- Dec 28, 1999
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Last year I was at my friends' Damen and Sam's house and had on new flip-flops. I slipped on the top stair of their house and fell down about 5 stairs or so. I started having pain in my lower back/tailbone months later. I had found out, then, that my tailbone was bent. I tried chiropractic, injections (both epidural and directly into the tailbone), sitting on pillows, etc.... Nothing worked. So.....I'm going to have surgery to remove my tailbone. If you want to get all fancy schmancy, it's a coccygectomy.
My surgery will be on Wednesday. So....you won't see me later on Tuesday, Wednesday, and maybe Thursday. I was told that I'll be in the hospital definitely one day, if not two.
Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery!
:heart:
EDIT:
Update #1:
thepd7 came to visit me. I have four pictures (two are basically the same) and he has some that he can share once he's home if he wishes. It was very nice to get to meet someone I've been talking to for quite a while.
He was also very mindful of my sore booty. lol We went to dinner and I had to take my booty cushions (coccyx cushions) with me and it was pretty funny.
Him at Brad's restaurant in Pismo Beach, CA. (Not my cousin's restaurant.)
Saying bye numero uno.
Saying bye numero dos.
Ooooooh! A kiss on the cheek!
EDIT:
Update #2
I went to the doc today. The bottom of my incision was still a little open ( :shocked: ) so he had to put steri-strips on it, but it isn't infected, which is good. I have to see him in three weeks. That was basically the visit in a nutshell.
EDIT:
Update #3
I'm s-l-o-w-l-y getting better. The holes in my incision were refusing to close. I'm on my second round of antibiotics and the infection is finally gone. I saw my new primary care doc last week and he told me of the only thing he knew that would close it and I thought he was off his rocker. He told me to get honey and put it on the wound. It went back and forth for a couple seconds of me asking, "You mean eat it? Really? You mean put it on there and not eat it?!" He told me to buy 100% honey with nothing added and put a little on there. I thought he was crazy (as I said), but I was desperate for the incision to close. So...I went to the store and got some. After two days of putting a little on a q-tip and applying it to the incision, it started to close. :shocked: The top (smaller) hole looks like it's completely closed and the bottom is getting there. It's still open, but soooo much better! Woohoo! lol I can't wait until it's completely healed so I can see if the surgery really helped. I can't tell now because the incision is still sore.
My surgery will be on Wednesday. So....you won't see me later on Tuesday, Wednesday, and maybe Thursday. I was told that I'll be in the hospital definitely one day, if not two.
Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery!
:heart:
EDIT:
Update #1:
thepd7 came to visit me. I have four pictures (two are basically the same) and he has some that he can share once he's home if he wishes. It was very nice to get to meet someone I've been talking to for quite a while.
He was also very mindful of my sore booty. lol We went to dinner and I had to take my booty cushions (coccyx cushions) with me and it was pretty funny.Him at Brad's restaurant in Pismo Beach, CA. (Not my cousin's restaurant.)
Saying bye numero uno.
Saying bye numero dos.
Ooooooh! A kiss on the cheek!
EDIT:
Update #2
I went to the doc today. The bottom of my incision was still a little open ( :shocked: ) so he had to put steri-strips on it, but it isn't infected, which is good. I have to see him in three weeks. That was basically the visit in a nutshell.
EDIT:
Update #3
I'm s-l-o-w-l-y getting better. The holes in my incision were refusing to close. I'm on my second round of antibiotics and the infection is finally gone. I saw my new primary care doc last week and he told me of the only thing he knew that would close it and I thought he was off his rocker. He told me to get honey and put it on the wound. It went back and forth for a couple seconds of me asking, "You mean eat it? Really? You mean put it on there and not eat it?!" He told me to buy 100% honey with nothing added and put a little on there. I thought he was crazy (as I said), but I was desperate for the incision to close. So...I went to the store and got some. After two days of putting a little on a q-tip and applying it to the incision, it started to close. :shocked: The top (smaller) hole looks like it's completely closed and the bottom is getting there. It's still open, but soooo much better! Woohoo! lol I can't wait until it's completely healed so I can see if the surgery really helped. I can't tell now because the incision is still sore.
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