Boney people, do you hurt yourself in the bathtub, too?

In My Humble Opinion
1

I have a near perpetual wound on the skin over my tailbone from sliding back and forth in the tub to wet my hair. The friction does a number on me. Am I alone in this bizarre injury?

2

I’ve been pretty damn thin but never to that point. If you have a wound that won’t heal, you should check with a wound specialist to get that taken care of. Is there any way you can bring a pitcher in the tub with you to wet your hair?

3

I have a bony butt, too. Sitting on a hard seat for any length of time is agony. In my car, I have to use a seat cushion, or it feels like my butt is bruised. Since I don’t wash my hair in the tub, I don’t have the OP’s problem, but it’s certainly possible in my case.

4

Brothers! (And sisters!)

Never a problem with my tailbone though. That just sounds like an issue of not sitting upright enough (or at least mine doesn’t touch.)

5

In the bath, no. Climbing out of swimming pools, yes. Last time I went swimming I woke up with 5 bruises the next day :frowning:

6

Um, maybe you should start taking a shower instead of a bath?

7

Though having just now taken a bath, I recalled that I often sit against the side without the sloped back. In Japan this is easy since none do, but for anywhere with real-sized bathtubs it means you have to position yourself in the corner between the faucet/top drain and the wall. But hey, we’re thin! (And it’s actually not all that uncomfortable to be in the corner.

My tailbone must be why I have taken to sitting reversed. If so, I’d entirely forgotten.

8

Noooo, my friend. We’re thin not sadists.

9

Oh, I do. I was exaggerating a little when I said the injury was “near perpetual.” It’s just a sore spot once in a while after I bathe. Since I probably shower just as often as I take baths, it’s not like I’m in constant discomfort.

10

I’ve lost 152 pounds after gastric bypass surgery and I find this is THE most irritating side effect. I’m a die-hard tub soaker (books, magazines, do my nails, etc.) and it’s just not the same without the extra padding.

VCNJ~

11

Inflatable bath pillows are the only cure for this, I’ve found. Position one of them under your ass, and another behind your back. (I wish they made tub-sized lounging chairs!)