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Suggest Treatment For Numbness And Tingling Sensation In The Knee

Hi my name is marion I have a nerve in my 5 lumbar numbness tingling pain left left from my knee to my angle iso always number answer shooting pain in am taking gabapentin 300 mgabm help me sleep no relief Now my neurologist told now to talk 200 in the morning gabapentin no relief in also have injection in my back
Thu, 31 Jan 2019
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Hello,

Try taking an epidural steroid. Consult a good pain physician who gives under X-ray guidance. If not subsiding with epidural steroid, surgery is the only option.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Anusha Molugu, Anesthesiologist
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Suggest Treatment For Numbness And Tingling Sensation In The Knee

Hello, Try taking an epidural steroid. Consult a good pain physician who gives under X-ray guidance. If not subsiding with epidural steroid, surgery is the only option. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Anusha Molugu, Anesthesiologist