About two years ago, my hand was operated on for Dupuytren's Disease.
The disease causes your fingers to curl down into a claw. It is genetic
and if any of your ancestors was a Viking, you have a good chance of
getting it. It is often mistaken for arthritis.

The operation cuts the fascia of the palm leaving a long deep wound that
takes a while to heal and leaves quite a bit of scar tissue. In
addition, cuts are made in the offending fingers as well as other parts
of the palm. I had four areas of surgery with two to four cuts in each area.

I tried to convince my Doctor to let me use honey to heal the wound and
gave him quite a bit of data from the New Zealand work with honey and
wounds. He refused, but three weeks after the operation, normal methods
were going nowhere, so he let me use it. The results were spectacular.
Even after the delay, my hand healed faster and I got movement back
sooner than normal.

So when I went in for my other hand, last December, my Doctor was not
only a convert, he had enlisted other doctors into looking at honey for
healing wounds after surgery. I was going to be the poster child. The
results are even better than the firs time, since he let me start using
it five days after the operation. Yesterday I went in for my visit and
have full movement in my hand and little scar tissue. I do not have to
go back again. The Doctor and physical therapist are definite converts.
He has a load of pictures and intends to give a presentation to his
peers on using honey after hand surgery.

Today, less than three months after the surgery, My hand is slightly
swollen but the wounds are nearly invisible from three feet or so. The
areas around the wounds are soft, which continues to amaze mt physical
therapist. She wants to make a separate presentation..

I am not sure where this may go, since the main drawback to its use is
the patient. I was the one who applied it, but that is the case with all
who go through this operation. It is a bit messy and can get on your
clothes as well as bedding, but it washes out easily. The main benefit
is quick healing and you get full use of your hand back much sooner. In
fact, many who have the operation will still have curling because of
scar tissue, while I have none.

Honey is amazing stuff.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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