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Cindi Rella - cindi.rella@comcast.net
Posted 2008-04-27
28 March 2008
I fell while playing hockey, and yes I had breezers on which had pads in them. I fell hard enough to fracture my coccyx and to give me a slight concussion. Neither were diagnosed that night, because I'm stubborn. My first doctor visit on 3/29 determined that my tail bone was severely bruised and that I did have a slight concussion. On 3/31 the radiologist called and said that I did in fact have a fractured tailbone. I was then referred to a orthopaedic.
14 April 2008
I saw the orthopaedic who was completely baffled on how I fractured it. He said I must have fell just right. He prescribed more pain meds and suggested internal manipulation because it was fractured with displacement, pointing forwards..
23 April 2008
I've had three therapy session so far. After each one I'm in quite a bit of pain. I have a electric interferrential device for pain, that really helps. I also take vicadin and percocet. It just depends on what time of the day it is on what I take. Usually after the sessions, after a few hours, I get spasms and it feels like the bone is moving at times. It's very unpleasant and unnerving. I'm going to therapy tomorrow and maybe a couple more times next week. Unfortunately my therapist is not optimistic about the therapy working. I've got a coccyx cushion and my desk is being modified so I can stand and work. If anybody has any other recommendations, that would be greatly appreciated. If you know anybody in Minnesota that you can refer me to, that would be great.
Thanks
Cindi