Then a facebook friend posted a picture of his bandaged hand following surgery for Dupuytren's contracture. I Googled the condition and there was picture of a hand looking just like mine!
Wikipedia picture
My hand
Dad's hand
(sorry about the colour - iPhone in low light level)
According to Wikipedia:- "It is an inherited proliferative connective tissue disorder" - tick! like father like son.
- "The ring finger and little finger are the fingers most commonly affected." - tick! both Dad's ring fingers show it, now my right hand, I expect the left is a matter of time.
- "Dupuytren's contracture progresses slowly and is usually painless." - phew! certainly true in Dad's case so here's hoping.
At least I know what my hands will look like in 27 years time.
5 comments:
How is your hand condition now, 4 years later?
Chris
A little more pronounced but hardly so as you'd notice.
So about 5 years running for yours, good to know it is moving slowly for you. I cannot remember when I first noticed the bumps in my left hand, but it had to be about 3-4 years ago and it looks much like the picture of yours in the blog. Just this week I started having mild pain in my right palm and I can feel the start of a bump on my ring finger. No pulling of the fingers towards my palms yet though. We are trying massage to prevent that as much as possible.
Chris
I just realised this is what I have. I found this facebook group for the UK society for this disease:-
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1462124944043779/
There is low dose radiation therapy that can slow or stop the disease in its tracks, before the fingers curl up. Check out DART on Facebook. A support group for Dupuytren’s & Ledderhose disease. The latter affects the feet.
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