Hi doctor, I suffered a back injury at work before nine months while lifting an order of 20 batteries weighing 20 kg each. When I lifted the last battery of the order, I felt a sharp pain in my lower back, and my left leg that made me collapse and I was rushed to the hospital. I have seen a number of doctors over the last nine months without any improvement. I was diagnosed with L5/S1 broad annular tear, paracentral disc bulge, compression of the exiting nerve canal and a swollen S1 nerve root. Symptoms that occurred since my injuries are bladder issues (dribbling, cannot stop peeing and leaking during the night in the bed), muscle spasms leaving indents in my lower back, redness in left foot (photo attached), muscle twitching in the left thigh, calf and big toe, left big toe and two other toes stick up with pain, swollen Achilles tendon and swollen foot and lower back pain (radiating to the left leg). The treatment I underwent since the injury are nerve blocking injection in the L5/S1, nine weeks of physiotherapy and hydrotherapy, three months of medication program that included Endone 5 mg two times a day and Gabapentin 100 mg twice a day. My doctor suggested L5/S1 disc replacement surgery. I would like to get your opinion on the treatment. I have attached some MRI scans and photos.
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