Tailbone found!

[SkinnyMingo1408 356]

Ok so I might just be weird but at over 100lbs lost I now notice my tailbone when I sit on firm surfaces... like it's uncomfortable! Going to get an xray to make sure one of my overweight falls didn't do damage that I just didn't feel until now but anyone else experience this? It's uncomfortable to drive now, I have to use a pillow.

Edited November 18, 2022 by flamingolady1408

[Jeanniebug 473]

I've heard that this is a common complaint. They sell special cushions with a tailbone cutout.

[BariBlonde 15]

Oh, wow - I had no idea this was a common complaint! I purchased a pillow months ago, but gosh it still hurts! Sometimes I find the pillow helps, sometimes I feel as though it doesn't.

[Arabesque 7,234]

Yep, bony ass syndrome. Well that’s what I call it 😁😁. It does ease somewhat eventually but if I sit too long (movies, theatre, hairdresser) I feel it again. I even got bony wrists, knees, shoulders & ankle pain for a while - would have to reposition myself in bed numerous times a night & the pressure on my bony wrist while using a mouse was awful . Now I have bony spine pain. I had to buy a very thick foam exercise mat cause my yoga mat offered no protection for my butt or spine.

If you do have to sit for longer periods like at work, the movies, or long car rides, try a donut cushion.

Edited November 19, 2022 by Arabesque

[rhaenyra 14]

10 hours ago, flamingolady1408 said:

Ok so I might just be weird but at over 100lbs lost I now notice my tailbone when I sit on firm surfaces... like it's uncomfortable! Going to get an xray to make sure one of my overweight falls didn't do damage that I just didn't feel until now but anyone else experience this? It's uncomfortable to drive now, I have to use a pillow.

You're not alone. My tailbone has been screaming at me since my pre-op skim milk diet and hasn't stopped screaming. Sitting on the couch isn't comfortable. I need to find a specialized support pillow or something because it hurts pretty bad. I WISH I had some cushion on my rear. Lol

[SkinnyMingo1408 356]

21 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Yep, bony ass syndrome. Well that’s what I call it 😁😁. It does ease somewhat eventually but if I sit too long (movies, theatre, hairdresser) I feel it again. I even got bony wrists, knees, shoulders & ankle pain for a while - would have to reposition myself in bed numerous times a night & the pressure on my bony wrist while using a mouse was awful . Now I have bony spine pain. I had to buy a very thick foam exercise mat cause my yoga mat offered no protection for my butt or spine.

If you do have to sit for longer periods like at work, the movies, or long car rides, try a donut cushion.

I ended up getting a travel pillow at Walmart for me to sit on when I'm driving. That's when it's the worst. I have leather seats and there's no cushion for my tushy. I sit 85% of the day at work with no issue, so far just in the car.

[SeattleLady 277]

Ok so I might just be weird but at over 100lbs lost I now notice my tailbone when I sit on firm surfaces... like it's uncomfortable! Going to get an xray to make sure one of my overweight falls didn't do damage that I just didn't feel until now but anyone else experience this? It's uncomfortable to drive now, I have to use a pillow.

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[Smanky 747]

On 11/19/2022 at 2:14 PM, Arabesque said:

Yep, bony ass syndrome. Well that’s what I call it 😁😁. It does ease somewhat eventually but if I sit too long (movies, theatre, hairdresser) I feel it again. I even got bony wrists, knees, shoulders & ankle pain for a while - would have to reposition myself in bed numerous times a night & the pressure on my bony wrist while using a mouse was awful . Now I have bony spine pain. I had to buy a very thick foam exercise mat cause my yoga mat offered no protection for my butt or spine.

If you do have to sit for longer periods like at work, the movies, or long car rides, try a donut cushion.

Yep, I'm in the bony ass syndrome club too. I almost have negative space where my butt once was. There's just nothing there to act as a natural cushion and likewise it's uncomfortable if I sit for too long. I can feel my tailbone now, which I've never been able to do. So I may be investing in a donut cushion in the near future.

[SkinnyMingo1408 356]

I know this is probably TMI but it's like I'm sitting on a terd when I KNOW (being a grown woman and all) that I'm not. Very uncomfortable. I do have a travel pillow that I bought that I keep in my car that adds enough cushion to make driving ok again. It was less then $4 at Walmart and fits my seat perfectly.

[rhaenyra 14]

I ended up giving in and ordering a tailbone support butt pillow thing from Amazon. It has gel and it's cooling and it has been working for me. I didn't realize the space where the tailbone sits has to be empty/cut out -- I'm glad I looked it up on there. I'm getting a steroid shot tomorrow (or I guess today since it's the am lol) though for the prior inflammation in my tailbone to help chill it out a bit