6 Comments so far

1. Medical Jokes: beachmic

   A chiropractor might be able to help you. There are people specially trained to adjust this bone but they usually have to do it through the rectum. It may seem gross and quite scary – but it will relieve your pain. Don’t be embarrassed to talk to a chiropractor about this – if it hurts that bad, you will get help.
   I broke this bone in a fall and it hurt for a long time, but when I gave birth to my daughter it broke again and is better now. It was a very painful birth though.

2. Medical Jokes: mountain

   There is no cure for a broken coccyx. You just have to let it heal. See if your doctor can get you one of those inflatable donuts to sit on. It will really relieve the pressure.
   Good Luck

3. Medical Jokes: Mel

   I am pretty sure that there is not cure for a swift kick in the butt. The patients I have taken care of with this problem usually sit on those donut things and take tylenol/advil for pain. I am not sure why your doc did not tell you all this….

4. Medical Jokes: elysee

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5. Medical Jokes: Mr. PDQ

   I read somewhere that this condition can lead to severe problems developing later in life if this bone starts to grow too large so check with the doctor and have him or her connect you up with a specialist in this area. It is a bummer I know but one you should check out thoroughly to avoid problems later on. Good luck.

6. Medical Jokes: Rama_HK

   Treatment of coccyx pain
   First of all, see a doctor – it is best if you can see a specialist with experience in this area. This is to check that your pain is not a symptom of cancer or some other disease (unlikely, but needs checking), and to start the ball rolling in case you need treatment. Coccyx pain often goes away within a few months after it starts – see First aid on how to help it disappear. If the pain persists, it is important to establish whether the coccyx is really the source of the problem – see What is coccydynia? and Investigations.
   If the coccyx is identified the source of the pain, a number of people have reported good results from manual treatments of the coccyx, when applied by experts in this technique. Orthopedic specialists, on the other hand, will normally give an injection of an anti-inflammatory drug around the coccyx as the initial treatment. If such methods are not successful, the coccyx may be removed if the patient is regarded as a good candidate for surgery. Before going for this option, make sure that you are a good candidate, and that your surgeon has plenty of experience and success with this operation.
   Controlling the pain by methods which don’t affect the underlying condition has good and bad sides. The obvious good point about pain control is that it stops the suffering and depression that pain causes, and allows you to carry on a more normal life. The other good point about pain control is that it can prevent the changes in processing of pain messages in the central nervous system that chronic pain can cause. Unrelieved pain can put the system out of balance and lead to more widespread pain that is difficult to treat.
   But controlling pain has its drawbacks as well. If your pain is caused by an unstable coccyx, for instance, and you can’t feel the pain of that any more, then you may well cause further damage to it without realising. You therefore need to be careful not to make your condition worse. Another problem with pain control is that some methods, such as drugs, have side-effects which may be unpleasant themselves, or even have long-term consequences if continued for a long time.
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