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Bulging Disk, Taken Steroids, Numb Foot And Calf. Treatment?
I have buldging disk in L5/S1and L2 and have had bab pain in my right outer thigh leg in hospital I had 2 steroid injections in my back and now my right foot and calf and ankle have gone numb and I can't stand or balance on it Will I get feeling back in my foot and what do I have do to achieve this ? I have just been let out of hospital
Wed, 17 Apr 2013
HI, BASED UPON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, YOU HAVE LUMBAR DISC DISEASE WITH RADICULOPATHY. INITIAL MANAGEMENT FOR THIS CONDITION WILL ONLY BE CONSERVATIVE BY MEANS OF ANALGESIC, ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS & BED REST. YOU SHOULD AVOID LIFTING WEIGHTS AND BENDING FORWARDS AS THESE ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER WORSEN YOUR DISC BULGE & THEREBY YOUR SYMPTOMS. IF YOU DONT GET ANY RELIEF WITH CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT, THEN PROPABLY YOU MAY NEED SURGICAL INTERVENTION. WISH YOU FAST RECOVERY.
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