Hello Ladies,

I'm a 26 year old female with a pretty aggressive form of DD. I was diagnosed with DD about 4 months ago. I have a pretty good amount of contracting in my right pinky, ring finger and its starting in my middle finger as well. I also have it in my left pinky and ring finger. Just wanted to give a little taste of what I'm dealing with and I'm sure we're all dealing with before I ask; what careers or jobs are you able to do with DD? I'm no longer able to have a career in dental hygiene and my other career choice of becoming a pastry chef is most likely not on the table.

What jobs and careers do you do?

Lori-T:

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saverett:

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Hello Ladies,

I'm a 26 year old female with a pretty aggressive form of DD. I was diagnosed with DD about 4 months ago. I have a pretty good amount of contracting in my right pinky, ring finger and its starting in my middle finger as well. I also have it in my left pinky and ring finger. Just wanted to give a little taste of what I'm dealing with and I'm sure we're all dealing with before I ask; what careers or jobs are you able to do with DD? I'm no longer able to have a career in dental hygiene and my other career choice of becoming a pastry chef is most likely not on the table.

What jobs and careers do you do?

Don't give up on the things you want to do!! Have you considered Radiotherapy or NA? The radiation stopped the progression of my DD. You are way too young to just resign yourself to it. I had radiation at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle WA. I was referred by Dr. Kline in Portland. OR. Early intervention is the most important thing you can do. By the way, my insurance paid for most of it.
Best wishes,
Lori

I fully agree with you, there is still so much to learn. I would add that often there is some triggering event. Logically there must be such a local event because we have the heritage and genes all over the body and nodules only in distinct places. So there must be some local trigger, probably a small damage in the hand and a disturbed healing process creating a growing nodule.

Wolfgang

OneHartMess:

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... I see the basics proving true such as heritage, description of appearance and progression, and often the other related illnesses such as Ledderhose and frozen shoulder. Other than that it seems there's still so much to learn. In the meantime we've just got to do the best we can and educate ourselves because the medical community is still learning too.

Edited 03/27/15 09:51

Just curious: are you smoking or did you smoke? Smoking seems to cause an early onset of Dupuytren's.

Wolfgang

Sarah:

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I am 47. I was first diagnosed with trigger finger then shortly after Dupuytren's in my right hand, this all prior to age 45. I now have it in both hands, both time's have started with with trigger fingers. I understand this is not uncommon. Dispite stretching fingers and massaging the developing scar tissue I am slowly losing mobility in my hands.
Like the rest of you, I'm not sure of the exact cause and why I have early onset. My mother has just strated getting nodules - she is 81. I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters and none of them have any signs or symptoms of this.

I was one of those on here that kept telling everyone don't do surgery because i consider it mutilation on the hands. Sorry about that and have had people tell me i'm wrong but its been 5 years since i have had radiation on both of my hands. I put up pictures on here of my radiation treatments and to this day i can't believe that was me doing this. The best thing i ever did for myself and if i needed to do it again i will be running there. Hand are still good.