I am starting a new support group that will be meeting on the 1st Monday of each month at 6pm at Park West Hospital in the Grubb Room in the cafeteria. 

Please come be a part our group.  We'd love to have you!!  We need you just as much as you need us!!

Well, I thought I'd write a line or two about my tail bone removal... 

Quick history for those that are not aware of the pain in my butt.  Colby (my second & LAST born son whom is almost 3 years old) "dislocated" my tail bone during his birth.  He was 10lbs and 5ozs. 

I pretty much refused a c-section and hired a Doula ahead of time to assist me with his birth.  I had developed the dreaded evil gestational diabetes and we knew that he was getting large but my Dr wouldn't induce early because there was no reason....  Mmmm I beg to differ!    Long story short.. He came fast and he was to say the least a tight fit coming out but did so successfully without any tearing on my part.  He had a long scraping bruise down his shoulder and arm that were due to it rubbing down my tail bone.

I tried many treatments for my terrible pain all to no avail.  These included:  *internal* physical therapy, chiropractic work, and caudal epidural injections.  I was told by the nice PT that my tail bone was just flitting back and forth in there like loose change.  After conferring with at least 3 surgeons I found one that was willing to remove it.  And that is just what I did...

I have a couple of inch incision between my top butt crack.  He removed over two inches of tail bone and relayed to me that the cartilage was broken and it would not have repaired itself.  Well HELL, you'd thought that if it *could* have repaired itself it would have in the almost 3 years that I suffered with this!!  So, there you go... it's gone.

Yeah, it's been about a month now and the pain is some better.  It is worse if I sit for long periods of time but I have to say that it is better.  I don't regret the removal and in time the pain might be completely gone. 

Below is the email that I sent to my "Loser" friends explaining my ordeal...
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Well, I am finally home after a extra night due to dehydration, low blood pressure and a bad headache.  I am sore but I hope in time it will be worth it. 

I was finally able to talk them into giving me IV fluids.  I just don't think they understood that I couldn't drink enough to catch up.  Plus, I was taking lots of pain meds and it kept me asleep on my face in bed and I can't drink if I am sleeping.  Then they wanted me to drink PowerAid and I didn't want to... 15g of sugar!!

The Dr that did the surgery said that the cartilage was broken and was literately just laying in there.  I haven't figured this one out ... but he said that he had music playing and once he cut it open the loose broken part would move or jiggle with the beat of the music.  My question... was the music that loud or did they have the music box sitting on my back??