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3.5 weeks since laminectomy. worse leg/buttock pain than before. why? can oral steroids help? hoping its post surgery inflammation that will subside.
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Worrisome: Repeat MRI may be in order to look for recurrent disc herniation.
Answered 6/10/2014
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