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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Painful Tailbone

Hi, so about a week ago I started feeling a pain at the tip of my tailbone, it has since gotten worse and stared to swell, I m finding it hard to sit, walk, stand and sleep, I m recently separated so my medicaid isn t supposed to start until the 1st of July. But I m afraid if i wait much longer it will continue to get larger and more painful.. So I guess I want to know if I can still schedule an appointment that my medicaid will take care of later, or if I should go to an emergicare clinic now, or ideally if there s just an over the counter something,( cream, pill) I can get that will take care of it. Thank you
Mon, 2 Nov 2015
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Do Sitz bath with salt in like warm water. Take pain killers. Eat balanced diet rich in fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables to avoid constipation. Drink 6-8 glasses of water daily. Sit on Donut cushions. If no relief in 2 weeks, get Ganglion impar nerve block.
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Painful Tailbone

Do Sitz bath with salt in like warm water. Take pain killers. Eat balanced diet rich in fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables to avoid constipation. Drink 6-8 glasses of water daily. Sit on Donut cushions. If no relief in 2 weeks, get Ganglion impar nerve block.