Personal experiences of drugs for coccyx pain

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Taunya - Upcoming surgery, any advice? (now 7 weeks post-op)

Barbara Eade - Brother's coccyx pain

Susy - The only position I am pain-free is standing

Tessa - Broken tail bone: Halloween trick or break!

Henry Moller - Neuro stimulation for coccyx pain

Mark - Pain comes and goes, for more than 20 years

Tom - Considering surgery

Tim - My coccyx pain success story

Nilton - Update - Coccyx related pain - nerve block caused arachnoiditis

Kelly - "Just Deal With It"

Evan English - Constant pain, not from fall or anything I know of . . . just happened

Sarah - My never ending coccyx pain

Crystal - Coccyx pain for over a year

Nilton - Coccyx related pain - help wanted

Colin Wilson - No-one knows what is wrong

Lavista - My tailbone has come completely detached

Tami - Conservative management failed, considering coccygectomy

Chris - Manipulation cured my twelve months of pain in a few minutes

Shady - New here

Happy Dragoness - Treatment is not doing me much good

Carolyn - Free at last!

Sharon - Should I have a second surgery?

Libby - I have suffered from tail bone pain for over twenty years

Dianne - West Australian coccydynia sufferer

John - Coccyxdynia for 38 years

Anonymous - Coccyx pain + depression and surgery + a new lease of life

Andrea - Coccyx pain drove me mad

John - Common sense therapies

Joanne - My coccyx agony

Killian - Getting ready for surgery

Marie - Thanks for the site helped me

Donna - Operation turned chronic discomfort into pain - now had coccyx removed

Baber Rabbani - No treatment has had any effect

Mark W - Coccyx pain and surgery

Anonymous - Sick of coccydinia

Cheree - Aussie in a lot of pain

Sarah - Can anyone help?

Marnie - Should I have surgery?

Lynn - Extremely uncomfortable for a PA

Paulina - My surgery experience...

Nancy - My recent surgery

Kim - Ever thought you were going MAD!!!

Alan Palmer - Pain in the backside cured

Kresimir - Tried everything before going to surgery

Ann - Help! Desperate Mom

Amanda - Update - Endometriosis or scoliosis relationship to tailbone pain? - now had surgery

Jemma - Effective exercises that helped me so much

Sandra - Update - Surgery after nearly 10 years of pain

Teresa Fawcett - Still suffering from coccyx pain after surgery

Lora - Tailbone pain starts at 16

Gary - My coccyx nightmare

Beth - Competetive cyclist with family history of coccydynia

Heather - Dislocated coccyx!

Deb Smith - Coccydynia plus a sore on the back

Kay Bartz - Doctor removed my tailbone that was floating

Wendy - Recent coccygectomy

Brian Dietmeyer - Manual manipulation fixed the coccyx pain

Syrena - Surgery this morning . . . cancelled

Fritz - Coccydynia due to osteoarthritis, resident of New York, USA

Donna - Pain still there after more than 3 years!

Sandra - Surgery after nearly 10 years of pain

Gemma King - Coccygectomy has it's risks but it is the best thing that has ever happened to me

Gail Dittenber - Seeking help for coccydynia/severe chronic pain

Carmen - Tried everything else, now considering surgery

Nad Adkins - Inversion therapy

Eva - I hurt my tailbone while riding a water slide

Wendy - Pain in the . . .

Benny - How I am now 85% pain free (sometimes completely)

Kimberlee - Steroid injection during pregnancy?

Polly - Coccyx removal and natural healing ... it can be done

Johnny C - Haven't experienced pain like this before!

Anonymous - Soft tissue damage

Tania Hughes - Nursing and coccydynia

Diane Malone - Neurontin

K Michael - My pain in the butt :)

Moira - Vioxx reduced the pain immensely

Kristen - The day before I went into labour I fell down my basement stairs

Anonymous - Coccyx problem: my wife's experience

Lisa - My Odyssey into Dante's Inferno

Joel - Oh My Achy Breaky Back & Butt

Pam - Hysterectomy didn't cure the pain - please help

Marcel - The pain in my ass

Brent Jones - Mysterious tailbone pain

Victoria - Pain, spasms and a hammer

David H - Thank Goodness I found this page!

