Personal experiences of coccyx pain in 2002

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2002-12-22 - Trudy - My history of tailbone pain and surgery

2002-12-22 - Alison E Beach - A new sufferer writes for support and ideas......

2002-12-22 - Ronda - Change in weather causes severe pain

2002-12-15 - Karen - Coccyx does not show on x-ray at all

2002-12-15 - Anonymous - Coccyx pain slowly got better after treatment by a chiropractor

2002-12-15 - Rayne - Update - Very long tailbone

2002-12-15 - Kristen Beinlich - Tailbone removed November 5th

2002-12-15 - Chandler - Bike ride started the pain

2002-12-15 - Anonymous - Pain and bump in coccyx area

2002-12-08 - Jen - Burning and numbing feeling after surgery

2002-12-08 - Linda - I'm ready to get rid of it!!!!!!!!!

2002-12-08 - Anonymous - Finally some relief!

2002-12-08 - Anne - Frustrated with testing

2002-12-01 - Carole S - Drugs and physical therapy don't help me, doctor advises against cortisone

2002-12-01 - Andy - Boil on the coccyx

2002-12-01 - Judy - Tail bone pain and Crohn's disease

2002-12-01 - Michelle - Decided to jump right to the surgery

2002-12-01 - Lesley Fulton - Update - Still waiting and getting frustrated

2002-11-24 - Barbara - No relief in sight!

2002-11-24 - Christy - Update - Injections helped, but not enough, so now had surgery

2002-11-24 - Diane - They told me this was all in my head

2002-11-24 - Martin Sheets - Anyone with experience of Prolotherapy?

2002-11-24 - Jamie - Puzzling x-ray

2002-11-24 - Jon - Outer ear pain related to coccyx pain

2002-11-24 - Anonymous - Arthritis of the coccyx treated with steroid injections

2002-11-17 - Anonymous - Caudal epidural injection caused coccydynia

2002-11-17 - David - Pain came on after back strain

2002-11-17 - Henrietta - Any after-effects besides pain after surgery?

2002-11-17 - Karen - Coccyx removed, but pain was caused by Tarlov's cyst

2002-11-17 - Gina Parnell - Update - A continuous battle

2002-11-17 - Ally - Update - Just had my tailbone removed 19 August 2002

2002-11-10 - Debbie - Tired of suffering from tailbone pain

2002-11-03 - Kat L - Fractured sacrum & T10 vertebra

2002-10-20 - Paul - Doctors in the Netherlands?

2002-10-13 - Lucinda - Tumor behind tailbone

2002-10-13 - Amber - Pregnant with tailbone pain and sciatica

2002-10-13 - Irina - Shots helped until one went wrong

2002-10-13 - Annette Haas - Update - Tailbone pains in Denmark ;(((

2002-10-13 - Amanda - Endometriosis or scoliosis relationship to tailbone pain? - now had surgery

2002-10-06 - Julie - To all tailbone ailers

2002-10-06 - Elizabeth "Betsy" S. - Magic sneeze

2002-10-06 - Tandra - Dislocated coccyx removed

2002-10-06 - Nicole - I am terrified of having surgery . . . . now had it, a complete success!

2002-09-09 - Heather - Update - Pain returned after training for duathlon - now had surgery

2002-09-29 - Amanda - Jumping into water caused tailbone pain

2002-09-29 - Ian Hobson - My injections

2002-09-29 - Jim MacKay - Shoulder pain

2002-09-29 - Mike Rutland - Thanks!

2002-09-29 - Ian Hobson - My surgery

2002-09-22 - Silvana Sdao - Looking for Dr. Lithwick or his patients

2002-09-22 - Anonymous - Tailbone injured in water - complete recovery

2002-09-22 - Bob Knetl - Update - Neurontin and Sarapin relieved pain

2002-09-15 - Anonymous - Prolotherapy at NMS solutions

2002-09-15 - Alan - Update - What else? Tailbone pain!

2002-09-15 - Margaret Bennett - Estradiol relieves coccyx pain around menstrual period

2002-09-08 - Judy Grant - Coccyx is a sore point!

2002-09-08 - Jenny - Tailbone HURTS!

