Reviving an old thread as I was just diagnosed with Dupuytren's Disease/Contracture this week. I'll give a brief timeline and would appreciate any insights others may have learned from having dealt with this.
- Oct. 1st (ish) found a bb sized bump in the palm of my hand below the space between my pinky and ring finger of my right hand. This bump roughly tripled in size over a 3 week period.
- Oct. 23- original diagnosis of ganglion cyst for the bump.
- Oct. 25- bruised feeling started in forearm from wrist to about 3 inches down the arm. (no known impact etc.)
- Nov 5- bruised feeling lengthening down arm (now 6 or 7 inches) and first found tiny bumps along the tender sections of the tendons.
- Nov 9- nodule starting in left hand below ring finger. Denting occurring in the area between nodule and base of finger.
- Nov 10- diagnosed with Dupuytren's.
- Nov 11- triangular denting now appearing above nodule in right hand and tendon pushing out like a cord on base of pinky.
I realize this is a triathlon forum and not a Dr's office. I will continue to follow the advice of my hand specialist for medical advice. Current advice is wait and see if contracture begins before considering any intervention. The rate of change is considered rapid but that doesn't mean that the prognosis is necessarily severe. Truth be told, I'm a little on edge about this as I can see/feel physical changes nearly by the day.
So my questions are:
Can any of you describe the timeline of progression you experienced with Dupuytren's?
How did it impact your ability to train?
Did you have any issues with tendons in your forearm? How did it progress?
Any other insights or tips are appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott
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