A member asked:

did i break my tail bone? i slipped and fell on a pool deck on my butt yesterday, i hurts really bad. it hurts to sit and is senstive to the touch, i have a pretty big bruse. is my tail bone broken?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Psychiatry 25 years experience

You : You may need an x-ray to determine if there is a coccygeal fracture.

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