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My wife is suffering from severe back ache. We consulted a neurologist who asked us to get an mri of the lumbosacral spine. After the mri was done the impression: 1. L4 l5 disc annular bulge super added broad based posterior herbination/ caudal extrusion causing thecal and bilateral l5 neural compressions. 2. l5-s1 disc annular bulge with superadded posterior central and left paracentral herniation /caudal extrusion, causing thecal and left sided s1/bilateral l5 neural compressions. Medicine prescribed: 1. Cap gabantin forte 300 mg 1�10 days 2. Cap nervijen-p 1�10 days 3. Hifenac 100 mg 1 tablet if pain is more advised surgery if pain increases. I would like to know whether surgery is only the way out and also would like to know whether the injury will completely get cured after surgery or should I wait. Normally how much would the surgery cost.
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Your wife has disc herniation at two sites Decision for surgery depends on the 1 whether she has any weakness or sensory deficit in the legs 2 If bladder or bowel symptoms are there There are other treatment options also for disc prolapse apart from surgery
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