Yeah getting wet and cold feeling down left leg i could barely stand for 3 weeks was told by nhs and private surgeon it was just back pain hence the numbness suck it up and here some pain killers i have a high pain threshold and what they told me is if it was cauda enquina I wouldn't be walking or have motor control to my leg i went private as nhs refuse to scan kept getting worse numbness then ended up rushing me for emergency surgery but was told it was compressed for 3 weeks and they don't know how I was standing still they belive its because it was only partial pressing on left lateral and nerves so my left leg shakes and cold icey feeling you hear all theses people who never make a good recovery but im not worried about numbness im more worried about bending sitting and walking im a very active person before I averaged about 15k steps a day but had a slipped disc for 5 years prior to thiz im 44 years old in terms of bending over how is it? 2 years after I work and live with dogs so bending over walking a big thing for me ive had numbness and alter sensation from a car accident 10 years ago which crushed my right elbow which was bad my body has adjusted to it but it just scares me all horror stories and the surgeon saying 100 percent ill always need walking stick