All,

I had surgery on my hand in mid-October for severe contracture of little and ring fingers. After the operation, I had a pretty swollen hand for a couple of weeks which took care of itself.

But, I have not regained full use of these two fingers and since its going past three months. So far, no signs of the dupurtrens returning, but range of motion has not improved since the 2nd week. I'm doing PT, but not seeing much change.

I want to ask if anyone has had experiences with postopt recover where full use has not returned. Is there is a time limit when you can no longer expect improvements? Nearly three months without change is not encouraging. Would welcome any thoughts or suggestions.

Tom

Tom,
I'm guessing that you are not pushing your PT as much as you should. I felt the same way at first until my surgeon explained that the nerves were not affected and the tendons were not affected. He said I would not do any damage by really stretching and manipulating the fingers. Within a week after that my hand responded from the extra effort. My hand now is as good as it was before Dupuytren's.