Solitary chicken - need advice

[chickencam]

My OH has just been diagnosed with this and is awaiting a referral. He cut his hand badly on a porcelain door k"Ooops, word censored!" about 7 years ago and it has developed since then. Firstly in the hand that was injured and later in the other hand too. According to the notes that the doctor printed off for him it can be caused by injury but is just as likely to either be genetic or pretty random.

 

Just wondering if other people have experience of this. Thanks

[Alis girls]

I have heard of it but no little about it. Interested as after a bad cut to the bone on my left hand earlier this year I am getitng pain which I assume is the nerves. I've yet to see GP about it ( I have a shopping list of probs and am working down it !!) Patient UKis a good site.

[The Dogmother]

The Boy's mum and brother have it (genetic in this case) and both have had operations with some degree of success. I am no expert on this condition, but I understand that some forms of the operation can lead to a build-up of scar tissue, which can, in fact, make it worse.

 

I hope that OH gets his sorted, and that he does lots of research.

[Charlottechicken]

No experience here but did see someone on that Embarrassing Bodies programme who had injections into the hand which freed up his fingers again.

[chickencam]

Thanks, we are waiting for a referral appointment at the moment, as far as I can tell it is better to get it sorted sooner rather than later. It has got a lot worse over the past year.

[gavclojak]

OH has it, it came on really suddenly a few months ago, It doesn't affect him at all ATM, he has been give a splint to wear at night. He also developed reynards syndrome about the same time although I don't think that's connected.

[quickcluck]

Mostly genetic if there is any celtic blood going back a few generations, including Nordic! Mostly seen in men.....

 

Sometimes they will splint it, or keep an eye on it depending on how far it its bent over and whether it's causing many problems, for example if he is catching it on things or it's stopping him from putting things down. It is his dominant hand?

 

It's quite easily fixed with an operation usually asleep as day surgery. The recovery depends on the extent and what he does for a living. But it'll be out of action in some respect for 6 weeks and maybe some hand physio.

 

Hope that helps.

 

K

[Looney]

My dad has it. He has been told they won't operate until it gets much worse (if he can't fully open his hand)

[chickencam]

Thanks for this further info, he could well have Celtic blood we have a Welsh surname and he has some red hair especially on his face if stubble grows, interesting

 

He has had a letter and needs to ring the hospital this week to make an appointment. He has it in both hands, has a desk job, but is always tinkering with things at home and in the garden so it is beginning to frustrate him which is why he went to the doctors, not like a man to do this voluntarily.

[quickcluck]

Let us know how it goes..... they do have to be quite a way over for them to do it or it can't be done. Does he have knotty type lumps in his finger or palms?

[keyhole kate]

I have it and had it operated on to remove the tissue and straighten it however it has come back and my GP told me the criteria for surgery means it has to be a lot worse now than previously and that it's often hereditary and also known as Vikings finger I also have symptoms of it in my other hand too

[chickencam]

It is bad across both palms, with knotty lumps and deep impressions and he can't put his left hand flat

[quickcluck]

Poor thing! Let's hope that they can do it for him soon then....

[The Dogmother]

Phil's brother was advised (in the morning) to run the basin full of hot water and then try to press the hand flat in it. I think it helped him.

[chickencam]

Thanks DM, he has been doing this every morning after his bath, seems to help a bit. The worst inconvenience that he has is. It being able to hold his razor properly to shave.