Tag: Dupuytren Contracture
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One year on (Dupuytrens 7)
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in lifeIt’s been a year now: how’s my right little finger doing? I was pretty good at massage and exercise for the rest of last year but have to confess that I’ve done less this year although I still do some. I also have a number of ‘informal’ exercises which I do as part of my…
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Well that was 2024
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in reminiscenceIt’s not been a bad year despite ending with rather a nasty tummy bug between Xmas and New Year. However I do seem to be over that as we ease into 2025 so let’s hope that can be as good. Thinking about the highlights of the year, five as usual. My big little finger op…
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Not a bad start to the week
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There was a time when I regarded getting up at 0700 as being pretty normal but in recent years, basically post Covid, post stent and post (semi) retirement, that’s not been the case. However I’d agreed to an 0815 appointment at Addenbrooke’s on the grounds that it would be an easier drive in than the…
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Visible progress (Dupuytrens 6)
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in life12 weeks in and I visited my physiotherapist feeling rather positive. This comes just 10 days after a visit to Addenbrookes where the lady got her protractor out and ‘measured my finger’. My biggest frustration has been the loss of flexion which prior to the op ws just fine. But they do warn you and…
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Keep stretching (Dupuytrens 4)
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in lifeIt’s a double header when I visit Addenbrookes again two weeks after my op. First it’s back to the plastic surgery unit for Sophia to remove my cast and tell me it’s no longer needed. Hallelujah! It seems like I can now begin to use my right hand again. Then I’m seen by Julia in…
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Two weeks with a cast (Dupuytrens 3)
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Life’s not easy when you’ve only got the use of one hand, when it’s not your dominant hand and when that’s carrying a half a kilo weight. But before I go on let me recognise that there are millions who have to live with such problems long term and they just get on with their…
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The big little finger op (Dupuytrens 2)
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It was an early start but when you were up it seemed worth it. The sun was shining and the air had the freshness that comes with September. We headed north through Cottenham and along the Twentypence Road and arrived at the Princess of Wales hospital in Ely at about 0720. I was there for…
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Three cheers for the NHS (again)! (Dupuytrens 1)
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in lifeThe day started badly. OK I had to get up earlier than I like these days and there was slow traffic at first on the M11 but I arrived at Addenbrookes, Clinic 7 shortly after 0900 for my 0930 appointment. That’s when the receptionist told me that my appointment had been cancelled and rescheduled for…
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