Tailbone pain after fall

Kitty Galore · ‎03-16-2010

fell back and right away felt the pain in my tailbone . At my hair salon was paying my stylist and felt dizzy and just fell back thank God there was one of those thick rubber like runners , but still it was a hard fall right on my bum then fell completely all the way down. My tail bone today is very painful hard to sit especially . Tried one of those donuts to sit on only made it worse . Standing and walking feels the best . My DH is taking good care of me, cooking etc. Trying to get comfortable on my lazy boy not easy though .

will call my primary Monday and see if I can go for an X-ray. Hoping it's just a deep bruise and not a fracture . Bruised and turned black and blue almost immediately. I don't bruise easy usually. Has anyone had a tail bone injury , if so how long did it take to heal ?

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

@Kitty Galore, that does sound so painful and I know it is. I did smack mine standing up and hitting it on the corner of a cabinet. It hurt to sit for quite a while. Every injury is different and I hope yours will be a bruise that heals quickly.

I was surprised how long mine lasted and I don't want to be discouraging but mine hurt for over a year-maybe 2

and still sore a while after that!

Ever since that I have to sit on something soft. Maybe it is an especially vulerable bone.

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Janey2 · ‎06-07-2010

To be honest I would be more concerned with why I felt dizzy enough to fall.

KingstonsMom · ‎03-09-2010

@Kitty Galore

OMG yes!

I also fell (not recently) and injured my tailbone and the ONLY comfortable position for me was standing, leaning on the back of a recliner, during the day and sleeping on my tummy at night (after a painful effort to get in the bed, to lay on my stomach).

I called my Ortho and he said that there's really no medical intervention, the pain/injury just needs time to heal.

But that was a rough one, hope you feel better soon!

ETA: It took several weeks before I could walk without looking like I had a stick up 'you know where' and could find more comfortable positions.

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

My sister fell when she stood in a canoe and it moved. I don't remember if she actually broke her tailbone but it pained her for yearsyears. Took a long time for her to recover but she did eventually.

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likeitis · ‎11-08-2019

In the meantime I hope you are taking something like, Tylenol, aspirin, advil, etc.,for the pain. Good luck 🍀 to you.

LyndaGee · ‎03-11-2010

Glad you husband is taking good care of you. Hope you feel better soon.

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

@Kachina624,

that was my experience too in terms of how long.

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"