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Suggest Treatment For Arthritis And Bulging Disc

I am a 51 year old female with severe arthritis and have a bulging disc at L5. I am presently having difficulty urinating with much difficulty starting to urinate and then have to push urine out and having difficulty with completely emptying my bladder. This happened to me 2 yrs ago while sitting for a long period of time at a nursing convention and started again while sitting and standing for long periods during jury duty. I do not have any s/s of UTI, no burning,odor, etc. Could this be caused from my low back? I do have severe sciatica on the right also. Thank you, Lisa Warren, RN
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I thank you for having faith in Health Care magic and for seeking help on your issue; I have gone through your symptoms, if a patient with complains similar to you come to my clinic I would advise, to consult a uroligist for urination problem, as far as your back pain goes, if you have no neural weakness or numbness then back care and back exercises are a good option. if you have neurological involvement then you will need consultation with a spine surgeon and get appropriate treatment.
I hope I have been able to provide you with a satisfactory solution, if you want to clear any doubts about my opinion, feel free to contact.
Special note- Any medication prescribed needs to be taken after consultation with your personal doctor only.
Thanks
Dr. Narender Saini
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Suggest Treatment For Arthritis And Bulging Disc

Dear Sir/Madam, I thank you for having faith in Health Care magic and for seeking help on your issue; I have gone through your symptoms, if a patient with complains similar to you come to my clinic I would advise, to consult a uroligist for urination problem, as far as your back pain goes, if you have no neural weakness or numbness then back care and back exercises are a good option. if you have neurological involvement then you will need consultation with a spine surgeon and get appropriate treatment. I hope I have been able to provide you with a satisfactory solution, if you want to clear any doubts about my opinion, feel free to contact. Special note- Any medication prescribed needs to be taken after consultation with your personal doctor only. Thanks Dr. Narender Saini