I broke or injured my tail bone.

Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:36 pm

It really really hurts.
What can I do so I don't feel the pain? Or don't feel the pain as much?
Though I can sit down, so maybe it isn't broken.
It really hurts though.
I was on this "Snow-Scooter" down this really big hill.
It started going faster then it ever had before.
And then I hit the bump, flew up in the air 3 feet and fell.

Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:46 pm

OW. That really, really hurts. I fractured mine when I was 13. I fell on the edge of a metal ramp and caught it funny. Hurt like crazy. I couldn't walk so they took me to hospital and I had an x-ray as it looked like I'd damaged my pelvis at first. Turns out I'd cracked my tail bone instead. I had a bruise the shape of Germany for a week.

Oh and all this was on a school trip to Vienna. And I had to speak German throughout the entire palava. I got lost on the way to the loo in the hospital as the nurse got 'left' and 'right' mixed up. Ah well. :oops:

Hope it feels better soon and is not too painful for you.

P.S. There's nothing you can do really except sit it out. Haw haw, pun intended.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:50 pm

If it bruises a little, it's nothing to worry about.

If it bruises swells a lot, and strong pain continues for more than 2 days, it's broken or cracked.

Take an Aleve (it's an anti-inflammatory, so will reduce the pain caused by swelling). Sit on a soft pillow.

EDIT: One thing to note: many painkillers can slightly delay healing of broken bones. Don't take Celebrex at all if the bone is broken or cracked. And don't take more of anything else than the absolute minimum that will allow you to function.

Last edited by shapu on Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:54 pm

shapu wrote:If it bruises a little, it's nothing to worry about.

If it bruises swells a lot, and strong pain continues for more than 2 days, it's broken.

Take an Aleve (it's an anti-inflammatory, so will reduce the pain caused by swelling). Sit on a soft pillow.

Right before I read your post I grabbed a pillow.
It hurt yesterday and today.....
So if it hurts tomorrow, it is broken?

Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:56 pm

Adam wrote:Right before I read your post I grabbed a pillow.
It hurt yesterday and today.....
So if it hurts tomorrow, it is broken?

That's likely. Not guaranteed - it could just be a really deep bruise. But if it still hurts tomorrow, I would suggest a trip to the local physician. Don't bother with an emergency room, but if there's an emergency care center (you might think of it as a doc-in-a-box), then by all means take a trip.

Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:01 pm

shapu wrote:
Adam wrote:Right before I read your post I grabbed a pillow.
It hurt yesterday and today.....
So if it hurts tomorrow, it is broken?

That's likely. Not guaranteed - it could just be a really deep bruise. But if it still hurts tomorrow, I would suggest a trip to the local physician. Don't bother with an emergency room, but if there's an emergency care center (you might think of it as a doc-in-a-box), then by all means take a trip.

Oh how I hope my dance lessons start on the 18th, not the 11th.

Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:03 pm

Dance?! HA! You should be so lucky! If you can walk quickly and pretty painlessly then I'd say it's just a bruise. I couldn't walk at normal pace for 2 weeks. (The rest of my holiday

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Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:28 pm

Twinkle wrote:Dance?! HA! You should be so lucky! If you can walk quickly and pretty painlessly then I'd say it's just a bruise. I couldn't walk at normal pace for 2 weeks. (The rest of my holiday )

Hey, who said I could walk normally?
I have been walking very slowly, and it is SUPER HARD to bend over.
(And don't laugh at my dance! :roll:

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Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:30 pm

you should probably seek medical attention if its bothering you that much... just get some advice from a local doctor on what to take in terms of painkillers (i know they're different in almost every country) ...

Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:46 pm

Adam wrote:
Twinkle wrote:Dance?! HA! You should be so lucky! If you can walk quickly and pretty painlessly then I'd say it's just a bruise. I couldn't walk at normal pace for 2 weeks. (The rest of my holiday )

Hey, who said I could walk normally?
I have been walking very slowly, and it is SUPER HARD to bend over.
(And don't laugh at my dance! )

Well, if you're taking robot lessons, I think you'll be alright. In fact, it might even HELP to be immobile.

Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:59 pm

shapu wrote:
Adam wrote:
Twinkle wrote:Dance?! HA! You should be so lucky! If you can walk quickly and pretty painlessly then I'd say it's just a bruise. I couldn't walk at normal pace for 2 weeks. (The rest of my holiday )

Hey, who said I could walk normally?
I have been walking very slowly, and it is SUPER HARD to bend over.
(And don't laugh at my dance! )

Well, if you're taking robot lessons, I think you'll be alright. In fact, it might even HELP to be immobile.

No, I am not taking lessons to learn how to do the robot.
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto.
(Or should it be Domo Arigato, Mr. shapu?)

Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:03 pm

If you fell on a snow covered side of a hill, it's pretty unlikely it's broken.

Why don't you try a DOCTOR instead of an online community of non-doctors who can't see you ? :roll:

Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:05 pm

Igg wrote:If you fell on a snow covered side of a hill, it's pretty unlikely it's broken.

Why don't you try a DOCTOR instead of an online community of non-doctors who can't see you ?

I agree with that, and remember what we told you about asking for medical advice here?