Damaged Spinal Disc L4/5

[Stacy9883]

Hi

I am looking for some advice...i have suffered from lower leg pain for almost 2 yrs now and every medical individual i have seen was 99% sure a disc had moved and was pressing on a nerve. Following an MRI scan, this has shown that i have a torn & slipped disc and at some point, this was sitting on my nerve. The disc has freed itself and although its still out of place its not on my nerve now. The surgeon told me that even though its not on the nerve, the nerve is damaged now from being compressed by my disc but unfortunately there is nothing they can do for me. I am 24yrs old and currently on 27 tablets a day (paracetamol, dihydrocodeine, gabapentin, diflofenic sodium & amitryptilene). I have no quality of life and i dont know where else to turn to! I'm hoping someone out there might be able to give me advise. Should i seek a 2nd opinion or is that me on a ridiculous amount of painkillers for the rest of my life?

Any info would be much appreciated!!

S

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