I had a fall four months ago and was told by my doctor after an MRI that l chipped a piece of one of my discs and its sitting on a nerve.He said in the old days we would operate and take it out but now we just let it devolve on its own.l have a lot of pain that l cant control in my back and down my right leg. Im thinking of going for an epidural.do you think l should?
Hi and welcome to ChatDoctorFrom description it seems sequestrated disc. If sequestrated disc causes significant compression over nerve root, then it requires removal. As you have severe pain in back, you can go for epidural injection. It decreases the inflammation around nerve and causes significant relief in symptoms. Hope this will help you. Take care.