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Showing posts with label dupuytren's contracture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dupuytren's contracture. Show all posts

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Stratford Hospital for hand Therapy and a custom splint.

Where are we today ? 
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      Slept in again until 6 am a nice mild night 66F at that time. Got coffees and oatmeal, computing taken care of then at 8 am we headed back to the Stratford General Hospital, Check in and went to the Hand Therapy and to the splint room.. The therapist came in at 9:30 as was my appointment. She checked my finger and went over the exercise I am to do 4-5 times a day. Made me a proper splint to wear at night. Easy peasy, 40 minutes later out of there grabbed a coffee at the hospital each and split a bagel with cream cheese and headed out for the one hour drive along the wonderful quiet back roads still raining and back to Rock Glen resort by 11:45 in time for a tasty light lunch.
Between us and  the Bayfield Bunch we do spend some time here
so close but so far away,  never, crossing paths
love the gardens  and entrance here
Also love this horse sculptor here as well
our appointment today 
into the splint room for therapy and a custom splint
leaving here now  enjoy these beautiful gardens 
the quiet back roads back home
          Back home opened and secured our awning so we could relax outside a cool 72F and overcast.  Relaxing outside a bit more computing then into our page turners once again.
          I put my brace on for 2 hours to test the fit and make sure it was alright and not causing issues. Like I was advised to do. And no issues, felt wonderful .  
fits perfectly like it was supposed to do
        Then just after  3 pm Kim and Ken joined up for  happy hour, Always nice to see these guys again, when they are here. Flapped our guns for a while telling stories and sharing tips as usual.
always fun with Kim and ken
           Shortly after 3 pm put some Baby Back ribs wrapped in foil with sauerkraut, on our Weber Q (low and slow) to make them tender and tasty. For that recipe you can click HERE or my recipe blog top right sidebar.
we could smell them cooking like we enjoy
nice and tender
then glazed them on our grill mat with this  sauce we like
done to perfection nicely glazed and fall
off the bone tender as usual
   That was it for supper tonight to go with our healthy tasty salad,The picture  of supper did not turn out but we enjoyed it and have some leftovers for lunches as usual.
    Thanks again for stopping by and hope y'all had a great day was well.
Want to learn more about Membership camping at Rock Glen Family Resort ?
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Dupuytren's Contracture part two, wow was awesome !

Where are we today ?
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     Hey another great sleep and I really slept in until 5:45 this morning perfect. 62F at that time and gonna be a wonderful warm sunny day, too bad the afternoon will be spent in the car and doctors office, at least a wonderful day for the drive 1 hour each way. I got a nice morning walkabout enjoying this mild weather. puttered around, we discussed travelling options for this winter, so many choices, nothing carved in stone as we usually just wing it anyway for  awhile Then enjoyed a light tasty lunch, and a nice long hot shower incase I can't have one for a few days after today.
            This afternoon we headed into Stratford to see DR. Alanna Fitzpatrick for a 2:30 appointment  to straighten my permanently bent baby finger, this is known as Dupuytren's Contracture  Pronounced  "Dupe-uh-trins" most likely hereditary, my mother had this and is common with ancestry from England and France which I have on both my mother's and father's side. This is not to be confused with trigger finger that can lock in a bent position but can be straightened, mine cannot be straightened without surgery or the injection. I chose the injection though it was not covered under our health insurance, because it is less invasive and a quicker recovery.
enjoying the one hour drive on the back roads to Stratford 
4 roundabouts on this route we really like
          The injection last Tuesday let the enzymes work and back today for the final straightening. The injected enzymes did the trick and some of the cords that caused the Contracure had already been broken. My young doctor sure knew what she was doing, She froze my fingers painlessly, And once that was in place she massaged the cords and straightened my finger , Wow! No pain , and I was all concerned about this procedure for nothing. Simple easy and no surgery we were impressed. Especially me I can now straighten this finger yippee ! Mind you I need to go to therapy  for exercises to stretch the tendons and wear a splint at night for a while but feels so good.              
Not bad for only one week. Paying for the drug sure was worth it.
Here I am waiting for Doc to straighten my finger
the splint I will wear at night
I can now straighten this finger and will get better
as I do the stretching exercises
        We go back to the hospital in Stratford this Thursday for the therapy session to work on the tendons that have been cramped up for years. 
        We got back home before 5 pm and was till 83 F , perfect, so a short Happy hour just the 2 of us and fired up our Weber Q to grill a couple of Turkey burgers  for a wonderful tasty supper.
love these turkey burgers
english muffins in foil to warm up
fully dressed sure hit the spot tonight
     Now to enjoy more of this very warm evening outside wrapping up the posting. Ken Wilson  dropped by to chat for a bit see how my finger was doing. And it was wonderful, no pain no issues. Feels so great that I will soon have full use of it again.
    Thanks again for dropping by and hope y'all had a wonderful day as well.

