Slipped disc followed by erectile dysfunction

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Approx 3 years ago I apparently slipped L5 disc the pain was acute but gradually it went away with physio chriopractice treatments. Every now and then I still get the bad pain but it does not last too long.

However, ever since the slipped disc I suffered impairment of erectile function. I never mentioned this to the doctor as I was erabarrased. The situation is not total, just impaired and I have had to work around the problem with some success. Two weeks ago I was diagnosed with sciatica in left leg with knee jerk weakness on testing. The leg is painful to walk on.

I cannot help but think this is related to the previous disc injury. The pain is more down the leg than central pain in the spine. No other symptoms, bladder, bowel okay .

Is this typical in a spine related problem like disc injury, I am 48 years old

I am really concernd that this may progress to some form of debility. I dangerously read on the Internet about Caudia Equina but the only red flag I have is 3 years of erectile dysfunction but even here some articles do not mention erectile function as a red flag, only bowel, bladder and saddle nurabness as red flags.

Please if you can comment I would be thankful

tonyinhampshire:eek:
 
The sciatic pain running down your left leg can be caused by the L5 disc. That is the disc that deals with the nerves and muscles that run down your legs. It may be that the disc is acting up again and causing the problems that you are having.

I odn't think that you need to worry that it is going to cause disability. what you need to do is to work with your doctor and see what he can suggest to help settle that disc back down so the pain will abate.

the loss of your control of the bladder and stools is far seriouser than what you have wrong right now. I certainly would borrow any more problems than you have. Bettre the devil you know as they say. BUT if you start to experience loss of control, you do need to call the doctor asap.
 
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