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Prescribed Lyrica For Pain Due To Bulging Discs. Have Pain In Leg And Groin, Clicking Noise. Suggestion?
Hi 2 x g.p s have prescribed lyrica medication for me as i have 3 bulging discs burning pain in my right leg all the way down to my toes and a very painful groin that causes my leg to give way when iI m walking sometimes.my right hip {all the problem is on the right side }gets very painful and i hear a cli.cking noise as i walk.I m walking53yrs old lge frame 95kl but healthy otherwise .im almost suicidal with pain the lyrica does very little .can u suggest anything ?thankyou
Mon, 7 Oct 2013
Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
If your shooting pain all along you leg is not resolving with medications, an Epidural steroid injection will be much helpful which will provide significant pain relief for atleast a few months. Even if this fails to improve your condition, then you may need a surgical decompression of the discs.
your pain in the hip joint with a clicking noise could be due to a soft tissue problem. An MRI scan is needed to establish the exact cause.
I suggest you to consult an orthopedic surgeon for further evaluation and management.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
If your shooting pain all along you leg is not resolving with medications, an Epidural steroid injection will be much helpful which will provide significant pain relief for atleast a few months. Even if this fails to improve your condition, then you may need a surgical decompression of the discs.
your pain in the hip joint with a clicking noise could be due to a soft tissue problem. An MRI scan is needed to establish the exact cause.
I suggest you to consult an orthopedic surgeon for further evaluation and management.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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Heloo there,
The pain in your right hip is not related to the disc bulge. it is a joint pain. Lyrica is good only for neuropathic (nerve) pains, so it has little or no effect on this hip pain.
Pain killers could help, however, an ideal weight is the best solution to ease the burden on your hip joints.
To check the condition of the hip joint itself, you may do an mri or a ct scan in this area.
Thank you,
Dr. Eric
The pain in your right hip is not related to the disc bulge. it is a joint pain. Lyrica is good only for neuropathic (nerve) pains, so it has little or no effect on this hip pain.
Pain killers could help, however, an ideal weight is the best solution to ease the burden on your hip joints.
To check the condition of the hip joint itself, you may do an mri or a ct scan in this area.
Thank you,
Dr. Eric
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