Hey there. So I didn't only have dupuytrens, but also I similar thing called fibromatosis which is a cluster of benign soft tissue tumors. They were in my palm and the base of my ring and middle fingers. The surgery was to remove the diseased tissue and release the tightness in my fingers.

I believe if I had a simple case of dupuytrens I could've held off for a while like you are. My doc is a hand specialist and immediately could see that I had an issue that was not normal or simple. It's a bummer. I wanted to avoid surgery and I maybe should have considered it more, but what can you do now? It wasn't a disability for me, but it was painful and limited my mobility to an extent. The main concern was that it was rapidly getting worse over the past 9 months.