I've hurt my coccyx (tailbone) and its REALLY painfull.?!


Question: it hurts when i get up, sit down, and walk.

im fourteen, so i've missed the day off school because of it.
does anyone know what i should do?
also, if the problem persists, when should i go to the doctor?

thanks(:


Answers: it hurts when i get up, sit down, and walk.

im fourteen, so i've missed the day off school because of it.
does anyone know what i should do?
also, if the problem persists, when should i go to the doctor?

thanks(:

Yep, I bet your tail end does hurt bad. Worst of all, there is absolutely nothing the doctor or anyone else can do about it except sympathize. About all you can do is take Motrin(ibuprofen) and try not to sit for long. They have little air filled donuts you can use, though they make you look really funny walking around with one at school. It will solve itself as time passes, nothing you can do will really help or hinder it in the meantime. It will tend to ease up after a few days though. Just move slow in the meantime. Sorry dear. Broken tails, toes and ribs just have to heal on their own.

pian killers ur already taken is the only thing. how u know u broke it if u haven gone to da doctor?

When I was about your age, I fell on my tailbone and it hurt sooo bad. I couldnt' move without pain shooting up my back. My parents didn't believe me (how nice, huh?) and I had to go to school like that.

I remember it hurt bad, but the pain only lasted a couple of days. I woudn't recommend waiting that long. If the pain is unbearable, go to the doctor.

Hi,, I'm so sorry your hurting so bad. My ex fell off a ladder once and actually did break his tailbone. We took him to the doctor and they x-rayed it. But unfortunately, there's nothing they can do even if it is broken. Mostly they just give you something for the pain. So if the pain gets to bad,, get your folks to take you to the doctor. Other than that,, I'm sorry to say,, there's nothing you can do about it. Oh and if it helps,, when you sit,, I know how painful that is,, if you have one of those round floaties, that you blow up in the summer, that has a hole in the center. Sit on that,, it'll keep you tailbone from having so much pressure on it. Hope this helped





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