I would like to hear from others who have coccyx pain and how they cope with it. In August, 2001, I fell in the garage and I think that is when I injured my coccyx. It really did not bother me much until about October when I had to travel out of state for my sister's funeral. It was an 8 hour drive and I was in agony the entire trip. When I got back home I went to my family doctor and he had me to get xrays which revealed that my coccyx was broken in the sacral region. He thought it should heal on its own, but the pain continued. My doctor then sent me to an orthopedic surgeon who said there is little that can be done for me and that I may just have to put up with this pain. He said there is no signs of healing, and where mine is broken, he does not recommend excising my tailbone. Mine is broken higher up than is the usual place that gets broken and the doctor said there are too many nerves involved to risk removal. He said there are no other procedures that can help this. He said the one thing that may help is to get a bone growth stimulator. He said this device costs about $3000 and is not always covered by insurance. I contacted my insurance and they told me they cover this in some situations and they need to know the exact location of the break, a diagnosis, and a perscription from my doctor before they can tell me if they will cover this device for me. I will get those next week. Has anyone else in the group/boards used this bone growth stimulator for a broken coccyx and has it helped?
I am using one of the doughnut pillows for sitting which helps some but gets to be uncomfortable after sitting for awhile.
This really has me down that I may have to have this pain indefinitely as I have several other health conditions too. I have severe reflux that, a very difficult to control cholestrol levels, arthritis, and also get migraine headaches. I watch my diet closely, am not overweight, yet my cholestrol levels are still high. I am one of those people whose body makes its own cholestrol. Without medication, my total cholestrol was around 550, and my triglicerides were over 2000. Currently I am taking 2000 mg of Niaspan, Tricor 200mg, and (6) 1g tablets of colestid each day. With diet and medication, my total cholestrol and trigliceride levels are both at about 300. I had been walking for 45 minutes everyday before the coccyx problem, but walking makes the pain almost intolerable now. The cholestrol medications give me a lot of muscle spasms and muscle pain, not to mention the flushing, and I take muscle relaxers and Darvon when the pain gets too bad, but Darvon does little for the coccyx pain. I really do not want to get dependant on pain medication and try to use them sparingly.
Thanks for listening and hopefully some of you will have some helpful suggestions or at least will share your experiences with me.

Lady Kentuckian