I think I cracked my tailbone. How does someone recover/heal from that?!
Question: I think I cracked my tailbone. How does someone recover/heal from that?
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Bones do not generate pain signals only soft tissue does.
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If it's cracked it will definitely need a doctor's care.
To relieve some of the pain for now, use ice packs (or a bag of frozen peas, corn, etc. works, too), and switch to heating pad every 15-20 minutes.
This will not heal your tailbone in any way. It really needs to be seen. Is there a clinic nearby you? They go by sliding scale depending on how much you make.
An x-ray and possible MRI are very important in determining exactly what your injury is and how to make it completely heal. (Else, you may be suffering in chronic acute pain for life, like me! :-D (ugh)
It's going to be hard for you to sit on your bike, sit in the biker bar (lol), stand for too long or sit for too long; in the future, there will be many times you move a certain way (even bending over to brush your teeth), that will either put it out, and you on the floor, or will feel very close to that happening.
(This all happened to me with a herniated disc in my lower lumbar - still happens. I'm 51 now, but was about 32 when I herniated the disc).
Miss Crickity B.
"Crickity Bones" - because of the bone problems I have)
This kind of injury will take a long time to heal. My tailbone injury took two months to heal. The reason why it takes so long to heal is the fact that a lot of pressure is put on the tailbone when sitting, so the pressure causes more problems. When you are sleeping in bed, try to lay on your sides or your stomach to keep the pressure off of your tailbone. Try to avoid sleeping on your back. Also, if you can avoid sitting for long periods of time, do so. When I was in university, I had this problem, and my instructors were nice enough to allow me to stand at the back of the classroom so I did not have to sit down. I would advise you to get a donut shaped pillow that you can inflate to sit on when you cannot stand. The pillow will help keep the pressure off of the tailbone.