Re: tailbone pain
From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 10 16:53:52 2002
Hi Susan:
Thanks for your response. It sounds like the same thing that I am
experiencing. Mine hurts when I stand up from sitting for a long period
especially. Hard chairs are fine and cause no pain but soft seats (eg.
car) are agony. All my doctor did was an xray....no MRI, rectal exam,
steriod injection or any of the tests/trials that I have read are
routine. The xray was fine and he said the same as your doctor it
sounds like....take anti-inflammatories. I find the vioxx has some
effect but limited and it is not a long term solution as you said. I
agree that a chiropractor is worth a try but I will have to pay so I
have put it off. Have you been able to find any info on the
relationship between endo and tail bone pain? I wonder if my Endo-doctor
is going to think I am crazy?
Amanda
At Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Susan wrote:
>
>Hi Amanda,
>I have recently had tailbone pain also. It started about 4-5 months ago and
>just won't go away. The pain is right on the tip and bothers me when I sit
>on anything and even sometimes when I lay down. The doctor had no
>explanation for it and just told me to take Advil. Well I am not prepared
>to take Advil every 4 hours for the rest of my life so I don't take it at
>all. If it were going to respond to anti-inflammatory medication it would
>go away when I take my Naproxen (which is much stronger) for the endo pain.
>It has no effect. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of info on the
>internet about this either. Perhaps chiropractic is the next avenue to
>check out.
>
>Susan
>http://groups.msn.com/SusansEndometriosisStory
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Amanda" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ENDO" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 11:02 AM
>Subject: tailbone pain
>
>> Hi everyone:
>> I posted on the Women's Health Forum too but I wasn't sure if everyone
>> reads it too. I have had tailbone pain for a few months. When I first
>> posted someone said that it could be because of endo which interests me
>> because my family doctors treatments have not cured it (vioxx and donut
>> pillow). I have not been able to find much information about endo and
>> tailbone pain. Does anyone have any experiences, solutions, or
>> information to share? I have an apt with my doctor that I see for Endo
>> (a Gynourologist) in November. If it was endo, could he remove it (or
>> try) in a lap or does this require a different kind of doctor or
>> treatment?
>> Thank you everyone for your help,
>> Amanda
>>
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