Kirk - Coccyx removal surgery after recent lumbar spinal fusion

Alba - Chiropractor pressed too hard

Cara - Roller coaster broke my tailbone!!!

Priscilla - More pain after surgery

Gina - I didn't injure myself?

Anonymous - Incapacitated

Janet Cooper - Damaged coccyx in labour - advice on coping

Bruce Ashmore - Pain patches don't work so well any more - any doctors around Chicago?

Rachel - Ice skating fall caused the pain

Diane - Help with pain wanted

Ian - Second surgery update - still a PITA

Donna - Upcoming surgery

Susan - Miracles do happen!

Anonymous - Coccydynia & Levator Ani Syndrome diagnoses - TMS last diagnosis and working

Mandi - Pain, but don't know how it happened

Justin Thompson - Australian sufferers? And cut-out chairs?

Terri - Neurontin/coccyx surgery

Mel B - Cycling and coccyx injury

Dianna - Physical therapy for poor posture and stability

Melanie - Chi machine

Gwen - My entire day is spent trying to get some pain relief

Teresa - Fall from horseback caused lasting pain

Rusty Nida - Has anyone else used Neurontin for pain?

Andy - It's not excruciating, but it is ruining my life

Reza - When can I get back to cycling?

Laurie - The doctor refuses to give me any more medication

Tony Ryan - Fully recovered after 3 months of painful coccydynia

Dorcas - Tailbone pain cured!!!

Anonymous - Could my fall 35 years ago be the cause of my pain?

Karen - Had coccygectomy after other treatments failed

Jody - Operation by inexperienced doctor

Sylvia - Tried everything except surgery

Spike - Ulcerative proctitis? IBS? Arthritis?

CMA - I feel like I have given up on ever getting better

Katie - Jumping off 70 foot cliffs

Nad - Muscle spasm caused the pain

Sue Allen - Pain came and went and came back again

Antonina Breen - Thirteen year sufferer

Hope - Found "my fountain of youth" with coccyx removal

Helen Buckthorp - After 13 months of pain, manual therapy cured me in one hour

Jolene - Successful surgery in Manitoba, Canada

Wes Harper - Happy ending from nerve stimulator

Marina - Broke my coccyx 3 months ago. I can't take the pain anymore!!

Jen - Please help - I can't take it any more!!

Leslie - Stationary bicycle caused the pain

Susan - Surgery to remove tissue caused a fistula

J Barnard - Rectal discomfort

Michelle - Fell off Water Slide.....OUCH!!!!!!

Jack - My experience and theory: post-herpetic neuralgia?

Lauren - Persistent pain - going in for surgery

Angie - Update - It started with a sneeze

Lisa - Fell down the stairs

Rosamund - Persistent coccyx pain

Anonymous - Ray of hope

Nicola - Does anything actually help?

Anna - Despairing from Kent

James Morris - Coccyx treatment - just had the injection of corticosteroid

Sharon - Broken T-Bone and surgery to come

Dina - Success with surgery 4 months ago

Colin - Cortisone injection seems to be helping

Ann - Pain in coccyx, with joint stiffness and pelvic pain that comes and goes

Ashley Loomis - Tailbone removal

Rebecca - Childbirth complications

Nicki B - Tailbone pain caused by rare tumor called chordoma

Jen - Dislocated and fractured

Gogeomol - Fell over the cat

Donna Gibson - Wanted to share it at last

Melissa - Pregnancy and childbirth led to coccyx pain

Trudy - My history of tailbone pain and surgery

Ronda - Change in weather causes severe pain

Alison E Beach - A new sufferer writes for support and ideas......

Anonymous - Coccyx pain slowly got better after treatment by a chiropractor

Kristen Beinlich - Tailbone removed November 5th

Chandler - Bike ride started the pain

Anne - Frustrated with testing

Carole S - Drugs and physical therapy don't help me, doctor advises against cortisone

Anonymous - No relief in sight!

Karen - Coccyx removed, but pain was caused by Tarlov's cyst

Debbie - Tired of suffering from tailbone pain

Kat L - Fractured sacrum & T10 vertebra

Gina Parnell - A continuous battle

Annette Haas - Update - Tailbone pains in Denmark ;(((

Margaret Bennett - Estradiol relieves coccyx pain around menstrual period

Aimee - Coccyx pain and surrounding muscle spasms

Madams - Severe coccyx pain

Ally - Just had my tailbone removed 19 August2002

Caitlin Ottaway - We all heard my tailbone crack during childbirth

Sue Buckley - A real pain in the . . . .

