Re: Coccygodynia,Coccydynia (coccyx/tailbone pain)

Posted By Rose  on February 19, 1998 at 22:30:37:

In Reply to: Coccygodynia,Coccydynia (coccyx/tailbone pain) posted by LSW on February 15, 1998 at 06:36:09:







:      I have the diagnosis of coccydynia (coccyx pain).  This stemmed from sitting on a hard ackward plastic chair Sept. 1997.  At first my tailbone felt bruised and sore and then became inflammed.  X-rays showed no fracture.
     I was told this diagnosis can be caused by sitting on a hard surfaces such as bleachers.  Have you had any patients with this diagnosis from sitting on a chair?  How long to heal?
     Any comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
                            -LSW (***@****)
Hi there.. I'm not a dr., but I had to respond to your message when I saw it.  I was diagnosed w/ coccydynia in October 1996.  No one really knows what brought it on, except for the fact that I had done a lot of sitting recently.  For me, the symptoms lasted 9 months, getting slowly better over time.  The best thing was to not sit directly on my tailbone, sit on soft chairs, and eliminate stress.  I had a flare-up recently over x-mas, due to stress probably, but it lasted for only a week.  Anyway, if you have any more questions, feel free to email me at ***@****, even though I'm not a dr.