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[|Human|] hi my dad has severe pain on left hand side hip/lower back area.initial x-ray showed possible hip bone crumbling but physio has since said she thinks it may be a slipped disc pushing on a nerve. his left leg is so weak he cant walk on it,he is also constipated and keeps losing his balance. he has been waiting nearly 2 months for a scan. What do you think it could be?
[|AI|]  Hi, The symptoms your dad is experiencing is due to lumbar radiculopathy. However, a complete neurological examination is required so that he can be assessed more clearly. There must be huge protrusion of a disc which is compressing the nerves that supply his leg causing severe symptoms. (Although there can be various other causes, but this is the most likely). You should definitely get an MRI scan done of his lower back immediately and follow up with the Neurosurgeon/ Spine surgeon, and he will require decompression surgery as soon as possible.