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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.