Newest Review: ... out. Thankfully I sought a second opinion, who the second doctor again was puzzled that my coccyx pain was caused by childbirth but for pain relief I was to have steroid injections at the point of the pain, which they called a Minor Op. Before injecting the area with steroid, a qualified doctor injects the area with some local anaesthetic to numb the area, even with anaesthetic the injection was still painful - it really stung!. Steroid injections can ease the pain straight away or can take a few hours to days to fully get to work, the injection can last up to six months in some cases. Mine lasted six weeks on and off but thankfully th... more