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L5 s1 pinched nerve and 3 slipped discs.toes are numb and tingling. would surgery help? how safe is it? nerve trapped for 8 years. opinion?
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Maybe: Sometimes surgery helps. Not always. You may want to consider therapy first like a adjustment. There is no gaurnatee that surgery will help.
Answered 1/15/2018
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