Speed hump in the road caused my coccyx pain

Anonymous, Malaysia

Posted 2019-08-18

My coccyx pain started after my car passed over a speed breaker. Initially the pain was mild I was able to carry on with my daily routines. But after 6 months the pain started interfering with my daily life.

The doctor took an x-ray and said my coccyx is fractured and I need to use cushion to sit. I did not find any relief. So another doctor said I need to go through internal manipulation. It lasted for a week daily. After that 3 months exercises and not much sitting. The pain increased after that.

I tried ayurvedic treatment also. It reduced my pain for sometime. But did not give permanent relief.

Then I met doctor Mr. K. Parameshwaran in Gleneagles hospital, Penang, Malaysia (see Doctors and specialists in Malaysia). He said my coccyx is loose at the sacro-coccygeal joint. (Got myself familiarized of the terms after reading a lot from websites and facebook support group.) My coccyx needed to be removed to get relief.

He was not wrong. After suffering for four years, a full Coccygectomy gave relief from my pain. I was able to sit again in 3 months after the operation without a cushion.

Four years of suffering made my whole spine alignment bad. I am working on recovering from that. But the coccyx pain is gone. I hope this helps somebody.

Update, 2020-07-26

This is my one year update after my surgery. As I have already shared, my coccyx pain was gone 3 months after the operation. The bad back alignment was also gone by doing some physiotherapy.

After all this I feel I needed to correct my way of thinking towards the suffering I went through. When I did that, help came by itself. I feel recovering from this is both mental and physical work. I also did some meditation and yoga. I have recovered completely and am working a full time job.

Finding the right doctor was the key in my case. So getting the right help matters. Thanks to my doctor who did my surgery and relieved me from my pain.

I hope this helps someone.