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Suggest Treatment For A Ruptured Spinal Disc With Nerve Compression

Hi there. I had 2 MRI s that show that I have a ruptured disk plus a piece of it that broke off and is now pressing on my nerves endings. I have been sent to see a surgeon next month, but my fear is that he will just blow me off and tell me I don t need surgery. Isn t surgery the only solution at this point? I meant with the broken off piece and all?
Thu, 26 Nov 2015
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if the broken off peiece of bone is impinging on the nerve root to a extent that you have intractable pain or there is some changes in muscle supplied by
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Suggest Treatment For A Ruptured Spinal Disc With Nerve Compression

if the broken off peiece of bone is impinging on the nerve root to a extent that you have intractable pain or there is some changes in muscle supplied by