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What Causes Red And Purple Swollen Area Around Tailbone?
I have a red and purple swollen area around my tailbone that is becoming unbearable to sit, walk, or just move....... It starts at the very top of where the sacrum starts and the swelling is about the size of my hand....... I have been to a few doctors, and they don t know what it is....... Oh and I m 37 weeks pregnant
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM COOCYDYNIA AND SWELLING MIGHT BE DUE TO STRECHING OF BONE. ENLARGED UTERUS CAUSE BONE TO STRECH OUT AND DEVLOP PAIN .
ICE AND PARACETAMOL WILL HELP.
USE A RING CUSHION FOR SITTING PURPOSE.
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A SAFE DELIVERY.
ICE AND PARACETAMOL WILL HELP.
USE A RING CUSHION FOR SITTING PURPOSE.
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A SAFE DELIVERY.
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