Hello all,

Just this week I had a 2nd MRI done on my feet. The first one was in 2009 as a baseline. I asked the doc to see if in his opinion RT had done any good. I had one round in La Jolla 2011 and did not go back for a 2nd round yet.

Good news!!! He said the nodules were definitely smaller!! I wish I had thought to ask for percentages, but this is still good, good news!

Now I only hope that my insurance will still cover round 2 for me. I have heard they have discontinued coverage on hands I now have evidence of dupuytrens in my left hand.

Hope this helps someone in their decision on RT.

I had MRI on my operated foot before implementing RT to define what Prof. Seegenschmiedt termed the "target volume, i.e. the depth and lenth and width of the recurrent lesion"; according to this volume added by an additional safety margin of 2 cm I received RT with 5 x 3 Gy in two rounds (a time gap of 3 months inbetween) up to a total dose of 30Gy. I had problems with gait, heavy pain and some kind of numbness ...

3 years later I am free of pain, the nodels are more than 50% reduced in size which I can palpate myself, but is also seen in a follow-up MRI 30 months after RT!

MRI is an OBJECTIVE PROOF but the SUBJECTIVE FINDING is at least as good ! However I felt better after the exam ...

I think in questionable conditions a good MRI examination is not a bad decision ! All the best, Larry

I also had a MRI during my first treatment with Prof S. I'm about to have a follow-up MRI here in Aust and will share the results with you.

Hi, I'm brand new to this site. I've had a nodule and a cord in my right-hand since February of this year. Today, I saw a specialist at Washington Hand Surgery. What a joke, except that I ended up crying like a baby when I got back to my car. I don't have any contracture, so the doctor told me to "keep an eye on it" and come back in a year to have it checked. She totally blew me off, almost to the point of being rude. She also dissed the internet site and proceeded to say there were valid reason why the FDA has not approved RT in the US. I am very interested in preventative therapy, especially RT. Has anyone had a long term, favorable result from RT done in Washington State or Oregon?
Thanks, Lori

Edited 05/24/12 05:22

Lori-T:

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Hi, I'm brand new to this site. I've had a nodule and a cord in my right-hand since February of this year. Today, I saw a specialist at Washington Hand Surgery. What a joke, except that I ended up crying like a baby when I got back to my car. I don't have any contracture, so the doctor told me to "keep an eye on it" and come back in a year to have it checked. She totally blew me off, almost to the point of being rude. She also dissed the internet site and proceeded to say there were valid reason why the FDA has not approved RT in the US. I am very interested in preventative therapy, especially RT. Has anyone had a long term, favorable result from RT done in Washington State or Oregon?
Thanks, Lori