Tash88
Well-Known Member
On the 14th January I was thrown off rather quickly when my horse did a lethal spin, bucked and dropped his shoulder. I came off in the indoor school so onto a soft-ish surface, but my lower back/coccyx was very painful indeed - I consider myself to be quite a brave person but I remember shaking with the pain. I got back on and rode for about 15 mins in walk and trot, but was in considerable pain and didn't want it to happen again. I wasn't wearing a body protector at the time but bought a new one and don't ride without it now .
But this was six weeks ago and I am still in pain. My whole lower back was very swollen but that has just about gone down now, but isn't the same as it was pre-fall. I have always been okay whilst standing and moving around, and haven't stopped riding, but I can't sit down for long periods of time (i.e. at work) without being really uncomfortable and almost getting a burning pain in my coccyx, so I have to move. A couple of weeks ago I had my hair done and then went to get my nails done (was my birthday and wanted to be pampered before going out), and by the end of the day sitting in salon chairs I was in agony and desperate to walk home, I was sitting there wincing! Today I am sitting at the computer on three thin cushions and can still feel it, and I can't read sitting up in bed because that is uncomfortable too. It's like I've forgotten what it is like not to have pain there; it has got much better but I don't think there has been any improvement in the last three weeks.
I've bruised my coccyx before and the pain hasn't gone on for as long as this before, has anyone else had a similar experience? I didn't go to the hospital at the time because I was okay and didn't have time to it around in A&E for hours; I'm not usually one to worry about myself but I am starting to wonder whether it could be more than just a bruise. If anyone has been through similar or has any advice, it would be much appreciated
But this was six weeks ago and I am still in pain. My whole lower back was very swollen but that has just about gone down now, but isn't the same as it was pre-fall. I have always been okay whilst standing and moving around, and haven't stopped riding, but I can't sit down for long periods of time (i.e. at work) without being really uncomfortable and almost getting a burning pain in my coccyx, so I have to move. A couple of weeks ago I had my hair done and then went to get my nails done (was my birthday and wanted to be pampered before going out), and by the end of the day sitting in salon chairs I was in agony and desperate to walk home, I was sitting there wincing! Today I am sitting at the computer on three thin cushions and can still feel it, and I can't read sitting up in bed because that is uncomfortable too. It's like I've forgotten what it is like not to have pain there; it has got much better but I don't think there has been any improvement in the last three weeks.
I've bruised my coccyx before and the pain hasn't gone on for as long as this before, has anyone else had a similar experience? I didn't go to the hospital at the time because I was okay and didn't have time to it around in A&E for hours; I'm not usually one to worry about myself but I am starting to wonder whether it could be more than just a bruise. If anyone has been through similar or has any advice, it would be much appreciated