nerve pain in hand following dupuytren's surgery

[caseywolf]

I had surgery for Dupuytren's about 8 weeks ago.  Most people are all set by now.  However, I've had two major flares.  One at 3 weeks following surgery and another one at 7.5 weeks following surgery.  Hand swells up and the pain ( severe burning) is intolerable.

Each time I have a flare, I go back to square one ( or three ) in the recovery process of 10 steps, let's say.  There can be permanent damage to the hand ( stiffness, etc.) if things don't start moving along soon.  

I have now seen a pain specialist and he and the orthopedic surgeon would like me to have a nerve block so I won't continue to have such severe burning pain. ( I have burning pain most of the time but when it's OK, it's at a 4-5 level of pain; not a 9 out of 10)

Has anyone had a nerve block to stop the pain sensation in the hand?  If so, I'd love it if you could share your stories with me.

Where there was only a 1% chance or less that I would have this awful reaction following surgery, I am not about to leap into another medical procedure as they all have their own risks.  But boy would I love to have this pain gone..... or on a much less severe level so I can progress in physical therapy and get this hand moving so it will be functional in the next few months.

Thanks!

[NeedRelief123]

Anyone else out there with anything to add to this ?

My dupuytrens surgery was 7 weeks ago and I'm going through the same thing.

I'm using tramadol right now, and it does help......but not nearly enough.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[Stilicho]

Hello

Principally you have ,so i think , two methods to reduce your pain.Realistic is ,that the pain never completely disappear.
When you describe a " burning pain " after Dupuytren-surgery ,then the reason must be  a nerval leason of Nervus medianus.It could also be a scarification around this nervus and then there erupts pressure on this nervus.Eventually ,you can try to make a decompression,but the risk of new scarifications is very high.To make a nerve block is of course the last chance to get a maximum reduce of pain.
But before this takes apart,i would test a drug with the generic name "pregabalin" .In Germany and Switzerland the name is "Lyrica " . When you take this drug in a professionell scheme,i am shure you can reduce your pain from level 5 to level 2 or 3 .

With best regards

Stilicho