Cyst on spine between L4 and L5, caused by CSF leakage. Natural cures, remedies, good surgeons. Need all help

Question

Facts: Male, 60-65 (64 I think), Caucasian, very demanding work habits.
Revealings: X-rays and MRI's revealed somesort of cyst between the L4 and L5 region, which is believed to be caused by CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) leakage. Pain in right leg and lower back, pain medicine not working ( Tramadol, Viking, etc). Pain has reached the point of where it hurts to lift arms over head and to stand for long periods of time. His doctor set up to talk to a surgeon but the earliest date was in Late May. Also note that he has had two injections that temporialy worked (first one a couple of days, second one about a week). Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking for help such as, herbs, home remedies, names of good surgeons, tips and just plain out good advice. The doctor has given him the run around for about 5 months now.

Thanks,
Brian G.

The shots were not in a series of three, he was told that he would only need one shot and then later on the doctor called us to ask if he would be willing to take one more shot to see if the second one would help.

Answer 1

Brian--

Hold out for the surgical consult. It will require surgery, no doubt about it. In the mean time, tell him to take it as easy as possible. If the pain gets too bad, take him to an ER. There are no herbal remedies for something like this. Good luck.

Answer 2

It sounds like you are really in a hurry to get things done. The first thing I would do is to get a second opinion. You say things like they think. Don't ever have procedures done on an "I think". Have additional tests. The injections go is a series of three, why did you only have two, especially if it did help some. It sounds like you are jumping from one thing to another.
Verify what is actually wrong before you try any fixes. You could do more harm than good.