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Back Pain Radiating To The Leg, Numbness, Feeling Of Epidural, Advised Steroid Injection. What Does This Indicate?
Hi I have been suffering with back pain that has radiated down my right leg, I have been to the doctors five times and each time I have been dismissed with naproxen and antidepressants to sleep, I came on holiday just over ten days ago with pain that was just about bearable, since then I have been suffering with extreme pain, and experiencing complete numbness down below, I can t feel that I need the toilet, I can only explain it as having an epidural . A doctor has been out to see me since and has given me a steroid injection to get me by until I fly home on Thursday. Can you please give me an indication of what this might be and what I should do when I get back
Sat, 28 Jul 2012
Hello patient
Want help you that
You have developed the lumbago
/sciatica
Strict bed rest for 3weeks
Avoid wt lifting
Loose your wt if you are over wt
Avoid upstairs
Take medication like
Tablet diclofenac 100 mg three times daily
Capsule muscuril (muscle relaxant)three times daily
All for 2weeks
Take care
Best regards
Dr muhammad akbar
Want help you that
You have developed the lumbago
/sciatica
Strict bed rest for 3weeks
Avoid wt lifting
Loose your wt if you are over wt
Avoid upstairs
Take medication like
Tablet diclofenac 100 mg three times daily
Capsule muscuril (muscle relaxant)three times daily
All for 2weeks
Take care
Best regards
Dr muhammad akbar
I find this answer helpful
Hi dear patient
You have developed the sciatica like condition
Now advising you that
1,strict bed rest for 3weeks
2,avoid wt bearing
3,loose your wt if you are over wt
4,physio back after 1week
5,tablet diclofanic sodium 100 mg twice daily
6,numesulide (muscle relaxant) three times daily
7,tablet cyanocobalamin once daily
All for 3weeks
Take care
Regards
Dr muhammad akbar
You have developed the sciatica like condition
Now advising you that
1,strict bed rest for 3weeks
2,avoid wt bearing
3,loose your wt if you are over wt
4,physio back after 1week
5,tablet diclofanic sodium 100 mg twice daily
6,numesulide (muscle relaxant) three times daily
7,tablet cyanocobalamin once daily
All for 3weeks
Take care
Regards
Dr muhammad akbar
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