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Back Pain, MRI Showed Damage To S1-L5. Might Need Surgery. Where Do I Go?
i have had back pain for 4 years now, mri said slight damage to s1 l5. 3 months ago i had 2 injection in the l4 l5 joint seem to work but not all pain went. They gave me a tens machine to use. that day i had a pain i have never had so bad from my spine to foot then calf . after 3 days sent to A E to be told that i have D V T after test negative. back to pain clinic, told to go and ask for M R I. well now that takes 2-3 weeks as it is urgent. Now i was told by pain clinic that i might need surgury now. I have been sent around so many corners where do i go? I also now have a dropped foot. i cannot pick my foot up as the hurts me calf too much.
hi... you are suffering from L5-S1 Massive/extruded Disk prolapse with cauda equina syndromic features.. you require urgent surgery type of surgery depends on L5-S1 motion segment stability and MRI Lumbosacral spine findings -Endoscopic L5-S1 diskectomy - L5-S1 posterior decompression/stabilisation and TLIF.. you can come to Global Hospitals,Perumbakkam,chennai,tamilnadu..
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Back Pain, MRI Showed Damage To S1-L5. Might Need Surgery. Where Do I Go?
hi... you are suffering from L5-S1 Massive/extruded Disk prolapse with cauda equina syndromic features.. you require urgent surgery type of surgery depends on L5-S1 motion segment stability and MRI Lumbosacral spine findings -Endoscopic L5-S1 diskectomy - L5-S1 posterior decompression/stabilisation and TLIF.. you can come to Global Hospitals,Perumbakkam,chennai,tamilnadu..