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Posted by Richie on December 03, 2000 at 06:09:26:
: IM HAVEING SEVERE PAIN AND NUMBNESS NOW IN MY RITE HIP AND LEG ALONG WITH A CONSTANT MUSCULE SPASEM IN MY BACK THATS LIKE A BASE BALL.I HAD A LAMANECTOMY ON THE L5 S1 DISC ALLMOST TEN YEARS AGO. AFTER THE SUGERY I WAS GREAT BACK TO WORK FOR FIVE YEARS THEN I INGURED MY LOWER BACK AGAIN .THE MRI SHOWED HERNIATION AT THE DISK ABOVE SUGERY AT THE L3 AND L4 LEVEL. I HAVE BEEN TAKEING MEDS FOR 5 YEARS NOW ALONG WITH OTHER TREATMENTS.NOW IM HAVEING TERABLE SIDE AFECTS FROM THE MEDS FROM TAKEING THEM FOR SO LONG. NOW I AM NOW I HAVE SWITCHED PAIN MEDICATION TO A NON TYLENOL NACOTIC. IS THERE ANY ONE WITH A SIMUALER PROBLEM THAT COLD HELP WITH THIS?I KNOW MY PROBLEM IS WELL ADVANCED. IM GOING TO HAVE EPADERAL INJECTIONS THIS WEAK AT PAIN MANAGEMENT.DO THEY HELP?AND WHAT SIDE AFECTS MIGHT I EXPECT?IF I BREAK DOWN AND LET THEM DO SUGERY WILL IT HELP?PLEASE ANY INPUT WOULD BE APRICIATED. THANK YOU RICHIE
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