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What Causes Lower Back Pain Radiating To Leg?

I have bulging discs and degenerative disc disease I had a Mri Friday and they said no improvement from two years ago. My problems mostly are at l5 S1 should I have a nerve test done would that give me more information. My pain starts at lower back all the way down left leg I felt like I had a blood clot in my calf for a year before I stoped work it took six months to ease up. I have also had chemo and radiation for breast cancer I only have mediare and have not been able to work since 2010 I don t have any income sorry
Mon, 19 Jan 2015
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Your pain in left leg with back pain can be explained by l5s1 disc prolapse. Since two mri were done and with same findings and you are not getting benefit from medications you should go for epidural kenocort injection which helps to reduce swelling and inflammation around disc and hence nerve compression due to disc prolapse. Please take visit to pain expert nearby you for this purpose. All the best..nerve conduction studies will add to diagnosis and will not provide any additional information so I think not needed.
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What Causes Lower Back Pain Radiating To Leg?

Dear patient Your pain in left leg with back pain can be explained by l5s1 disc prolapse. Since two mri were done and with same findings and you are not getting benefit from medications you should go for epidural kenocort injection which helps to reduce swelling and inflammation around disc and hence nerve compression due to disc prolapse. Please take visit to pain expert nearby you for this purpose. All the best..nerve conduction studies will add to diagnosis and will not provide any additional information so I think not needed.