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Tuesday, September 03, 2019

Dupuytren's Contracture part one.

Where are we today ? 
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      Here we are back at Rock Glen Resort, after the last summer long weekend. Nice that we were not here when it was so busy, much quieter now.
      A very nice walkabout this morning just over mile around the campground then picked up a few supplies at the store. I prepped a couple of things for supper tonight. My hand may be sore or wrapped up so just trying to get ahead with a few things. Then next week I go back to have the finger straightened.
this finger is causing me  issues
     This afternoon we headed into Stratford to see DR. Alanna Fitzpatrick for a 2:30 appointment to get an injection to straighten my permanently bent baby finger, this is known as Dupuytren's Contracture  Pronounced  "Dupe-uh-trins" most likely hereditary, my mother had this and is common with ancestry from England and France which I have on both my mother's and father's side. This is not to be confused with trigger finger that can lock in a bent position but can be straightened, mine cannot be straightened without surgery or the injection. I chose the injection though it was not covered under our health insurance, because it is less invasive and a quicker recovery.
            There was a major storm warning for this afternoon heavy rains, hail, high winds up to 55 mph  etc... so we stored our awning and chairs to be safe. We got back here by 4:30 sun was shining, no rain . Wonderfull I guess it missed us !

my Doctor today, looks so young
but really knows what she is doing
and has the experience and degrees
     The drug used for this is Xiaflex it is injected into the the hard cord in the palm of my hand and finger that has caused my finger to permanently bend, this has enzymes to break it down so that my finger can be straightened once again.
     Got there in lotsa time for my 2:30 appointment, chatted with her in her office. Such a simple procedure. The only slight pain I felt was when she froze my hand,  then she injected the drug. She wrapped 2 fingers together after to protect then for a day or 2 so I don't accidentally bang it or straighten it until it is ready next week.
          Back home by 4:30 no signs of rain  or the storm. A good thing. Just after we got here Cara mowed our lawn. she does a wonderful job.
our lawn is good to go for a while yet
finger still feels good mind you it is still frozen
we got to enjoy nice Happy hour with out our awning deployed
nice views and still nice weather
temps in the high 70's F
      So the 2 of us enjoyed a late happy hour and still quite warm in the high 70"s f lov'n this weather Then I was able to whip up a tasty supper I had prepared earlier. Picked up some Sweet an sour pork at The Deli counter in Forest and then I made a very tasty mushroom fried rice , Easy quick and tasty.
added this to our fried rice making it is tasty
some sweet and sour pork added made it perfect
           As we were winding up supper Dorothy came by with more fresh veggies for us, Thanks Dorothy , we are loving these.
garden fresh tomatoes and cucumbers
love them
     If there is more typos than usual I will blame it on my wrapped up finger, that's my excuse today and am sticking to it.
     About 7:30 it began to drizzle a bit , still no strong winds and heavy rain but we will leave our awning stowed until tomorrow.  The freezing is beginning to come out but still no pain that I can;'t deal with so far the procedure  sure seems like a very good choice. No surgery and no stitches etc, easy peasy.
     Thanks again for dropping on by and hope y'all had a wonderful day as well.
Want to learn more about Membership camping at Rock Glen Family Resort ?
 click this link www.geosuzie.rockglen.com to book a tour 
 Where have we been this Summer ?