Pain in the *kitten*? ... literally!

jbucci1186
jbucci1186 Posts: 440 Member
edited September 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Okay, so I'm wondering if anyone who has lost a lot of weight has experienced pain in the tailbone after sitting? Like, it hurts A LOT to get up after I've been sitting a while (though what I'm sitting on and my posture both affect the level of pain). It's definitely uncomfortable and can take me up to a good 5-10 seconds to actually stand up.

I asked my doctor about it and she said it's because I don't have that "cushion" of fat that I used to and my body is still adjusting to its new self, and that it will go away over time. That makes sense to me, but sometimes I feel like I'm 80 years old because of how slowly I have to get up from sitting!!

Just curious to see if there are other people with the same problem out there

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  • FabOma08
    FabOma08 Posts: 500
    First of all....Wow! Amazing! Congratulationss!!! Ok, a few years ago I lost 75 pounds. And yes for months my tailbone hurt, if I lay on my side my hips hurt. Just don't make the pain go away the way I did!! I'm now re-losing that same 75 pounds!!!
  • Astacia74
    Astacia74 Posts: 166 Member
    Yep - I experienced the same thing after losing a lot of my "cushion" :happy: It will go away after a while - enjoy it!
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Lunges and squats and lunges and squats, followed by lunges and squats.
  • jeff261159
    jeff261159 Posts: 385
    I absolutely am having the same problem at the moment, nothing seems to help. I am a truck driver which makes it all the more painful!! sat on my backside all day!!

    An inflatable ring or a coccyx cushion might be the only answer!!! well done on the weight loss by the way.
  • MissAnjy
    MissAnjy Posts: 2,480 Member
    Yup, definitely have that :(
  • fsugirl26
    fsugirl26 Posts: 207
    Yeah...it's so weird isn't it?!?! Whenever I do yoga or pilates and have to do some sort of sit up, it hurts my poor little tailbone...it almost feels like it's sticking out or like I'm sitting on something :/
  • Bigmomma0u812
    Bigmomma0u812 Posts: 118
    I have no idea since I still have most of my cushion, but I just wanted to say wow! You look amazing, you've done such a great job. I hope you are really proud of yourself.
  • jbucci1186
    jbucci1186 Posts: 440 Member
    Lunges and squats and lunges and squats, followed by lunges and squats.


    hahaha! yes. good thing that probably 75% of P90X Plus is exactly that! They suck!!!

    thanks everyone!
  • obifatkanobi
    obifatkanobi Posts: 190
    Yep, a real pain in the @rse! I broke my tailbone in several places many years ago, so sitting can really aggravate it, but with proper posture it's usually not too bad. However, after dropping forty pounds, I have found myself becoming sore from sitting for prolong periods, no matter how I sit. So, yes, there is definitely a difference in the amount of cushion. I also suspect that we are sitting differently, even though we don't know it, as a result of having the reduced size and shape of our gluteus maximus.
  • Suze
    Suze Posts: 3
    I was glad to see your post as I have been dealing with the same thing although I've only lost 23 pounds so far. Takes me a while to get mobile too, and my hips hurt more when I'm trying to sleep. My doc is sending me for x rays on my tail bone, but I guess I've found the answer to the pain!
  • frugalmomsrock
    frugalmomsrock Posts: 1,123
    I hurt my tailbone as a kid, and it's always been a pain in the *kitten*... literally!

    I really just wanted to pipe in and say that your weighloss is absolutely AMAZING! :o I was just looking at your pics and showing my teen and tween, and we're all applauding your efforts and success. :)
  • bjsmith418366
    bjsmith418366 Posts: 4
    :smile: since your pain is probably muscular skeletal you might consider asking your doctor if she could give you a medicine called a medrol dose pack. this is a titrated dose of steroids often used when people are experiencing some type of pain/inflammation problem. it is worth asking her... it will probably help you
  • sister_bear
    sister_bear Posts: 529 Member
    What fat you have should readjust, but as others suggested, you can target your hinder zone by adding exercises that will build muscle there. If nothing else you could use a hemorrhoid pillow. :ohwell:

    Congratulations on your weight loss. Amazing! :flowerforyou:
  • rmsrws
    rmsrws Posts: 639 Member
    I can no longer lay on my side when I sleep. If I do my hips hurt so badly in the morning. And my back gets all out of whack. I purchased a new matress about 2 years ago I spent decent money for it. Well since I have lost all this weight, it is no longer comfrtable I can feel every spring and stitch in that darn thing. Long car trips my tail bone goes numb, so I am constantly shifting aound. I have been on my boss at work that I need a new desk chair because mine, has my old *kitten* imprints in the seat.....LOL
  • jmjones66
    jmjones66 Posts: 145 Member
    I'm starting to have similar issues. I thought it was from exercise. Now I know different! BTW, you look fabulous! Congratulations!!
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,316 Member
    Yes, I have that. I figure with time I will build up the muscles there (did someone say it already lunges and squats) and it will get better. For now I think I need to start carrying around a cushion.
  • ladybg81
    ladybg81 Posts: 1,553 Member
    I broke my tailbone when I was little and still have pain sometimes when I sit for long periods of time.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I slipped on ice and fell down my back porch steps twice in two weeks during the winter, and had a lot of butt-pain. Sitting up really straight and leaning forward so most of the weight was on the back of my thighs helped.
  • beach_bum_gurl
    beach_bum_gurl Posts: 200
    Yep, I experienced the same nagging tailbone pain after losing significant weight. For me the discomfort lasted about a year and then just resolved on its own. Like your doc says, it is because you have lost all of the cushioning that you once had in that area. One thing that I did find that helped was just getting up and moving around frequently when you have to sit for long periods of time.

    After 5 years I still have to sleep with a pillow between my now knobby knees, but it is soooooo worth it!
  • DropsOJupiter
    DropsOJupiter Posts: 131
    Yep same thing for the last couple of months. The worst is when soaking in the tub! At first I thought up all sorts of horrible things but the doctor told me the same thing. Aww nothing like all those adjustments!
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
    yep, been there. i have also found that when i run into things it hurts a whole lot more because i don't have as much padding!
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