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L5/s1 herniation, did surgery and now the disk are fine by xray, i'm having left side of back pain and leg numbness, is it sign of other disk problem?
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Radiculopathy: Sometimes back pain and radiculopathy may persist after surgery. May consult your neurosurgeon. An MRI will be a better imaging study to identify spinal stenosis.
Answered 1/27/2021
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