Stumbling backwards toward so jaggy bushes, i decided to plop myself down on my posteria, since there was no chance I was going to regain my balance. After 10 yards of backward stumbling I was picking up speed so down I went, just missed the jaggies but my coccyx found the kerb stone separating the path from said jaggies.

Now I know where it is (and how to spell it) what can you do about the pain. Sit for any length of time and your lumber just seizes up and walking is just so painful. Given as we pwp's have a tendancing to fall from time to time does anyone know what I should do with my broken bot?

I need to wait another 6-8 (although usually 10) weeks for physio, but I've already got 5 elastic bands of various colours. I need to wait another 20 years to get into the falls clinic.

Any advice would be most welcome (staying away from jaggies is a given).

Crawl?

My sister had the same condition and was given a blow up rubber ring to sit on which seemed to help. Hope you recover quickly. ( I think you should have chosen the prickles!)

Crawl,was that supposed to be funny or just a couldnt care less response.

A broken anything is painfull but with PD on board its a pain in the bum,pardon the pun.
Advice,some snippets from past experirnces that may be of help ignore tasteless jokes sit on a firm chair,never for more than half an hour, I doubt you can anyway if your in pain.Showers not baths for a few weeks.Silk sheets on your bed make it easy to get out and turn over.Pain relief if an anti inflammatory such as brufen doesnt work ask your Gp for voltarol if its suitable for you.Pain and existing mobility problems can be a recipe for further falls,and PD medication Needs may increase temporarily as such injuries require greater physical effort to mobilise and increase tiredness.Take care keep smiling ,hope your discomforts ease.

Good advice, no sense of humour. Lighten up, it's the weekend!

Hello Eck,

I have been dealing with a similar problem for the past 3 yrs. I was in a car accident, that left me with a sore bum...felt like the "wishbone" on the turkey...pulled apart. I have found that using something such as Aspercreme rub helps relieve the pain. Might want to try an ointment, but would suggest making sure you don't get the ones that heat up....could be too much!

Crawl ?


.......back under the stone from where one came from

I fell down the stairs one. I was carrying my baby so couldn't save myself and landed on my coccyx. Funnily enough my bottom didn't hurt next day but every other part of me was agony for days?

I too slipped and fell downstairs a few years ago before being dx with pd, I didn`t break anything but it was so painful for more than a week I could only sleep on my tummy on cushions on the floor, walking was agony having to hold on to furniture to get around.
In my case Ray was correct, crawling was all I could do until the bruises eased - I already had a curve in my spine - sure theres another dent in it since then!

Val

Thanks all for the advice.

Next time I'll dive straight into the jaggies and be grateful I didn't land on my coccyx (well, when you learn how to spell something, it seems a shame not to type it). A day of stinking tcp is better than unrelenting agony.

Walking about with a sore coccyx leads to other falls. Crawling is great, it keeps you close to the floor, the pain in your knee caps distracts you from the pain in your rear.

I watched an episode of mythbusters which showed that swearing increased your pain threshold.

Anyway I've decided not to take this lying down. I'm putting my experience into good use to help others. I've invented a PD suit.

Its basically motorbike armour fitted with a band around the chest fitted with sticks in a tripod arrangement so that you cant fall over. The helmet contains some electronics so that when you swear, it beeps it out.

I also saw on 'this morning' the young lady who urinates through her bellybutton and I thought, with an extra bit of piping you construct a sort of spiderman squirting device for anyone who laughs as you make your way along the street. I'm full of pee I am, in fact I could pee for Scotland, cant find any peeing associations, might have to make up my own.

Does anyone know anything about chemistry. Does pee react with anything to make a web like substance, you know, that you could maybe swing from? I know its good for setting the dye tweed. Maybe a job opportunity for me in a factory making orange tweed (thanks medication).

As for the other, some sort of rubber bullet gun converted to gas might work.

I've too much time on my hands.

Anyway I now have pre patella bursitas, or housemaids knee, from crawling about, so I'll need to wait 6-8-10 weeks for physio. My dog jarred his shoulder the other week and was seen the same day, anti inflammatory in the neck - job done, makes you wonder.

Meanwhile I'll keep taking the anti inflammatories for my knee and my coccyx, and listening to the constant drone of the bagpipes I sitting on and which needs constant blowing up.

So i'll sit here another while, blowing myself, and learning 'Ode to A Haggis' before I hand walk into the kitchen and figure out how to fill the kettle.

Cos I can see a trip to the Burns unit coming up. Geddit, geddit, the Burns unit ... time for my meds I think.

On a serious note, thanks for caring / sharing.

Eck