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i have chronic lower back pain me the L3,L4,L5 and art in my back.i've had 2 esi and not one has help.one did give me a spinal headache and which i had to have a blood patch done.i've been hurting like this for also 2 years.what would be a good cause of action to talk to mt ortho about when i see the, next week?i went to the ER on the advice of an PA who works with the ortho group.

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

How are you?
A Lumbar herniated disc is a common cause of low back pain. Treatment options include oral pain medications, physical therapy and epidural steroid injections.
If the pain is intractable, and is not being relieved by conservative treatment alone surgery is the only option.
Discectomy or microdiscectomy where a part of the damaged disc is removed is usually done. Sometimes a portion of the bone covering the nerve also needs to be removed, this is known as laminectomy.
Please discuss these options with your orthopedic surgeon. Let me know if you need more information. Take care!