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Other than the pain and numbness i also get horrible pain down my leg. i'm gping to have an mri. what could it be?

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Dr. Rajendra Tripathi answered

Herniated LumbarDisc: Severity of your symptoms point ot nerve irritation and the MRI scan wil help with diagnosis good luck.

Answered 4/24/2015

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