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REASON
CHIEF COMPLAINT: Back and bilateral leg pain.

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS
This is a 68-year-old male seen for evaluation of difficulty with back pain and bilateral leg pain. The patient had difficulty in 2015, had an MRI scan done which revealed stenosis and degenerative disk disease in the entire lumbar area and epidural lipomatosis from the lower thoracic area to the sacral area. The patient in 03/18/2016 had an epidural steroid block through the sacrum. Patient states that he got approximately 4-5 months significant relief of his pain with this procedure. The patient also states that another inmate had a percutaneous stimulator which he tried for two days with marked improvement of his back and bilateral leg pain. The patient
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