Pain in the tailbone

Has anyone had this problem??? My tailbone is KILLING me. After sitting for 15-20 minutes my butt hurts horribly. Then it's painful to stand up, seems like it hurts for the tailbone to straighten out, if that's possible. Sometimes it's like Ok, which is the lesser of the two evils, keep on sitting and being in pain or stand up and be in pain. I've heard many possibilities that it could be from loosing weight and body adjusting to that or could be nerves being pinched in my neck. I asked my Dr about it and she had never had this complaint before but has ordered an x-ray to look for inflammation. Anyway - anybody had this? How did you deal with it? thanks, sarah

Hi sarah, I have pain in the same area .Along with my arms and legs. My pcp is having me get a bone density test done. I'm 49, so she said to check my bones now will help set my weight loss effects and see if I need anything to prevent any future problems, I hope this helps u, rebecca

Hi Sarah Do you work in a office or have a sit down job? You need to move around more. Mine gets like this when i'm off and ain't up running around getting things done. Walking helps some, but what helps the most is stretching exercises. My ablounge really does a good job of stretching my back and tailbone area and after a few minutes its gone. When it first started and i went to my pcp he sent me for therapy which was mostly stretching. Try it and see if it works. Hugs Linda

Hi Sarah, Yeah, my tailbone hurt for the first few months. It has something to do with losing the padding (fat) around the bones first? That's how it was explained to me, anyway. It goes away. Like they said, get up, move around. Maybe try a small pillow - I found that helped to get me off my tailbone so it didn't hurt as much. Melissa

Hey Mellissa, How Ya doing ?

Sarah, i have had the same issue, but i have a dislocated tailbone, so i am actually sitting on the bigger bone, what a pain it can be! i am hoping it goes away as the body adjusts. mine seems to be worse if i sit too long. tylenol helps a little, but we cant take ibuprofen which would probably help more. i have considered carrying a pillow if i am going to be down long. teri

i get that bad. my physical therapist says my sacriwhatchamacallit is out of alignment and when she fixes it i'm much better but i also have a pinched nerve in my back and my infamous neck problems so i'm never completely okay down there. but the p.t. does help a lot.

Sarah, I was diagnosed with ****ydynia over 12 years ago. It is inflammation of the tailbone. I don't know if this is what you have, and hopefully, if you do, it's only temporary. Mine was very bad at first...they think I got it from lifting a lot of heavy things when I was moving (some women get it in childbirth). They treated me with anti-inflammatories, and a moist heating pad applied for twenty minutes twice a day, and sitting on one of those donut things. It eventually got better, although (for me) never went away entirely. It's a little worse lately, so I'm going to buy another ****yx cushion. They're different now. I haven't seen the donut type lately, but rather a cushion with a cut-out part in the back so there's not pressure on your tailbone. Like I said, you may not have this but Here's some info I found (it also mentions other things it could be): What is ****ydynia? Inflammation of the bony area (tailbone or ****yx) located between the buttocks is referred to as ****ydynia. ****ydynia is associated with pain and tenderness at the tip of the tailbone between the buttocks. The pain is often worsened by sitting. What causes ****ydynia? ****ydynia is often caused by an injury, but may occur seemingly spontaneously. There are many causes of tailbone pain which can mimic ****ydynia, including sciatica, infection, pilonidal cysts, and fractured bone. How is ****ydynia diagnosed? ****ydynia is commonly diagnosed based solely on the symptoms and the examination findings of local tenderness. Other conditions can be excluded by the examination (such as shingles, which typically would be associated with local rash) and other testing (to exclude bone or tissue disorders, such as with CAT scan or MRI scan). How is ****ydynia treated? Patients with ****ydynia are advised to use a well-padded seat when sitting and avoid long periods of sitting as possible. If the condition becomes severe or persistently troublesome, then medical attention should be sought to accurately evaluate the cause of the pain. Rest, avoiding re-injury to the affected area, anti-inflammation and pain medications can relieve symptoms. Some patients with persistent ****ydynia are treated with local cortisone injection. This injection is simply performed in the doctor's office and can potentially dramatically relieve the pain and even resolve the symptoms for many. Rarely, when patients have unrelenting pain, a surgical resection of the ****yx can be performed to remove the irritated bony prominence "