Glynda Wells - Should I try manipulation or go ahead with surgery?

Mary - Had surgery in 1997...still in pain....but holding on to hope....

Anna - Coccyx attacks

Anonymous - Slipped getting onto a stationary bike

Dawn - Pain with no injury

Nana - Impending surgery

Jeff - Coccyx surgery

Marcel - Long term pain in coccyx, awaiting surgery

M O'Brien - Any link between coccyx injuries and IBS?

Sue Thompson - How I help my Coccydinia pain

Jean - Painful coccyx bone

Dana - Rear-ending caused coccyx pain, had surgery

Anonymous - Sitting comfortably

Lloyd - 12 year old with pain

Tonya Owen - Coccydynia with leg pain and weakness

Tina Nakai - Looking for a good doc in Los Angeles-South Bay area

Anonymous - Hypericum for pain

Mark - Unknown cause with bad symptoms, in Canada

Debra L Mahood - Use of Neurontin for tailbone pain

Frederick Darrah - It's TENSION Folks

Kelly - Mountain bike accident

Sandra - Ibuprofen and physical therapy didn't help

Karen - Coccyx problem and Bowen Technique

Robert G - Update - Injured my coccyx while tobogganing - tried acupuncture

Chuck - 14 months post accident

Kelly - Coccydynia diagnosed in June2000

Anonymous - Vioxx has helped, but surgery is an option

Anonymous - Fanny hurts to sit/Feet hurt to stand

Dan - Killing nerves

Louise - Bowen therapy gave relief

Misty - Mystery pain

Mary W - Pain relief

Anonymous - Could this be coccygodynia?

Renee - I have had a tender coccyx all my life

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

Martin - Injections with manipulation

Maria - I've had the op, now let's hope I've lost the pain

Anonymous - I am losing all faith in everything

Todd - Could it go away without treatment?

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

Beth - Tailbone removal

Anita Ogletree - THE PAIN!!!

Jon Miles - Update - Cycling accident in 1993. Coccyx removed1999

Nancy - Tried everything but still in pain

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

Rory Greenwell - update - Severe pain for over two years. Now had coccyx removed.

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

Len - Physicians in Western Canada?

Laura - Need advice on my coccyx pain

Robert G - Injured my coccyx while tobogganing

Anonymous- Pain went away

Diane Roberts - Coccygectomy saved my life!

Barb - Can't sit, husband getting mad

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

Sue - Need help

Anonymous- Surgery Update - eleven weeks post-op

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

Gogooky - Lidocaine patches for pain relief

Adele D Meyer - Update - Coccyx removed after nine years of pain

Greg Thibeaux - Update - Eventually had coccyx removed

Penny H. Craig - Coccyx pain during and after childbirth

Mary-Anne - Post-Coccygectomy Success Story!!!!!!

Barbara Anne Barnes - Sharing

Louise - Partial coccygectomy, but no relief

Mary Bisagno - Update - Pain started in pregnancy, had coccyx removed

Anonymous - Hysterectomy, cortisone shots

Michelle - Does anyone have menstruation problems due to coccyx injury?

Kathryn - ten days post-op and doing fine

Gill - Coccydynia, childbirth and pain relief

Sally Cowell - Fish oil cured muscle pains

Grace - Recurring coccyx and related pain

Kay - Pain is awful

Darienne McAuley - Update - Another happy listener :-(

Margarita Kopper - Trouble finding a doctor who cares

Carolyn - Coccyx removed, best thing I've done in a long time.

Anonymous - After the fall...

Chris Longthorp - Coccyx/ME/prostatitis - Neurontin

Susan - Unknown cause, unless rear-ending by automobile earlier caused it.

Debra Hopkins - Update - Had coccyx removed a month ago - feeling great.

Cynthia- Started after miscarriage. Seen eighteen doctors, finally had coccyx removed.

Lois - Fall last July. Trying physical therapy, painkillers.

Rick Thaxter - Came on for no reason. Drugs help.

TT - only morphine helps. Very depressed.

Maeve - Fractured coccyx. On morphine-like medication.

Ian - Football injury. Found painful lump.

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