Need advice for my dad? :(?!


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Need advice for my dad? :(?

He emailed me saying his back was really sore and that his leg was tingling. The doc he went to said it was a pinched nerve! Well, today he got up and his knee was completely numb, now we're worried. Could it be a herniated disc?? If not then what?!


Answers:

Tell him to go back to his doctor and have it checked out again. The numbness would indicate that the pinched nerve has gotten worse. It's probably not a herniated disc (those don't usually cause numbness.) My mom had a pinched nerve in her back and for a while her whole forearm was numb, it got a lot better, but she still can't feel two fingers, so the sooner he gets to his doctor the better! My dad had 3 herniated discs in his back and there was never any numbness with that. Hope this helped!




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