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Bruised vs broken tailbone
A 18-year-old male asked:

Dr. Ronan Monsefanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
No: Broken tailbone (coccyx) doesn't require crutches.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Michael Milleranswered
Wound care 37 years experience
SImple means: With injury to our tissues, inflammation (red, hot, swelling, tenderness) occurs. There is leakage of blood from damaged capillaries and veins which c... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Pamela Pappasanswered
Psychiatry 43 years experience
Yowch!: I know how painful this one can be. Dr. Miller's suggestions are great. You can also sit on a donut cushion (looks funny on the chair but may be kin... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:

Dr. Michael Milleranswered
Wound care 37 years experience
SImple means: With injury to our tissues, inflammation (red, hot, swelling, tenderness) occurs. There is leakage of blood from damaged capillaries and veins which c... Read More
4.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old male asked:

Dr. Jana Tomsky Corvalananswered
Family Medicine 28 years experience
X - ray: If you took hard fall on buttocks. It can be very painful for while - right at sacrum- coccyx " tail bone". Apply cold pack, dont sit on hard surfac... Read More
1.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old female asked:

Dr. Haider Goussousanswered
Addiction Medicine 64 years experience
Months: it depends how it was bruised, if it was only bruise, u need to check with your PCP, he might order xrays
4.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Michael Sinclairanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Months to years: Coccydina, aka tailbone pain can come from mild to severe trauma of the tip of the tailbone. Sitting on a notched pillow (not a donut shaped pillow) c... Read More
5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old male asked:

Dr. Gloria Fonganswered
Family Medicine 41 years experience
Bruise: Depending about how much fatty tissue is around the tailbone, the bruise may or may not hurt. If you bruise easily or taking aspirin or anti-inflammat... Read More
3.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Michael Sinclairanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Months to years: Coccydina, aka tailbone pain can come from mild to severe trauma of the tip of the tailbone. Sitting on a notched pillow (not a donut shaped pillow) c... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Can't tell with: info provided. Xray , med eval and history should help to determine if this is more than bruising.
3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 16-year-old female asked:

Dr. Dan Fisheranswered
Internal Medicine 28 years experience
Pilonidal cyst?: Pilonidal cysts are recurring painful infections underlying the skin over the tailbone just north of the crack in your behind.
3.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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