2002-09-08 - Gary - Spinal cord stimulator implant

2002-09-08 - Jennifer Kuykendall - Still waiting for relief

2002-09-08 - Aimee - Coccyx pain and surrounding muscle spasms

2002-09-08 - Judy Isaacson - Yoga for back and coccyx pain

2002-09-08 - Anonymous - Update - Frustrating tailbone pain

2002-09-01 - Anonymous - Sore tail bone started with a shoulder injury

2002-09-01 - Susan - Broken shoe caused a fall downstairs

2002-09-01 - Gail - Coccyx removed 5 weeks ago

2002-09-01 - Madams - Severe coccyx pain

2002-08-25 - Susan Seago - Oyster shell supplement causing tailbone pain?

2002-08-25 - Caitlin - We all heard my tailbone crack during childbirth

2002-08-25 - Gina - Coccyx broken twice

2002-08-25 - Sue - A real pain in the . . . .

2002-08-25 - Kim - No injury, but very painful going from sitting to standing

2002-08-25 - Anonymous - Ice hockey injury

2002-08-04 - Glynda Wells - Should I try manipulation or go ahead with surgery?

2002-08-04 - Marilyn Dyck - Tuina massage therapy

2002-08-04 - Carole - Going to have injection

2002-08-04 - Craig Banks - Manipulation by chiropractor stopped the pain

2002-07-28 - Martin - Update - Injections with manipulation - piriformis syndrome?

2002-07-28 - Mary - Had surgery in 1997...still in pain....but holding on to hope....

2002-07-28 - Kathy Ovide - Had coccyx removed - great results!

2002-07-28 - Cathy - Update - Tailbone pain, doctors stumped

2002-07-28 - Kristi - Surgery provided some relief, but still have pain

2002-07-28 - Anna - Coccyx relief office chairs

2002-07-28 - Laurie Teplitski - I have not sat down for the past year

2002-07-21 - Tonya Owen - Coccydynia with leg pain and weakness

2002-07-21 - Kim - Coccyx fused and angled upwards

2002-07-21 - Les - Coccyx woes in Aviano, Italy

2002-07-21 - Wanda - Just started having pain

2002-07-21 - Ayishah Williams - Coccyx pain and pregnancy

2002-07-14 - Anonymous - Coccyx pain caused by stress

2002-07-14 - Tamela - Had surgery - tailbone was barely attached

2002-07-07 - Abdulla Almorran - Coccyx pain much better after cupping

2002-07-07 - Judy Royle - Update - Pregnancy stopped the pain

2002-07-07 - Amy - Four months pregnant

2002-07-07 - Mercedes de Miguel - A good night's sleep

2002-07-07 - Anonymous - Slipped getting onto a stationary bike

2002-07-07 - Anna - Coccyx attacks

2002-06-23 - Ericka Walker - I really don't know if this is the case with me or not, but...

2002-06-23 - Scott - Treating coccyx injury with acupuncture?

2002-06-02 - Nana - Update - Impending surgery - now had it

2002-06-16 - Stef - Update - Tailbone pain and lump

2002-06-16 - Dawn - Pain with no injury

2002-06-09 - Kate - Tailbone removed 17 years ago - worth it, but pain now getting bad again

2002-06-09 - Anonymous - I did it on my HealthRider!

2002-06-02 - Samantha - Injection caused more problems!

2002-06-02 - Gracie - Need to find a professional

2002-06-02 - Cathy - Strange complications/infections since surgery

2002-05-26 - Dominique Bazin - Coccyx removed in Paris

2002-05-26 - Marie - Pregnancy & coccyx pain

2002-05-19 - Jim M - Coccydynia after laminectomy

2002-05-19 - Emily - Dana, we're in the same boat!

2002-05-19 - Jeff - Coccyx surgery

2002-05-19 - Debbie - Can't sit

2002-05-19 - Connie - Riding a bike 6 months after surgery

2002-05-19 - Amy - Injury 12 years ago

2002-05-12 - Pat - Help wanted and needed

2002-05-12 - Iris Peakman - Coccyx trouble or tarlov cyst?

2002-05-12 - Marcel - Long term pain in coccyx, awaiting surgery

2002-05-12 - Barbara - Finding a surgeon who has a clue!

2002-05-12 - Cynthia - Update - Started after miscarriage. Seen 18 doctors, finally had coccyx removed

2002-05-05 - M O'Brien - Any link between coccyx injuries and IBS?

