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CES is an uncommon condition. Urinary retention/incontinence and bilateral leg weakness with perineal (private parts) numbness is the classic presentation. If your MRI shows severe nerve compression and you have these symptoms, you would likely need an urgent decompression. If the compression on the MRI is not significant and your symptoms are vague, variable and unclear, then surgery is often not warranted. I sure hope you have a very competent spine surgeon taking care of you. True CES should not be missed or ignored.View Thread

Sounds like you have a number of issues going on. 2 prior back surgeries, now another "disc out of place" in your low back and scheduled for neck surgery as well? Please understand that you CANNOT "pop a disc back into place". Discs are not loose machine parts, rather they are made of fibrocartilage. When a disc herniates, a piece of the disc sticks out from where it belongs, sometimes causing pain,te and sometimes it is PAINLESS. Think of it like the jelly coming out of a doughnut. No massage or manipulation can "pop" any of that material back into place.Physical therapy and medication as prescribed by your doctor are your best options for pain control.....unless you REALLY need surgery.View Thread

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