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Postoperative pain may be worsened and take longer to improve if you required narcotic medications for a long time before the operation and it may simply take a little bit longer to fully recover. It may be counterintuitive but slowly weaning off the medications altogether may be necessary to help with the pain.View Thread

From your description I do not believe you have Piriformis syndrome, but you may instead have back pain from a degenerated disc or disc herniation . It is, of course, hard to say without examining you. It is a good sign that you feel somewhat better while being active. If your pain is coming from a disc problem the good news is that it should improve in time. If your symptoms do not continue to improve you should see a physician for a proper evaluation and exam.View Thread

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Im sorry you are having so much trouble. Placing a pain pump is not something done very often and prior to having one placed I would be sure that you are a good candidate for one and make sure you have exhausted all other treatment options. If you are only on a low dose of oral narcotics it may be worthwhile to see if you would benefit from increasing your medication dose prior to having another invasive procedure. It may even be worthwhile to see if further surgery is an option if it can be determined that your pain is necessarily coming from the L1-2 levels. Finally, I would make sure you have had some positive response to injections such as epidurals prior to placement of the pump. These criteria for placement of a pain pump are among many other things you should discuss with your treating physician prior to proceeding.View Thread

After a coccyx fracture most people would not give consideration to removing it for at least a year anyway since they typically heal uneventfully and the pain should dissipate.
It sounds like this is making you quite miserable and you are having to resort to taking a good deal of pain medicine so I would certainly give due consideration to having the surgery if your treating doctor feels it is necessary after he examines you.
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