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Slip disc surgery
Dear All, I have slip disc issue since 2022
I was fine from last year, but my pain start again in my leg,..
If I go for surgery level 4-5 how much safe and can I able to walk again properly..
This is impacting my professional life also... please suggest me,I am staying in Mumbai age 32 years
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This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate you in detail.
-Control Hypertension, Diabetes, metabolic disorder or epilepsy etc., if there is any.
- Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding.
- Keep no pillow under the head.
- Avoid painful acts & activities.
- Fomentation with warm water. -Let the part not be exposed cold.
-Do mild exercises for the affected part.- back and lower limbs
-Any way it may be tried,
--. Ugesic (Piroxicam) 20mg 1tab once a day x 5days
--. Caldikind plus (Mankind) 1tab Once a day x 10 days.
Kindly make sure, there is no allergy to any of these medicines.
--For emergency treatment visit nearest hospital.
-For exercises you may visit my YouTube channel-
'Dr NCgupta'
-Wish you a quick recovery & good health
kindly like & subscribe to the channel to get notification for subsequent videos of your intrest.
it is free.
Dr N C Gupta MS (ortho)
DMC 3624
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No surgery is risk free. atleast very minimal risk you have to take like travelling in a flight.
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Surgery is safe. Will start walking from next day. Isometric exersises for first few days then assisted hip/knee/ back exercises to regain full muscle strength. Lumbar support belt for 4-6 weeks.
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surgery required if not getting better or recurrence even after following conservative line of treatment or when conservative trial exhausted
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You should try physiotherapy and medication prescribed by your orthopaedic surgeon first,if not getting improvement then u should think about surgery depending upon ur doctor's opinion
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Share your mri
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Dr. Pratik Kumar
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12 yrs exp
Gorakhpur
Share ur mri, surgery should always be last option
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