Sometimes coccyx pain can be a sign of an abscess, and that’s a possibility. Do you have a fever or chills? You’re just 12 days post-op, and changes are to be expected, but if you’re experiencing significant worsening at this stage you ought to speak to whoever is covering for your surgeon. In some places that requires an office visit, and in other places a phone call is a possibility. Maybe ask the nurse who is covering for your doctor? In the US you can sometimes more easily get through by calling after hours, since an answering service can contact the doctor who is covering, but they usually don’t contact the nurse.

Thank you so much for replying Scott! This is also what I fear the most. I have no fever but night sweat and a feeling of heat inside at some moments. Could be the healing process or something else..the numbness/pain hasn‘t got worse over night but isn‘t totally gone neither. I‘m still at hospital and hoping to go home tomorrow but I will speak to a doctor today and I want at least some blood work done before I leave. I have to come back anyways next week to have another small surgery for closing my fistula but I would really like to avoid any further complications. Thanks again, at least I feel less alone 

Hi  I can't add anything more in advice but am so sorry you are having such an awful time 😑 I hope things soon start to improve for you xx

Hi Hermione, thank you so much for your support! Such kind words and compassion are always soothing and for sure helpful for the healing process

I could talk to a surgeon in the meanwhile and all wounds look good but they are keeping an eye on the pain and are checking my blood right now for any signs of inflammation *fingers crossed* 

have a nice day!

Hi Emma432 - Sorry you are going through this.  I just had my pouch removed on 10/29 (2 fistulas, severe cuffitis, etc.).  I had it disconnected a year earlier, however - at that time, I experienced numbness in my flanks area for several days afterwards the surgery.  The docs thought this was possibly due to positioning during the surgery itself - apparently, the patient is repositioned frequently and not always as gently as one would hope.   I didn't have pain in that area, however, and the numbness eventually went away.  Just another thought in addition to possible abscess, which I HOPE it isn't!   I also had a lot of discharge after the disconnect, but mine was not constant - it came in surprise attacks.  I was told to expect the rectal discharge.    I hope you find answers and feel better soon.

Hi N/A, thanks a lot for your reply, I‘m very sorry for you too, hopefully you feel better now that the inflamed pouch is gone! I hope you recover well from the surgery. I suppose my rectal discharge also comes in surprise attacks, I just don‘t notice as it goes directly into a gauze swab. May I ask if it stopped or at least got better over time? Do you still have it now after your pouch removal? Sorry for asking such indiscreet questions, but for such details I rely more on the personal experience of many than on what „science“ says

Thank you all again for your thoughts about my case, I got the results from my blood work and the inflammation markers have gone down pretty well during the last week and so I hope it is just my body adjusting to the new plumbing and healing from the massive surgery. I also noticed this feeling in my coccyx occured after walking around, maybe it has to do with my pelvic floor being involved in the surgery..? 

Anyway, your support helped me to stay relatively calm and the blood work gives me some good reason to be optimistic It‘s bed time over here, so I‘ll take my sleeping pill (one thing I love about hospitals) and give this poor body some rest  

Emma, the  rectal discharge continued until I had the pouch removed .  There was a period of time right after disconnection where it got quite severe - I couldn't even make it to the bathroom in time.  It did lighten up just a bit as time went by, but it never stopped.  I found it helpful to keep gauze in that area 24/7 (although it needed to be changed every time I peed), along with wearing a pad.  There is currently no discharge anymore of any kind since the pouch removal - not from the pouch, not from the fistulas.  

Hi N/A, thanks for the Information, I‘m happy for you that you don‘t have to deal with it anymore! I‘ll see if it gets better over time, my pouch is gone so I hope for the best. Doing the exact same with the gauze/pad thing, over time you just accept and find ways to keep your pants clean.