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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

TruckFump

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5. It's a dominant hereditary disease.

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 28, 2020, 07:57 PM

Jul 2020

My maternal grandfather’s hands were super bad. My mother had nearly nothing. Mine erupted on the left after ulnar tunnel surgery.

Totally agree that surgery is the worse choice. There is an injection treatment and I had this done at UCI Medical Center. Better, but not great results.

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Promising treatment for Dupuytren's Contracture. [View all] RicROC Jul 2020 OP

That's wonderful! marybourg Jul 2020 #1

someone from Facebook. RicROC Jul 2020 #6

I have this disease. TruckFump Jul 2020 #2

Me too. Left hand is much worse than the right. fleur-de-lisa Jul 2020 #3

It's a dominant hereditary disease. TruckFump Jul 2020 #5

I had injections once. fleur-de-lisa Jul 2020 #7

That sounds promising. brer cat Jul 2020 #4