Category: Coccygectomy

22 Months After Recovering From Coccygectomy Surgery Wow how time flies! It has been some time since I have given an update, so I wanted to share with you how I have felt since I had my tailbone removed 22 months ago. I still...

Coccygectomy Did Not Help – Misha’s Story Misha, one of the visitors to this site, shares this story: “In 2000, I went to see chiropractor for knee pain. She did some kind of manipulation where she injured my...

Should She Have Coccyx Removed? I had someone email me today who is considering coccyx surgery. Here are the specifics: 1. Can not miss more than 4 weeks of work, or job will be in jeopardy. Job requires sitting all day. 2. A...

5 Months After Tailbone Removal Surgery Well, its been slightly more than 5 months since having my tailbone removed, and Im still convinced it was worth it. My doctors visits are now every three months, so Ive been progressing...

9 Weeks Following Coccygectomy It has been 9 weeks since I had my tailbone removed. I am happy to report that things could not be going any better. I had a follow up visit with my surgeon last week, and he was pleased enough...

Coping with Sleeping After Coccygectomy Approximately 6 weeks ago I had my tailbone removed in a procedure known as a coccygectomy, or coccyx excision. One thing is certain: if you have a coccygectomy, youll be spending a lot of...

Driving After Having My Tailbone Removed Prior to having my coccyx removed, one of the things I stressed about most was whether Id be able to drive shortly after the surgery. In my case, it was about 3 weeks into my recovery...

1 Month and 5 Days Following Coccygectomy Today was my bi weekly meeting with my surgeon. He is happy with how I am progressing. One of my concerns is that my wound tends to bleed more often than at the beginning of my recovery....