Tailbone pain - I am so scared

[Elena89]

I didn't hit it but my tailbone has been hurting for a week now.
It is more painful when I move. Bending, lifting my le or just laying on my back in bed etc.. (It is the very end/basis of the tailbone almost at the rectum.)
I have a doc appointment for 5th October but I am so scared I'm shaking even now.
I had diarrhea a few days ago and I have pelvis pain on a regular basis.

The thing which scares me the most is that I can not find a reassuirng reason for this on the internet.
But I have found a bunch of cancer forums where they mention this regarding cancer (like bone mets)


I am shaking, can't sleep can't eat. I would like to find someone who has dealt with tailbone pain without injury because I can't think of other than cancer.

 

[Jonathan123]

You are making the big big mistake of looking for reassurance on the web. All you will get is negative stuff that upsets you all the more. My god! Cancer websites! No wonder you are freaking out. The coccyx bone is the residue of a tail that us humans once had. It can be very sensitive especially if we have a sedentary job and have bad posture. The possibility of cancer is very very remote. Your doctor will reassure you, but only they should be listened to. Please keep away from Dr Google. He is a charlatan and will lead you up many dark alleys.

 

[Grace360]

Could be the way you slept. I have felt those kinds of things before and I've been told its how I sleep. Those cramps can feel funny sometimes.

 

[Doug97]

Coccydinia, it's very common and completely harmless (except for being sore of course).

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tailbone-pain-coccydynia/causes/

 

[Fraser]

I didn't hit it but my tailbone has been hurting for a week now.
It is more painful when I move. Bending, lifting my le or just laying on my back in bed etc.. (It is the very end/basis of the tailbone almost at the rectum.)
I have a doc appointment for 5th October but I am so scared I'm shaking even now.
I had diarrhea a few days ago and I have pelvis pain on a regular basis.

The thing which scares me the most is that I can not find a reassuirng reason for this on the internet.
But I have found a bunch of cancer forums where they mention this regarding cancer (like bone mets)


I am shaking, can't sleep can't eat. I would like to find someone who has dealt with tailbone pain without injury because I can't think of other than cancer.

Hello Elena. I have had tailbone pain without injury for two years now. Like yourself, I went through a HA episode about this issue that was fairly extreme. Tailbone pain is actually very common and is very rarely the result of cancer. I have had significant improvement from physical therapy, some exercises and from correcting my seated posture. I have a very tight pelvic floor and this contributes to my tailbone pain. I also had some misalignment with my pelvis that was causing pulling on my tailbone. If you are also experiencing pelvic pain, this makes sense.

Below is a website where people post their experiences with tailbone pain and treatments. There are thousands of posts and many are from people who have tailbone pain (like you and I) without a specific injury. Only a couple of those posts are related to cancer.

https://www.coccyx.org/personal/index.htm

Talk to your doctor and explain your concerns. But rest assured that what you are experiencing is common and, in the vast majority of cases, benign (although annoying AF). If you're googling cancer, then you're going to find cancer. Right now, the most important thing you can do is STOP GOOGLING.

The next thing you need to think about is why you are having this reaction to this symptom. The truth is, HA tends to be cyclical and will probably come back in various forms, especially is you are this upset right now. It's likely that you have a history of it. Given this, the question becomes: what are doing (or going to do) to address your health anxiety? That might be worth mentioning to your doctor as well.

 

[Aries]

I had it for years, but I think it was from some kid pulling me off the slide at school and making me land hard on my butt. I don;t think it went away until I hit 30.

 

[Doug97]

My ex had tailbone pain for a good few months. No discernible cause, and it went away eventually.

 

[Elena89]

Hello Elena. I have had tailbone pain without injury for two years now. Like yourself, I went through a HA episode about this issue that was fairly extreme. Tailbone pain is actually very common and is very rarely the result of cancer. I have had significant improvement from physical therapy, some exercises and from correcting my seated posture. I have a very tight pelvic floor and this contributes to my tailbone pain. I also had some misalignment with my pelvis that was causing pulling on my tailbone. If you are also experiencing pelvic pain, this makes sense.

Below is a website where people post their experiences with tailbone pain and treatments. There are thousands of posts and many are from people who have tailbone pain (like you and I) without a specific injury. Only a couple of those posts are related to cancer.

https://www.coccyx.org/personal/index.htm

Talk to your doctor and explain your concerns. But rest assured that what you are experiencing is common and, in the vast majority of cases, benign (although annoying AF). If you're googling cancer, then you're going to find cancer. Right now, the most important thing you can do is STOP GOOGLING.

The next thing you need to think about is why you are having this reaction to this symptom. The truth is, HA tends to be cyclical and will probably come back in various forms, especially is you are this upset right now. It's likely that you have a history of it. Given this, the question becomes: what are doing (or going to do) to address your health anxiety? That might be worth mentioning to your doctor as well.

Thank you everyone for your responses!

Also thank you Fraser yes I am in a really bad HA flare-up at the moment. I did the mistake to google yesterday but I stopped. I will resist the urge to google.

 

[Fraser]

I write my posts at this forum sitting on one of these:

 

[Elena89]

I write my posts at this forum sitting on one of these:

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I am going to buy a similar one this weekend!