Hi, my name is david, i'm 22 years old.
I'd appreciate if anyone can help me
before I go to a doctor. 2-3 days ago I
started having a pain in my lower
back, what I think is the coccyx. The
pain got really bad and I noticed a
sort of bump is there all the way down
there where the you know what starts
(please excuse my language, i'm very
illiterate when it comes to medical
terms) the bump is alittle more to the
left than right in the middle. Now
the last thing I remember doing of
anything out of everyday things is
lifting
my car up a day or two before the pain
started. I jacked up the car and did
a lot of pressure and very fast to put the
car up, I also think I did not do
it in the best position.
Now the pain is pretty bad and almost with
any big body movement, standing up,
sitting down, laying down, bending etc...
It hurts. When i'm sitting it
hurts, when i'm laying in bed face up it
hurts, it hurts a little if I get
sideways or in the fetal? Position.
When i'm standing or walking it hurts
sometimes, specially if i've been sitting
long. If I touch the bump it hurts
like when you have a bruise but there's no
sign of bruising or anything
except a litlle bump. The bump is pretty
hard, almost feels like a bone
maybe? I've been taking tylenol to
relieve the pain because, although it
isn't umbearable (it takes a lot of pain
for me to not tolerate) it is
unconfortable and mostly when i'm in one
position for a long period of time.
I don't feel it as bad as 2 days ago (that
was the worst) but it may be
because i'm taking the tylenol every 5-6
hours.
I've never had a back pain so bad before.
I work in an office and most of
the day i'm sitting in my desk, then when
i'm home i'm also mostly sitting
all the time. I have had some pain in my
back from sitting too long and i've
also felt the pain i'm feeling now but
very very lightly when I sit for hours
and hours and kind of not sitting
straight. I've also notice a little
bump,
not as big as it is now, when that
happens.
Yesterday I felt much better, I stayed
home all day without doing anything.
Last night I didn't take any tylenol and
went to sleep. At around 3 o'clock
i woke up and couldn't sleep anymore
because of the pain again so I took
tylenol and felt a little better. Today
it hurts where the bump is but i
don't get those acute pains, just little
ones, when moving. It hurts more
when I come in contact with the bump like
when I sit.
Oh, i've never had any injuries or
surgeries before.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
david
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ezhowell
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Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Minnesota
Posted: 09-08-05 17:49pm
I don't know anything about it, but it
might be a ruptured or out-of-place disc
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