I fell on the ice Feb. 5 and I think I bruised my upper tailbone (about where your butt-crack begins). Actually, I landed on my left hip, but later that day my rear-end started hurting. Most pain is when i sit and lay down. It's been almost 2 weeks now and the pain has let up a little. I've been taking ibruprophen off an on. Should I get an X-ray, or would there be anything they could do, other than tell me what I'm doing now? Could there be a possibility that I could of cracked it? Is there anything they can do if it is?

Hi Kim,

I would suggest getting an MRI. My herniated disk felt like a bruised tailbone at first. But yours may "just be" a bruise. Don't fool around with it. If not gone by 2 weeks time, something more is going on. Talk to your doctor and describe when you get pain (during what activities) and such and the types of pain. Keep a journal if that helps (it did for me).

Try using ice on your back. 20 min then off for an hour then on for 20 min then off for an hour, etc. Hope this helps. Good luck to you.