Broke my tailbone...anyone else.

[Blademaker]

Dirt bike accident.
Landed on my tail bone, and for about 2-3 minutes, thought I was paralyzed. Intense pain for a couple of weeks, dull throb for a couple of months, and if I moved a certain way, intense stab of pain.

[onedef92]

Did you get some awful good Percocet for the pain and shit?

[8Up]

I have a SIL that has broken hers twice as an adult. Once on the stairs at about age 34 and once again ~43 missing that last step on a ladder and falling on her ass. It took her about a year to feel normal the first time and I think she still complains about it since the second incident. Sorry that might not be the best of news but eventually you will get better.

[wwomanC6]

Man I can imagine how painful that must be! Healing prayers for you!

[ApexOversteer]

Originally Posted by Prosecutor

Broke my tailbone...anyone else.

No, I did not break your tailbone.

[NEVRL8T]

Originally Posted by Prosecutor

When will this end? My ass is killing me. 2 weeks ago I fell backwards over a dog bed and sat down hard onto a wood floor. The end result is a bruised and fractured coccyx (tailbone).

I have to sit on a stupid cushion with a notch cut out for my tailbone when I drive. I use it at my office but not in "public," like in court or meetings. It is not so bad once I am sitting or standing, walking, but the process of standing up is painful. Getting out of the Vette makes my eyes water when I have to roll across my tailbone. It is maybe 25% better than when this happened 2 weeks ago.

Anyone else been through this? Everyone else that I have spoken to tells me stories of 3 months of intermittent discomfort.

Shattered my coccyx twenty years ago during a crotch rocket accident. It NEVER goes away. I take medication for the pain occasionally (Percocet) but it will eventually require surgery. My doctor has told me to bear it the best I can because the surgery and recovery is not pleasant and is tricky by nature. BTW, I am 43.

[NEVRL8T]

Originally Posted by Kerrmudgeon

My Mom fell off a horse years ago, and broke hers too....landed right on her butt. She said it took a few months before she was back to normal, but had back problems all her life from it...... and she never rode a horse again.

A horse is a lot higher up though, you should be good with a few Percocets a day.

Sounds like what happened to me. I was hit by a car and landed on the street just like I was sitting on the bike. I have had back problems from it ever since as well and this is the biggest problem. My ass is fine but my back is terrible.

[GRN ENVY]

OT is slipping, no one made an ass crack joke

[onedef92]

Originally Posted by GRN ENVY

OT is slipping, no one made an ass crack joke

Or ass't for pics....

[ApexOversteer]

Originally Posted by GRN ENVY

OT is slipping, no one made an ass crack joke

Because crack kills.

[bradc6]

What a pain in the ass that must be.

Sorry, someone had to do it.

[Prosecutor]

Originally Posted by Omega Man

I know exactly how you feel. When you roll over the tail bone or when you take the pressur off of it (standing up), it feels like a giant is shoving a telephone pole up you ass.

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That is a very good description. I can sit, but when I take the pressure off and try to stand it is terrible until I am upright again. I am into week 3...so coughing and sneezing does not hurt anymore.

The problem that I have is that I cannot discuss my problem in meetings, in court, etc...so I have to sit, stand, etc...without apparent discomfort...even though it is incredibly painful. Sometimes it makes me sweat it hurts so bad. Glad this is improving a bit every day.

[Prosecutor]

Originally Posted by ft laud mike

Are you absolutely sure you didn't damage any of those, because sometimes ..you post some...oh, nevermind

Not certain

Seriously though...I was a bit concerned because I had some pain / discomfort in my left buttock area...I thought that it might be radiculopathy indicative of an L5/S1 disc herniation or nerve root compression. I was not sure because my experience with that sort of thing is purely academic. The real cause is that I have driven all over NC in the past few weeks for work. I hold most of the weight off my rear end, going over bumps, etc...by pushing down with my left leg. That is causing the left buttock pain. It is tender when I push in it...not constant nerve pain. Gets better when not driving / over the weekend, etc.

[Prosecutor]

Originally Posted by onedef92

Did you get some awful good Percocet for the pain and shit?

I declined. No tolerance for pain medicine.

It hurts a lot, but not so bad that I NEED medication. My job is mostly "sedentary." I am not a ditch digger or athlete...so I can get by during the recovery period.

[Prosecutor]

Originally Posted by wwomanC6

Man I can imagine how painful that must be! Healing prayers for you!

My rear end and I thank you.

[Prosecutor]

Originally Posted by NEVRL8T

Shattered my coccyx twenty years ago during a crotch rocket accident. It NEVER goes away. I take medication for the pain occasionally (Percocet) but it will eventually require surgery. My doctor has told me to bear it the best I can because the surgery and recovery is not pleasant and is tricky by nature. BTW, I am 43.

So far...most depressing post (for me) in a long time. Damn. Not the first time that I have heard this.

I am encouraged that it is slowly getting better. I just want to get to the point where I can stand from a chair or the car without stabbing pain. Hoping for 4-6 weeks. If it goes beyond that...I will be frustrated.

[78SA]

Originally Posted by GRN ENVY

OT is slipping, no one made an ass crack joke

I was looking for one.







Do you have a big crack in your butt now?

[onedef92]

Originally Posted by Prosecutor

I declined. No tolerance for pain medicine.

It hurts a lot, but not so bad that I NEED medication. My job is mostly "sedentary." I am not a ditch digger or athlete...so I can get by during the recovery period.

Not to mention that stuff's hella addictive.

[NEVRL8T]

Originally Posted by Prosecutor

So far...most depressing post (for me) in a long time. Damn. Not the first time that I have heard this.

I am encouraged that it is slowly getting better. I just want to get to the point where I can stand from a chair or the car without stabbing pain. Hoping for 4-6 weeks. If it goes beyond that...I will be frustrated.

I still have that same sensation when I strain to hard or lift the wrong way. The pain isn't bad sitting or standing but the in between is killer and walking is tough when that happens.

Originally Posted by onedef92

Not to mention that stuff's hella addictive.

Yes, it is, and being a recovering addict is somewhat dicey. My doctor knows my past history and only prescribes me 30 Percocet every 120 days. That's only approximately two a week. They are the 10mg variety and they will flat out put you on your ass but if you have never experienced the type of pain this condition causes then you really haven't lived.