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Can Pain In The Back Be Re-herniated?
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I had a microdisectomy about three months ago for a herniated disc at L5-S1, and on Boxing Day I slipped down the stairs at home and injured my lower back, same place where I had my microdisectomy, l5-s1
I have pain going down my right side of leg again. Do you think I have re-herniated my disc?
I had a microdisectomy about three months ago for a herniated disc at L5-S1, and on Boxing Day I slipped down the stairs at home and injured my lower back, same place where I had my microdisectomy, l5-s1
I have pain going down my right side of leg again. Do you think I have re-herniated my disc?
Mon, 3 Mar 2014
Whenever dissectomy is done, all or most of the disc is removed so chances of reherniation is very less. There can be possiblity of some part of disc remain there and causing symptoms. I would advice you at present to take gabapentin and rmethylcobal and wait for some days. I hope this pain will get better . If this pain increases you can plan for repeat MRI.
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