Degenerative Disc Disease

[livingwith]

I have had some back pain for a long time. I suffered for two years before I realized that things were getting worse. First I lost the use of my toes and then my leg would not lift up and down and drag on the ground. My family doctor recommended I went for a MRI Where they found a herniated L5 and a small hernia on the L4.
When I finally had surgery they found a large bone spur on the L4 as well as the herniated disk. I was only supposed to have a small 2 hour surgery that lasted for 4 to 5 hr...Read the full article

[TIAMARIA]

Did you do anything to cause the herniation or did it just happen. I am wondering because I am going through this I have not had loss of feeling yet. My nerve root is involved but I have not had loss of leg motion. I have had back pain for a long time also, but I see most of the posts on different pages involve a accident or some other trauma that has led to there ddd. I did not have any trauma did you?