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Have Severe Back Pain, Test Showed Central Herniated Disc And Now Large Superimposed Annular Tear. Will Surgery Be A Solution?

I had an mri in may that said I had a central herniated disc. I had an epidural injections 3 weeks ago it only lasted for 4 days. I'm back in severe pain I got a new MRI and now it says I have a large superimposed annular tear and that has a mass effect upon the existing L5 and s1 nerve will surgery take care of this problem because I really want to get rid of it?
Fri, 13 Dec 2013
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Hi, Welcome to Health care magic forum.
You had a central herniate disc. had epi dural injection, worked for 4 days only. Now M.R.I. shows that there is tear at l5 and s1.
you may need to have a fixing at the spot. So i advise you to consult an orthopedic surgeon for diagnosis and treatment.
I usually prescribe to my patient till he see his doctor neurotropic injections for 10 consecutive days, and then periodically.
ofloxacin and antiinflamatories for pain relief.
Wishing for a quick and comfortable recovery. Thank you.
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Have Severe Back Pain, Test Showed Central Herniated Disc And Now Large Superimposed Annular Tear. Will Surgery Be A Solution?

Hi, Welcome to Health care magic forum. You had a central herniate disc. had epi dural injection, worked for 4 days only. Now M.R.I. shows that there is tear at l5 and s1. you may need to have a fixing at the spot. So i advise you to consult an orthopedic surgeon for diagnosis and treatment. I usually prescribe to my patient till he see his doctor neurotropic injections for 10 consecutive days, and then periodically. ofloxacin and antiinflamatories for pain relief. Wishing for a quick and comfortable recovery. Thank you.