They wacked off my tailbone with a hammer and chisel (really) "WHILE" I was awake during a skin flap. (Surgery performed by the cheif plastic surgeon from Loyola hosp in Chicago at Hines VA) No more skin problems, but my animal instincts have decreased. If it is possible maybe having your tail clipped might help. Stunt
On 3/21/06, Fragile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've read that page just recently, asked the gastroenterologist about the > DREZ procedure, he had never heard of it, but that's not unusual I guess, > being a gastroenterologist, not a neurologist. Back to the general doctor > on April 3, see what he says. Thanks for the responses Eric. > > > On 3/20/06, Eric Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Whoops. Here you go. > http://home.inreach.com/doodle/shtml/neurolysis.htm > > > > Fragile wrote: > posted this on the care cure forums, unfortunately no replies yet : (, > hopefully somebody here has some advice. > > has anyone ever been diagnosed with Coccydynia/coccygodenia? I've had very > bad pain around my colon since the summer of 2004. Two general doctors, a > neurologist and a gastroenterologist haven't been able to do anything about > it. Colonoscopy revealed minor proctitis and grade 1 hemorrhoids, the > treatments did nothing for the pain. Spinal cord MRI didn't show anything. > I've tried neurontin (900 mg per day), lyrica (300 mg per day), neither made > any difference. On Friday I went to a second gastroenterologist, he > believes I damaged my coccyx somehow. He told me the name of the condition > he believed was causing the pain, but I couldn't quite understand the name > because of his heavy Russian accent. Ended up showing me the word coccyx in > a medical book. He believed my only options were pain medications which > would eventually wear off and leave me in more pain then I'm in now. Or, > they could do a procedure to block the nerves, but that would only offer > relief for about six months and it would mess up my bowel program. Did a > search on Google for coccyx pain and Coccydynia seems to be what comes up > most. I believe coccygodenia is what the gastroenterologist was trying to > say. If anybody has been diagnosed with Coccydynia, coccygodenia or any > kind of pain coming from a damaged tailbone, I'd appreciate any advice. C5, > incomplete, 12 years post. > > >
