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2017-03-23 10:21:05
Hi, I had a surgery 12 years ago for disc degeneration in l4-l5, and the problem is now back,severe pain and numbness in right leg, doctors are suggesting surgery, am recently married, is there any scope to delay surgery for few years
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Depending upon the severity of the disease. Send me your scan reports

Answered2017-03-27 18:28:29

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