Dupuytren’s Contracture
hi everyone, this is my first post! I was diagnosed with MBC (de novo) in January 2018. Mets were found in my lungs, bones and brain. I completed chemo June 2018 and very happy with latest scans. ...
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@arpie Thank you for your response! I live in Sydney and am having treatment at the Prince Of Wales at Randwick under the fabulous Professor Friedlander. I’m very lucky that the BC nurses made me see Prof as I had just mentioned these strange little lumps in passing. They then sprang into action and walked me round to see the Prof. He confirmed it was Dupuytren’s (I’d never heard of it). From there it was straight to the hand surgeon, who said it was in the initial stages. Radiation can only be performed if it is at Stage 0, so I am very lucky. I see Prof Michael Jackson (hahaha love the name) for one week of radiation every day and then six weeks off and then another week of radiation everyday.
Both doctors said that because I had no family history and really didn’t fit the frame for a typical Dupuytren’s patient, that maybe it could be linked to the Femara. I thought I’d ask here so that maybe if someone else had these strange little lumps, they could also get the treatment at the early stage.
To be honest, I wasn’t really that concerned about it, but I definitely didnt want to end up with ‘claw hands’ 😂😂 I have enough on my plate at the moment.
Thank you again for your kind concern - I hope your treatment is going well also ❤️😧
Both doctors said that because I had no family history and really didn’t fit the frame for a typical Dupuytren’s patient, that maybe it could be linked to the Femara. I thought I’d ask here so that maybe if someone else had these strange little lumps, they could also get the treatment at the early stage.
To be honest, I wasn’t really that concerned about it, but I definitely didnt want to end up with ‘claw hands’ 😂😂 I have enough on my plate at the moment.
Thank you again for your kind concern - I hope your treatment is going well also ❤️😧