Hi, My sister is suffering from lower back pain from last one month. she was taking homeopathic treatment for that but doesn t help.Her right feet thumb is also numb from last one 15 days. Now she has done MRI and its report says that she is suffering from slipped disc that some disc come out and doctor advised for surgery if pain would not be controllable after taking medicines. Please tell me what should be the diagnosis in this case and what type of surgery is this Is this a small surgery ? Many Thanks!!
Thanks for your question, as she is feeling numbness in her toe, so there is compression of nerve root(L5 is involved). It is unlikely to be cured only by taking rest and medication. So surgery is the option. Every surgery has its own risk. But with modern specialities and surgical tactics and by a good surgeon, surgery is usually rewarding.