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What Causes Pain And Numbness In The Leg While Having Lumbar Herniated Disc?

Hi . My leg pain began in my left thigh with numbness and shooting pains . Now both legs hurt so bad I want to scream. They are so heavy I can hardly walk. Diagnosis:lymes ,fibromyalgia possible neuropathy . Ruled out M S from MRI . Yes I have bulging disks L 4 and L5 years ago and thought shooting pains and numbness in left leg was from that . Gabapenton helps . Without it my legs shut down .
Thu, 12 Jan 2017
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The lumbar spinal nerves are affected the compression of the inflammation of your neurovascualr bundles at levels L4 and L5 . These nerve compressions irritates your nerves and sends pain sensation to areas supplied by these nerves . 73% of people showed reasonable to major improvement without surgery. treatment usually consists of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain medication (NSAIDs), but the long-term use of NSAIDs for people with persistent back pain is complicated by their possible cardiovascular and gastrointestinal toxicity. Epidural corticosteroid injections provide a slight and questionable short-term improvement in those with sciatica but are of no long term benefit Please click THANK YOU and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful.

Hope the above information helps you. Any further clarifications feel free to ask.

Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
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What Causes Pain And Numbness In The Leg While Having Lumbar Herniated Disc?

Hi, The lumbar spinal nerves are affected the compression of the inflammation of your neurovascualr bundles at levels L4 and L5 . These nerve compressions irritates your nerves and sends pain sensation to areas supplied by these nerves . 73% of people showed reasonable to major improvement without surgery. treatment usually consists of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain medication (NSAIDs), but the long-term use of NSAIDs for people with persistent back pain is complicated by their possible cardiovascular and gastrointestinal toxicity. Epidural corticosteroid injections provide a slight and questionable short-term improvement in those with sciatica but are of no long term benefit Please click THANK YOU and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Hope the above information helps you. Any further clarifications feel free to ask. Regards, Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan