Personal experiences of coccyx pain in 2001

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2001-12-30 - Anonymous - Vioxx has helped, but surgery is an option

2001-12-30 - Rusty - Tailbone pain with constipation

2001-12-19 - Anonymous - Swollen spot on lower back

2001-12-19 - Kim and Alan - Kim is facing surgery

2001-12-19 - Sue Rauschenfels - Gel cushion?

2001-12-09 - Rachel Webb - Long, sharply angled coccyx

2001-12-09 - Al - Update - Flat stool

2001-12-09 - Laura - Tailbone pain - no cause

2001-12-02 - Dan - Killing nerves

2001-12-02 - Anonymous - Fanny hurts to sit/Feet hurt to stand

2001-11-25 - Louise - Bowen therapy gave relief

2001-11-25 - Amy - The doctor wants me to see a psychologist

2001-11-25 - Jeri - Need a doc in Seattle, WA area

2001-11-25 - Mary W - Pain relief

2001-11-25 - Diane Sullivan - I am not crazy. I want the pain to stop

2001-11-18 - Alice - Young sufferers

2001-11-18 - Anonymous - Could this be coccygodynia?

2001-11-18 - Renee - I have had a tender coccyx all my life

2001-11-18 - Deidre - Fractured coccyx during childbirth

2001-11-18 - Anonymous - Update - Coccyx pain for over a year, injections didn't help. Also get pain on intercourse, abdominal pain

2001-11-11 - Anonymous - Update - Pain, pain, go away- don't come again another day!

2001-11-11 - Pamela - I had the op

2001-11-03 - Jane - This takes some explaining

2001-10-28 - Katrina - Update - 12 years old and have had a pain in the Butt for 7 months

2001-10-28 - Ron - Prolotherapy as a treatment for coccydynia

2001-10-28 - CS - What a relief to know that I'm not losing my mind

2001-10-28 - Jon Exley - Self inflicted bruised coccyx

2001-10-20 - Linda - CRACK! went my tailbone!

2001-10-20 - Sara - Slipped downstairs - help!

2001-10-20 - Barb French - I'm looking for help

2001-10-14 - Ann - A comfortable chair

2001-10-14 - Phillip - Hello and thank God I happened upon this site

2001-10-14 - Anonymous - Car accident to blame?

2001-10-06 - Anonymous - I am losing all faith in everything

2001-10-06 - Stacie Pouh - Pain free at last

2001-09-30 - Jeff - Sometimes... fine / sometimes... excruciating

2001-09-24 - Tanya - Some great news for sore butts!!!!

2001-09-24 - Helen - Slipped Disc ? Don't think so!

2001-09-24 - Anonymous - I'm so sick of doctors telling me there is nothing they can do

2001-09-22 - Liz - I can't sit down because once I do I can't get back up again

2001-09-22 - Beth - Tailbone removal

2001-09-22 - Anita Ogletree - THE PAIN!!!

2001-09-02 - Kerri Johnson - Tailbone pain after childbirth

2001-08-27 - Kevin - Don't know how it happened, it just showed up

2001-08-25 - Melanie - My pain from a broken tailbone is excruciating

2001-08-25 - Jim - Everyday is worse than the one before...

2001-08-25 - Lisa - Update - Rollerblading fall

2001-08-25 - Debi - Success in Lexington, SC

2001-08-25 - Kay - I Need Some Relief!!!!

2001-08-25 - Wendy - Headaches can also be attributed to coccyx - cured by removing coccyx

2001-08-25 - Anonymous - Pain came on slowly over 4 years

2001-08-25 - Jo - Burning sensation in the tail bone area

2001-08-17 - Jon Miles - Cycling accident in 1993. Coccyx removed 1999, now 90% better

2001-08-05 - Tony - Update - I feel like I've had my butt kicked in Texas

2001-08-05 - Nancy - Tried everything but still in pain

2001-07-28 - Joanne - Doctor said operation could cause loss of use of bowel and womb

2001-07-28 - Susan - Started with DNC

2001-07-21 - Cindy - Fractured coccyx falling on the ice

2001-07-21 - Pam - Any suitable surgeons in Florida?

2001-07-21 - Anonymous - I have no idea how my tail bone was broken

2001-07-08 - Shani - It hurts when I sit down and when I get up

2001-07-01 - Rory Greenwell - update - Severe pain for over 2 years. Now had coccyx removed

2001-07-01 - Cori - update - I felt a pop coming from my tailbone area...

2001-07-01 - Amy - Protruding tailbone

2001-07-01 - Kellie - Pain without injury

2001-06-24 - Jennifer - Pain turned out to be caused by a pilonidal cyst

2001-06-24 - Tricia - Car accident

2001-06-09 - Cath - How did this happen?

2001-06-09 - Jane - Coccyx wags backwards and forwards

2001-06-09 - Len - Physicians in Western Canada?

2001-05-24 - Laura - Need advice on my coccyx pain

2001-05-24 - Anonymous - Pain in coccyx with no injury

2001-05-20 - Irene - Need help in NY or NJ for PT and Orthopedist

2001-05-20 - Anonymous - Had surgery, 7 months pregnant and can't stand the pain

2001-05-20 - Wendy - Butt pain

2001-05-14 - Anonymous - Pain went away

2001-05-08 - Diane Roberts - Coccygectomy saved my life!

2001-04-28 - Lavelle McCallister - Daughter had years of pain - any experienced doctors in Florida?

2001-04-25 - Jenny - Pain caused by childbirth with short labor?

2001-04-15 - Kim - Surgery success in Arlington, Texas

2001-04-15 - Lisa - No treatment 6 months after childbirth

2001-04-15 - Barb - Can't sit, husband getting mad

2001-04-04 - Danielle - Fell down stairs - worst pain that I have ever felt in my life

2001-04-04 - Sue - Need help

2001-04-02 - Anonymous - Surgery Update - 11 weeks post-op

2001-02-24 - Julie - After trying many treatments, an unusual manual therapy cured the pain

2001-02-24 - Candy - Coccyx removed 7 years ago - no pain now

2001-01-19 - Stacie - Slipped on bus steps - now has plantar fasciitis as well as coccyx pain