Update on Kevy Nova Medical Condition

Dupuytren's Contracture. My mom has this now. It's an incredible pain in the ass hand injury that basically turns your ring and pinky fingers into the "Monkey's Paw" look.

As for treatment? There are some ways to correct it if you get at it. Early treatment can be steroid injections, needling of the tissue to break away the mass that builds up and pulls the fingers, injection of an enzyme called Collagenase that can actually sometimes eliminate the tissue build up in as little as 2 treatments. Ultimately, if all else fails, a surgeon can go in and cut away the build up but it's a slow recovery time

Very sorry to hear this and hopefully he explores one of these avenues. He touched on something alarming in that it's hereditary, affects males typically over 50 of northern European descent. Well, mom has it, I'm predominantly of Welsh and German descent and I'm 40 now. I've already had tons of tendon issues in my hands so this is something worth watching out for
 
Clockworkmike said:
Dupuytren's Contracture. My mom has this now. It's an incredible pain in the ass hand injury that basically turns your ring and pinky fingers into the "Monkey's Paw" look.

As for treatment? There are some ways to correct it if you get at it. Early treatment can be steroid injections, needling of the tissue to break away the mass that builds up and pulls the fingers, injection of an enzyme called Collagenase that can actually sometimes eliminate the tissue build up in as little as 2 treatments. Ultimately, if all else fails, a surgeon can go in and cut away the build up but it's a slow recovery time

Very sorry to hear this and hopefully he explores one of these avenues. He touched on something alarming in that it's hereditary, affects males typically over 50 of northern European descent. Well, mom has it, I'm predominantly of Welsh and German descent and I'm 40 now. I've already had tons of tendon issues in my hands so this is something worth watching out for
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My wife has Dupuytren's disease. She had radiation therapy done on it a few years ago, which did help. The procedure was done by one of the doctors who actually pioneered the treatment. It is fairly new so a lot of doctors are unaware of it. Our insurance did cover it, though we needed to get special approval.

The radiation therapy is most beneficial if used early on. Once the disease progresses to the point of contracture, it's less effective.

The problem with the invasive procedures is that they can actually exacerbate the problem. They may seem to work initially, but the condition can actually be aggravated in the long run.
 
Here's the doctor who treated my wife's Dupuytren's:

www.virginiaradiation.com

Gopal K. Bajaj, MD, MBA, FASTRO - Radiation Oncology

Our Physicians Gopal K. Bajaj, MD, MBA, FASTRO President, Radiation Oncology Associates, PC Dr. Bajaj is the President of Radiation Oncology Associates, PC and the emeritus Chairman and Medical Director of the Department for Advanced Radiation Oncology and Proton Therapy at the Inova Schar...
www.virginiaradiation.com www.virginiaradiation.com

He is very knowledgeable on the disease and was a great doctor to work with. I feel really fortunate to have had him so close to where we live.

Anyway, I just sent an email to Kevy with this link. Hopefully, it gives him another area to investigate.

Sad news, indeed.

Thanks for posting this, Grant.
 
smitty_p said:
My wife has Dupuytren's disease. She had radiation therapy done on it a few years ago, which did help. The procedure was done by one of the doctors who actually pioneered the treatment. It is fairly new so a lot of doctors are unaware of it.
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I spoke with my wife about Kevy's situation today, and she corrected a couple of statements for me.

It turns out, our doctor was not involved in actually pioneering radiotherapy for Dupuytren's, but he did study under the doctor who did pioneer it in Germany. Also, he continues to research more into the whole issue.

Second, it turns out the idea of radiotherapy for Dupuytren's is not actually a really new idea. Research into it began quite a few years ago, but it is not especially well-known by many doctors in the US. So, it is kind of a new idea here.
 
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