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My lower back hurts near my kidneys and the pain is shooting down my leg it hurts so bad i don't want to move
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You have sciatica.: Sorry you are suffering from this...There are several common causes of sciatica including irritation of the spinal nerves from a herniated disk. If your pain does not get better, if numbness affects the crotch, or if you have bowel or bladder difficulty then you need a surgical evaluation, otherwise your primary care provider can take care of getting the sciatica to cool down.
Answered 7/6/2013
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Seek medical care: The pain you are describing sound like "radicular" pain where a nerve or nerves coming from you spinal cord are being pinched, squeezed or affected in some way causing the pain. See a medical professional as as soon as you can.
Answered 1/2/2016
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