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What Causes Severe Lower Back Pain Along With Leg Numbness?
i have a pain management meication 15 mg of mscontin 3 a day...recently had an acute issue with my lower back pain...he nearly called me a drug addict needing more meds....my let is still numb mri said i now have 5 herneated discs in lower back...then left on a trip and said my daily med should be enough...i explained 10 days of life were so insane with pain from kneed to hip burning on front part and numb over it.....12/15 now i still have a numb leg......no one wants to help me now what next time/?
Welcome to HealthcareMagic Regarding your symptoms of pain at your lower back region radiating to your legs along with numbness followed by a herniated disc I am suggesting that you have a following differential diagnosis Disc prolapse Lumber spondylitis Spondylolisthesis In view of this please do the following test Lumber x-ray MRI Meanwhile please see an orthopaedic surgeon with the result and for further clinical assessment I hope this helps
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What Causes Severe Lower Back Pain Along With Leg Numbness?
Welcome to HealthcareMagic Regarding your symptoms of pain at your lower back region radiating to your legs along with numbness followed by a herniated disc I am suggesting that you have a following differential diagnosis Disc prolapse Lumber spondylitis Spondylolisthesis In view of this please do the following test Lumber x-ray MRI Meanwhile please see an orthopaedic surgeon with the result and for further clinical assessment I hope this helps