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Is it tpicical for sciatic pian to change;ie pain shooting down leg 2 pain only in ankle, the farther u go in the healing process of a herniated disc?

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Yes: Yes. Sciatica can change. Centralization means the leg pain goes and u are left with back pain.

Answered 9/30/2013

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Depends: Was the disc herniation operated on? "healing process of disc herniation"? Pain usually improves after microdiscectomy. However, numbness and tingling can persist for months.

Answered 9/14/2015

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