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[|Human|] I have been experiencing cold rushes down my left leg from time to time.  I do have five hyrneated discs in my lowerback for over forty years.  When that happens my leg sometimes goes numb briefly, nothing has to be going on at the time that happens. I had hip surgery on my right hip three years ago with a replacement hip.  The problem with my leg is with my left leg and started after the surgery. It causes no discomfort at this time but, Im just wandering if this is a precusor to what may be to come.I am a sixty- six year old woman, retired and in fairly good health. I am a make up of many cultures.and tat
[|AI|]  Hi, thanks for writing to Chat Doctor. Your problem in the left leg is no way related to your Hip replacement surgery of the right hip. As per the description, all your symptoms suggest a degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine witChatDoctorpression of the neural elements. The conservative management of degenerative disc disease is as follows -* avoid lifting heavy weights as it imparts more strain on your back* avoid forward bending activities as it will worsen the disc protrusion* Use a lumbosacral back support to augment your spinal muscles* Intermittent pelvic traction to cause a regression of disc* Maintain optimum body weight, if you are obese* Physiotherapy to strengthen your back muscles. Physiotherapy has to be done only after the acute pain has subsided.* Judicious use of analgesics and muscle relaxants. If all these measures fail to provide you relief, then surgical decompression may be an option. Hope this information is helpful. Good day