I'm temp. in a wheelchair, and occasionally my tailbone hurts, from sitting;!


Question: I'm temp!. in a wheelchair, and occasionally my tailbone hurts, from sitting; help!?!!?

Okay - I know that sounds weird!. ;0)

In May of this year my husband and I were in NY and got side swiped by a city bus!. I broke my right shoulder, my collarbone, my elbow and some ribs, I also shattered my right hip, knee, leg and ankle!. I've had a right hip replacement and a partial knee replacement!. I still have a cast on my leg/ankle - since there's four surgeries, there is a metal plate in the front of my leg and pins in my ankle (we got hit on my side, my husband was driving - and just for the record, he broke his pinky!. that was it! lol)!. Anyway, I was given the wheel chair because I couldn't hold myself up with the crutches, not with my shoulder and everything!. After all the surgeries it's just easier for the moment - that and my legs aren't that strong anymore, but I have PT four times a week!. ;0) So I'm getting there!.

It's like right below my tail bone, right about my *** - it goes numb and hurts a lot - like there's a lot of pressure!. The few times I actually get out of the chair (I can walk around for small amounts of time - as long as I use canadian crutches or my actual crutches)!.

Any suggestions as to what I could do to ease some of the pain!. I've heard someone suggest my sciatic nerve (I think I spelled that wrong) - but I'm not sure as to what that is - or how affected it would be by sitting!.

Any suggestions are welcome! Thank you!

In case it matters: the pain is a pressure with pain, and when I stand up it's like a shock!. It goes up my spine and will last for about ten minutes!. The pain is intense though!. It's like when you break a bone in the cold and then you go into the house and your skin gets warmer, you have that shock because the pain kicks in cause it's not numb anymore and the pins and needles from your skin heating up!.

Does that make sense!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
That makes total sense

It's not your sciatica but you are developing a pressure area on your sacral area!.

The way to relieve it is quiet easy!.

1) Massage the area and surrounding skin to get the blood flowing freely again!.

And

2) Take as much pressure off the area as much as you can!. By laying down!. Changing your butt position!. Getting a specialy designed pillow to sit on!.

This will help a lot!.

Get your hubby, unless you can see right around there, to check for redness!.
If there is then start pressure care as above straight away as you are at real risk of skin breakdown and an ulcer occuring!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

few things you can do 1 get a cushion or pillow to sit on lot softer then wheely seat!. 2 reposition ur self as needed!.3 if it really gets to you swing your self outta the wheely on to a bed and stretch out for a few!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Too much pressure on your tailbone!. Have someone buy you a thicker pad, for your seat or a "doughnut" pillow to sit on!. Either of these will relieve some of the pressure!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

bummer!. so it would be good if you got up with your crutches as much as you can through out the day, just to give your bum a break!. if you don't need to be sitting then lay down for a while too!.
you could try a special doughnut shaped pillow under your bum!.
and passive exercises of clenching your bum cheecks together might help to too get blood flow to your bum!.
good luck and keep smilingWww@Answer-Health@Com





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