after treatment, especially in the pinky finger. They may be treated with either needle aponeurotomy or surgery". I also wonder if these contractures are more or less likely to recur after NA as opposed to surgery. I plan to ask him.

Has anyone else had PIP joint problems after NA?