To wonder what the Jeff is going on with coccyx?

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Many years ago (maybe 8, not sure) I fractured my coccyx falling on the ice. Well I was told I had, no X Ray as they said no point and I believed them due to the pain, they sent me home with pain killers and after a while the pain eased off.

DS2 is now 22 months and during that pregnancy my coccyx really bloody hurt and I had very bad pelvic pain too. I also get very bad back pain every night still.

The last few months, if I'm sat and I clench my buttocks, or wiggle around to get comfier I can feel something jar against something else, I'm not sure how better to describe it really. It's very uncomfortable and unsettling.

Not sure what if anything I should do?
Is it something a chiropractor may help with? Or GP?

I feel odd trying to explain it to someone verbally and it sounds a bit trivial but it's very disconcerting!

I'm sorry you're struggling with this, I know how uncomfortable it is.

It's true they can't treat a broken coccyx, the best thing is to seek advice from a physio who is experienced with treating it. Lots of women suffer coccyx damage through childbirth. Physio can help build up strength and flexibility which will do a lot for the pain, although you'll probably always have a little discomfort on hard surfaces

DD17 suffered with debilitating coccyx pain for 4 yrs after falling down stairs. She also had the jarring/crunching that you describe.

She had an MRI which looked normal (it wasn't) and a static X-ray which was pointless. (Apparently a sit/stand X-ray can be useful.)

Over the years, she endured 4 x manipulation of the coccyx under GA, plus steroid injections, which gave some temporary relief.

Eventually they had to remove the entire coccyx and the surgeon discovered it was completely broken through. This was nearly 6 months ago and she is still recovering and still has a lot of pain.

Long winded post: but I guess what I wanted to say was get this taken seriously.

Thank you for these replies. I didn't get notifications for some reason, so sorry I'm only just replying.

I really hope mine eases again but I highly doubt it will. I think in the new year I will see my GP about it, but it sounds like there won't be any sort of simple fix.

I fractured my coccyx over 20yrs ago in an incident involving a bus, and my back has never recovered. Sitting for longer than an hour is incredibly uncomfortable, to the point of painful, and pregnancies made everything about 10 times worse. Unfortunately I’m not believed about the severity of it and told to just get on with life, do yoga and it will soon ease. Spent nearly half my life with it now and it’s unlikely to change.