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Back Pain Radiating To The Leg, Numbness, Feeling Of Epidural, Advised Steroid Injection. What Does This Indicate?

Hi I have been suffering with back pain that has radiated down my right leg, I have been to the doctors five times and each time I have been dismissed with naproxen and antidepressants to sleep, I came on holiday just over ten days ago with pain that was just about bearable, since then I have been suffering with extreme pain, and experiencing complete numbness down below, I can t feel that I need the toilet, I can only explain it as having an epidural . A doctor has been out to see me since and has given me a steroid injection to get me by until I fly home on Thursday. Can you please give me an indication of what this might be and what I should do when I get back
posted on Fri, 27 Jul 2012
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General & Family Physician,  's  Response
Hello patient
Want help you that
You have developed the lumbago
/sciatica
Strict bed rest for 3weeks
Avoid wt lifting
Loose your wt if you are over wt
Avoid upstairs

Take medication like
Tablet diclofenac 100 mg three times daily
Capsule muscuril (muscle relaxant)three times daily
All for 2weeks

Take care
Best regards
Dr muhammad akbar

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General & Family Physician,  Dr. Muhammad Akbar's  Response
Hi dear patient
You have developed the sciatica like condition
Now advising you that

1,strict bed rest for 3weeks
2,avoid wt bearing
3,loose your wt if you are over wt
4,physio back after 1week
5,tablet diclofanic sodium 100 mg twice daily
6,numesulide (muscle relaxant) three times daily
7,tablet cyanocobalamin once daily
All for 3weeks

Take care

Regards
Dr muhammad akbar
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Back Pain Radiating To The Leg, Numbness, Feeling Of Epidural, Advised Steroid Injection. What Does This Indicate?

Hello patient Want help you that You have developed the lumbago /sciatica Strict bed rest for 3weeks Avoid wt lifting Loose your wt if you are over wt Avoid upstairs Take medication like Tablet diclofenac 100 mg three times daily Capsule muscuril (muscle relaxant)three times daily All for 2weeks Take care Best regards Dr muhammad akbar