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Twelve years ago my husband was told he needed either nerve blocks regularly or a coccygectomy (tailbone removal) to eliminate his debilitating coccyx pain from a fall.

I found an obscure forum on the internet talking about the condition and learned there was a physical therapist at Florida State who could cure it. Turns out one of his protégés was near our house! Hubs saw him for a single 3 minute (very unpleasant and invasive) session where his tailbone was popped back into place and it has never bothered him again.

I share this to empower you all once again to be your own advocate when it comes to your medical care and health.

Alex Beau 2y ago

When my wife was pregnant with our son, he was breech (feet down) fairly late in the pregnancy. We were going to a mid-wife, but did go to the doctor for a few ultrasounds. Doctor said we should just schedule a c-section and a natural birth was not going to happen.

My wife was set on a natural birth so we did some research. Found everything from yoga positions to underwater handstands as ideas for how to flip him. We didn’t write any of them off and started trying things with an open mind.

I kid you not, we went to the pool and she did two handstands underwater. She swore the second one worked and felt it right away. She was correct. The doctor was floored. 🤣

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Susiebdds 2y ago

You’re kidding. I absolutely love that. My thought on things like this are as long as there is no possible negative consequences for the patient, what’s the harm? Particularly when the upside is so huge.

Incidentally the orthopedist told my husband before he went to the PT that it was “quackery” and could actually cause his pain to be worse.

Doug Brown 2y ago

I’ve recently found a PCP and Cardiologist with “don’t over treat” mindsets and it has been so refreshing and I’ve actually gotten better. Imagine that!

Susiebdds 2y ago

That is fantastic. There are still some wonderful, caring MDs out there who haven’t been chewed up by the system. I found an amazing Integrative medicine MD and have been thrilled with his care. No surprise he is concierge and doesn’t accept insurance, but what I save on not needing meds is worth it to me.

Doug Brown 2y ago

Yeah, my sister is finishing rotations now and she doesn’t care about the money or glory. It’s actually a second career for her. She just likes helping people and doing the right thing for them which is why she went down the DO path. I had never heard of it until she went to school. That is what medicine used to be.

Alex Beau 2y ago

Wow I had a very similar experience. The mid wife actually told us she was confident he was breech (by feeling my wife’s stomach) so we had done some research on natural ways to flip him based on her recommendations.

Doctor basically rolled his eyes at the idea that our mid-wife gave us this advice and that “99% of the time it doesn’t work”.

I wish I had a photo of his face when he looked at the ultrasound and asked how we did it. 😂

Wife replies “underwater handstand” 😏

Totally agree. We figured some yoga and a trip to the local pool was basically zero risk and would both be nice activities even if it did nothing 😂