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Have Spinal Stenosis, Disc Problems In Neck, Hip And Foot Pain, Stabbing Sensation. What Is The Cause?
hello I have spinal stenosis, disc problems in my neck. my left side from the hip down even my left foot has this chronic pain, fells like stinging sharp electrical pain causeing me not stand on my left side of body when I lay down the pain don't go away, its a throbbing stinging pain. when I stand I cant put weight on my left feet feels like some one is stabbing my in the bottom of my left feet my gabapentin keep being increase for nerve pain and my pain meds have been increase but neither helps the pain I can barley walk around my home because I cant put weight on my left feet plus the shooting pain in my left leg I live in Sprgfld ILL.
Tue, 17 Sep 2013
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement, Dr. Saurabh Gupta's Response
Hi and welcome to HCM The symptoms you are experiencing are due to degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis. If conservative method are fails to relieve the symptoms, surgery should be considered to relieve the symptoms. I do hope that you have found something helpful and informative and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care.
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Have Spinal Stenosis, Disc Problems In Neck, Hip And Foot Pain, Stabbing Sensation. What Is The Cause?
Hi and welcome to HCM The symptoms you are experiencing are due to degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis. If conservative method are fails to relieve the symptoms, surgery should be considered to relieve the symptoms. I do hope that you have found something helpful and informative and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care.