2002-05-05 - Michael K - Sacro-coccygeal pain

2002-05-05 - Jane - Acute pain when standing up after sitting

2002-04-21 - Hantzel - Lacrosse injury

2002-04-21 - brstotts - Acupuncture helped eventually

2002-04-21 - Mary - Coccygectomy solved one problem but created another

2002-04-14 - Marie - Sixth lumbar vertebra

2002-04-14 - Jean - Painful coccyx bone

2002-04-14 - Sue Thompson - How I help my Coccydinia pain

2002-04-14 - Frederick Darrah - Update - It's TENSION, folks

2002-04-14 - Christina - Childbirth and broken tailbone

2002-04-07 - Anonymous - Sitting comfortably

2002-04-07 - Bettina - Childbirth after coccygectomy

2002-04-07 - Dan - Lump around the tailbone

2002-04-07 - Misty - Update - Mystery pain was caused by a broken tail bone

2002-04-07 - Bev - Tailbone pain from Tarlov cysts

2002-04-07 - Dana - Rear-ending caused coccyx pain, had surgery

2002-04-07 - Barbara - Low back pain

2002-03-31 - Karen - Bowen Technique, Anybody helped by acupuncture or injections?

2002-03-31 - Charlotte A. Jagneaux - Searching for a treatment

2002-03-31 - Stephanie Spresser - Pain in the a*!#$

2002-03-31 - Lloyd - 12 year old with pain

2002-03-23 - Melissa Schlee - Update - Frustrated with tail bone pain !!

2002-03-17 - Geri - Anything I should do other than walking?

2002-03-17 - Alex - Activator treatment, Ossatron

2002-03-10 - Jeff - Unusual symptoms?

2002-03-10 - Tina - Looking for a good doc in Los Angeles-South Bay area

2002-03-10 - Lisa Marie Andres - A long-term solution for a sore tailbone that worked great for me!

2002-03-10 - Leonie - Sharing is helpful

2002-03-10 - Tina Nakai - Looking for a good doc in Los Angeles-South Bay area

2002-03-03 - Anonymous - Hypericum for pain

2002-03-03 - Anne - Physician in Seattle area

2002-02-24 - Glenda - Update - (No longer) waiting for approval from insurance agency

2002-02-24 - Donna - Update - Coccyx bent forward at a 90 degree angle

2002-02-17 - Michelle - Coccydynia or pilonidal cyst?

2002-02-17 - Debra L Mahood - Use of Neurontin for tailbone pain

2002-02-17 - Sue - Need information

2002-02-17 - Mark - Unknown cause with bad symptoms, in Canada

2002-02-10 - Lisa - Doctor thinks I'm hallucinating

2002-02-03 - Lorraine - Update - Coccygectomy

2002-02-03 - Maryanne - Post-Coccygectomy Success Story!!!!!!

2002-02-03 - Vicky Harrison - Dislocated coccyx

2002-02-03 - Lori - Just had surgery

2002-02-03 - Lisa - Surgery imminent

2002-01-27 - Denise Rendon - It didn't hurt till about 8 years after the injury

2002-01-27 - Ronald Sabourin - Looking for an orthopedic surgeon

2002-01-27 - Shellie Golden - Update - Having surgery January 16-

2002-01-27 - Sue - Is this normal?

2002-01-27 - Kelly - Mountain bike accident

2002-01-27 - Wendy - Prolotherapy or corticosteroids

2002-01-20 - Lourdes - Painful bump next to coccyx

2002-01-20 - Sandra - Ibuprofen and physical therapy didn't help

2002-01-13 - Chuck - 14 months post accident

2002-01-13 - JR Kelley - Long tail bone

2002-01-13 - Todd - Read this book

2002-01-13 - Robin - Hard knot at top of tail bone

2002-01-13 - Robert G - Update - Injured my coccyx while tobogganing - tried acupuncture

2002-01-06 - Maria - Update - I've had the op, now let's hope I've lost the pain

2002-01-06 - Colleen - Four-year-old with protruding tailbone

2002-01-06 - Gayathri - Specialists in Seattle?

2002-01-06 - Anonymous - Update - Pain came back after 35 years - Cranio-sacral therapy?

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