Jerry, thank you for your reply. My question to you is...I thought and have been told that my tailbone is trying to fuse together because of age and arthritis? If this actually happens, does it mean the pain will go away or not?

Fred

I'm no expert but my understanding is the tailbone may have some calcium deposits causing fusion. This may cause healing not to be properly aligned. In time the pain may lessen; but there are probably times when stiffness or inflammation may occur during certain activities. I would think a little extra rest with something for inflammation would help ease the pain.


Gerry

I ended up with spinal stenosis after a hip replacement in 2010, talk about a mess of a surgery. I went thru PT who even does "internal" work to release the canal.

I found on Spine Universe site from stenosis exercise/stretches and I do them daily.

Bringing knees to chest while on back, one at a time or together helps open up the spine. There was a time I could NOT sit for 5 minutes and would end up almost in tears with pain. No more, I can sit pretty long now. There was a period too when I had to carry my donut pillow everywhere...now I just sit on it at computer.

About the calcium ... I'm of the belief that too much calcium supps are ingested and even many docs push too much calcium....Magnesium is way more important for bone health than calcium "chalk"......

Thanks for the info and I'm very glad you are able to sit with out so much pain.
Right now, sitting seems to be the worst thing to do but I get so tired and exhausted from trying to stand and walk. When I do get up, the pain comes quickly. It seems to attack my ham strings & hips on both legs so I have to stop and sit down. People do not understand this kind of pain when they see me in agony? I am going to try stretching the legs as you mentioned. I am glad to hear that some people do get better....hope it continues for you!

Hi corsair,
As I understand it, you had tests done prior to your fall.
Maybe I'm wrong.

Did you have any tests done after your fall on your tailbone to see if there was a break?

Lara, I had the test (MRI & X-Ray) done before I fell on my tailbone. Since I posted the last comment, it seems to be better when I sit now. Maybe the donuts helped heal faster?

Thanks for the update. Glad you are doing better.


Gerry