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Why am i having leg, hip and lower back pain after a colonoscopy a couple days ago?

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Dr. Herman Hammerstead answered

Specializes in Trauma Surgery

Lumbar disc: Due to positioning you may have a slipped lumbar disc. See your PCP. You may need a MRI

Answered 6/6/2018

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