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Its been an year i was diagonised with mild disc bulge and i've been negligent. is there any chance that it could get worse and what could it be?

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Dr. Vijay Karia answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Disc Bulge: If your disc bulge is symptomatic, you should continue medications to management. It could get worse, but more likely, symptoms should improve over time.

Answered 2/22/2015

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A member asked:

Its been an year i was diagonised with mild disc bulge and i've been negligent. is there any chance that it could get worse and what could it be?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Vijay Karia answered

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