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Suggest Remedy For Annular Tear In The L4 L5 Disc
I had a an injection for an annular tear in disc (L4-L5) a month ago and since I have had numbness and tingling in both feet and hands and sometime arms like today. This was from a fall of a ladder from 12 feet. Just had a MRI of my neck and showed nothing. This is a worker comp issue and I went to a neurosurgeon and he said he wont do surgery and wont care for me cause it s not worthy for surgery. It s been more than 90 days so now I can pick my own doctors etc. I am in so much pain and discomfort but no one is helping. Can someone please guide me in the right diection? Thanks, Bob
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
you have lumbar disc herniation post trauma. it cause s severe root pain. surgical indication is motor weaness , sensory loss or severe intractable pain. you have no motor weakness or sensory loss in limb only pain. so first treatment is medical with drug amitryptyline, gabapentine, pregabaline. if pain not controlled on drug than go for surgery
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