1. How did your coccyx problem start and how long have you had the problem?
2. What are your symptoms? (These may include problems with sitting, pain, problems with your mobility etc.)
3. Where is the pain you experience and how does this affect you?
4. How has the condition affected you and your life?
5. Since your problem started has there been any changes in your condition, for example do you feel things have gotten worse over time?
6. What diagnostic tests have you had (MRI, CT, X-ray etc) and what were the results of these?
7. Have you had any type of diagnosis, and do you feel this was correct or not?
8. Has your GP specifically looked for a coccyx problem, or referred you to anyone to see if your coccyx is the problem?
9. Do you feel your GP or the doctors you have seen have helped you, or do you feel they have had a negative effect?
10. Do you feel that your GP or the doctors you have seen acknowledge that your coccyx is the problem?
11. Do you feel that any of the doctors you have seen understand this type of condition and treat you fairly?
12. What treatments have you already had, if any, and did they help at all (including things like physiotherapy)?
13. Were there any other problems that arose apart from the problems with your coccyx, for example nerve damage etc?
14. How did you manage to find Dr Siva Raman and attain the referral?
15. When did you first see Dr Siva Raman and what was his diagnosis?
16. When did you have the coccygectomy and how were you after the operation?
17. How do you feel the recovery after the operation went step by step?
18. How long ago was your surgery and how do you feel now?
19. How do you feel the operation has changed your life compared to how you were before you had the surgery?
20. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about?
Dr Siva Raman has had an amazing 100% success rate with the coccygectomys (removal of the coccyx) he has performed.
