Lee247

I slipped on the laminate flooring and landed on my butt. Talk about busted tailbone
Got up this morning and I can hardly walk or drive
Good job I had a bit of padding but Jesus, this is really painful
How long can I expect this to last
(I am not good with pain or illness)

D4VEW557

i suffer alot with back pains (not good for a 31yr old) it's sh*t when everytime you move it's agony.

My advice go to bed and stay there till it stops hurting

pandyman

If its still as bad tomorrow then you need to see a doctor as you may have fractured your tailbone would suggest you get an x ray

my sister did a similar thing and it has left her semi disabled

NOT GOOD!

Most people dont realise they even have this bone at the bottom of the spine and its actually a series of small bones

I really hope its not too serious and you have simply bruised yourself
albeit rather badly!

Will

Lee247

Blimey, if he had *****, it could be me
And my butt is still sore

what would scooby do

That sounds horrible...



.. laminate floor is so very 1990's

jjones

got drunk and went for a pee (1 bed house at the time so toilet was upstairs)
came back downstairs, slipped on floppy sock and bounced down 3 steps on the coccyx. agony for the first few days, hard to sit, shower instead of bath etc. anyway the pain lasted 2 weeks, and now i live in a bungalow.

Lee247

Amtico, I'll have you know

I should have known there would be no sympathy from you

Clarebabes

I fell down the stairs when at Uni a few more years ago than I care to admit. It wasn't very nice! Don't know how long it was horrible for, but colleague at work fell on her coccyx a couple of years ago and had about 2 months off work!

Hope you feel better soon Lee

Lee247

2 weeks, jjones

Thanks Clare. His nibs, typical bloke. Any chance of a lift up the pub.
I am walking like a crab, and he wants a lift to the pub

andy97

iTrader: (1)

Coccyx pain can be troublesome for years if not for the rest of your life, once you have knocked, bruised or broken it. Soft padding on seats will help, but to be safe show your butt to the Doctor

Clarebabes

Typical, he'll be wanting his dinner on the table tomorrow night I bet

Tam the bam

Give it a good scratch, you'll be fine

Hope you feel better soon

IainMilford

iTrader: (15)

damaged my coccyx playing rugby when at school years ago, had to have one of those blow up travel pillow things to sit on for a couple of months ......

DYK

He should be kissing your butt better,in between having a beer break...

Scoobydiid

I bust mine when I was 13, plastic baging and hit an exposed root. Thought I had paralysed myself at first! I'm nearly 46 and am still reminded of it if I have to sit on a hard seat for more than about 10 minutes. Not much they can do, you can't really go around with your **** in a sling!

NotoriousREV

I've been suffering with mine for 2 years, I wouldn't mind but I don't recall ever injuring it, it just started hurting one day. I believe they can surgically remove it but personally the risk of the surgeon mis-hearing the instructions to amputate my coccyx is just too great.

Snazy

A friend had a bad fall on his last year, ended up having it removed. Ouchie

Hope you get better soon.

Lee247

Looks like I could be in for a few weeks of it, then. Thanks everyone
Mine is pretty trivial compared to some comments on here

urban

iTrader: (1)

You can get creams for that sort of thing you know

Hysteria1983

Hope you feel better soon. I fell off the back of a trial bike a few years back and landed like that, I was lucky I had some padding else it would have been worse.