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Lower back and thigh pain
Symptoms 1) Pain in the back and outer side of the thighs (above knee) (Sometimes shooting) 2) Pain going down the legs and getting worse on coughing, sneezing or bending forwards 3) Pain getting worse at night 4) Numbness and weakness (sometimes) in the leg 5) Maximum pain in back at 4 AM Reports Vitamin D3 12.38 ng/mL Vitamin D2 0.54 ng/mL Calcium 9.26 mg/DL MRI Conclusion:   1) Transitional vertebra is seen and labelled as S1vertebra 2) Diffuse posterior bulge of L3-4, L4-5 and L5-S1 disc indenting thecal sac. 3) Multilevel Schmorl's node are seen in the lumbar vertebrae. 4) Bilateral acute inflammatory sacroilitis. Today my physician (at 8PM)  told me that surgery may be needed and forwarded me to Neurosurgeon. I'm very depressed. I haven't shown to Neurosurgeon so far. Help!
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May the sacro-ilitis is the cause of your symptoms. If that is the case then, you may not need surgery. Medications may suffice. Anyway, you Consult a Neurosurgeon​.
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