Lower back pain/ protruding (?) tailbone

[McJenna]

Hello- I'm wondering if anyone would have any input on this...
This started almost a year ago, has been recurring, but has been constant and much worse the last few weeks.
It started with severe lower back pain.. now that it has been worse, I have felt my 'tailbone', which just does not feel right. It seems like (know it's not, but technically 'feels like') it is split in two! Possibly, not coccyx but sacrum? It is protruding and there are two huge bumps (heads?) to it, not one... .. with a 'dimple' near/ between the bones.. I have also been very constipated lately, and wonder if it could be related. The back feels better when bent forward, any arch in it whatsoever and it feels as if my back is going to break.. the pain is so bad. Lying, standing. sitting.. is all painful if not in the right position.. and the pain seems now to also radiate to ischium/ butt bones.. up the back.. down the legs.. tingling legs..
I could elaborate on additional symptoms, but this is the basis....
Any help would be appreciated ????
BTW, there has been no physical injury..
34 y/o female..
Thanks!

[McJenna]

Someone brought up to me the possibility of 'spinal stenosis' and instability...
So.. reading more into that, my symptoms do fit into the 'pain relieved by bending forward', etc., and correct me- the possible 'outgrowth' or development of bony processes???
So, I guess my question is narrowed to, does this sound like spinal stenosis to you, Dr., or anyone else? And if so... the causes... 35 is too young for 'degeneration', isn' t it? So, there would be another cause... such as disc herniation (?).. or more worrying.. a growth or some sort???
I think I would like someone to say it sounds like something other than the latter possiblity!

Thanks again... I'll stop posting if noone anwers ;)

[Purple98Lady]

Hi McJenna,

Sorry you are having back pain first of all. I'm not a Dr. but if having this pain for a year or so I really think you should be seen by your Dr. with a referral to a neurologist. It really could be one of several conditions or a combination of things. Really a neurologist examining you and ordering the proper tests for you will be better to diagnosis the correct cause and prescribe your treatment options. Sorry I can't be of anymore help but you need to be examined and atleast a MRI done. Good Luck and welcome to the forum.

Purple98Lady:smile:

[McJenna]

Yes... I do plan on going to the doc. For those of us without insurance... sometimes we have to pick and choose those things which are serious enough to warrant the cost.. and not some 'vague' symptom, such as lower back pain... unless it worsens.. or additional symptoms develop... neurologists and MRIs can get very costly..
When it started I did have insurance, went to doc, had colonoscopy.. was told I had hemmorrhoids.. then it was sporadic.. I left that job and went back to school... you know.. and it's just recently that it's worsened and so on..
But, I can be added to my live-in boyfriend's insurance in June.. so I'm just trying to wait until then... and I can't help but try and 'brainstorm' (self- diagnose?!) while waiting...

Sorry, TOO much info;)
But, thanks for the reply and welcome!

[Dr. Joshua]

I agree with PurpleLady, that you should see the doctor. I'm sure the most affordable way is to see the primary care physician, and often expensive examinations are not needed, just a thorough history+physical examination is sufficient in the vast majority of cases. However, if further tests are needed, then remember that you can't put a dollar value to your health.