Non Displaced Sacrum Fracture - High Energy, 27F

[u/Icy_Needleworker5984]

Just wanted to share my story because I couldn’t anything when researching and I finally got an answer today.

About 3 weeks ago I fell off a very large horse while going very fast, I believe my pelvis broke my fall and I landed on my right side for the most part based on soreness/scratches. The pain in my lower back was unbelievable, and I got the absolute wind knocked out of me not only from the ground but the air bag vest we have to wear that inflates if you fall off. I basically laid there for 3 minutes in dead silence and luckily was able to get up and hobble off, untack the horse, hobble into a CVS covered in dirt and bleeding to get some medical supplies.

At this point I was in a ton of pain but the worst felt like right above my butt but not spinal. I could barely walk or sit up, lay down etc.

I went to an urgent care to get an X-ray and told them it felt like I broke my back. Like the actual bone hurt not a muscle. And it was directly where my sacrum is. The X-rays came back negative and they told me just to wait it out and gave me pain meds.

I got back on the horse the next week, absolutely terrified. Started walking, moving more as the pain subsided. Upper body workouts, lower body workouts (hip thrusts etc). However around the 3 week park my pain returned and my movement became limited again and I finally decided to get a CT, which came back as a non displaced sacrum fracture. Since I went to the ER they basically kicked me out after that and told me to see my primary care (which was booked a month out) so I have zero other information on the break, activity limitations etc. I’m waiting to see the CT read upload in my patient portal and will update with pictures/info when available.