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Is Surgery Needed For Bulging Disc L5, S1 And L4 With Ruptured L5?

Hi i have a bulging disc L5,S1and L4 my L5 disc is badly ruptured and is sitting on my sciatic nerv i am very active person and the dr is saying i need a surgery on my back i get numbness on my left leg from the top of my glut to the toes Any advice it will be appriciated
Fri, 9 Oct 2015
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Welcome to health care majic. Back surgeries are trick. if you do not have back pain and no neurological impairment you can wait and see. if you have any neurologic impairment like weakness, loss of sensation, bladder and bowel emptying issues and sexual erections you must undergo surgery immediately. if the pain tolerable and only have sciatic pain you can wait. No one can predict when you have critical nerve damage.
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Is Surgery Needed For Bulging Disc L5, S1 And L4 With Ruptured L5?

Welcome to health care majic. Back surgeries are trick. if you do not have back pain and no neurological impairment you can wait and see. if you have any neurologic impairment like weakness, loss of sensation, bladder and bowel emptying issues and sexual erections you must undergo surgery immediately. if the pain tolerable and only have sciatic pain you can wait. No one can predict when you have critical nerve damage.