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Pain in the buttocks near tailbone. help needed but no insurance?

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Dr. Jin Luo answered

Specializes in Neurology

Pain: If you are over weighted, you may want to loss your weight and then, your pain will be reduced spontaneously in some degree.

Answered 3/26/2013

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