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What Causes Nerve Swelling At Back With History Of Having Herniated Disc?
25 years ago herniated a disc let scar tissue take place of half of disc. after surg. not fuse together it goes out 2 or 3 times a year im stuck at 90 deg. for couple days once pinched psionic nerve took me out 3 weeks was mowing 3 weeks ago felt strain on back kept on going now seems like nerve swollen in back. front left leg goes numb when completely strait laying or standing ibuprofen helps at night. got use to what happens when my back goes out this feels different . also I try to stay away from doctors scared of em
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, if this is the disk degenerative disease then some time it may be surgical condition but it can be medically managed till you decide for surgery, again physiotherapy can be tried for this, hope this information helps, take care and have a nice day.
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What Causes Nerve Swelling At Back With History Of Having Herniated Disc?
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, if this is the disk degenerative disease then some time it may be surgical condition but it can be medically managed till you decide for surgery, again physiotherapy can be tried for this, hope this information helps, take care and have a nice day.