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Tail a possibility?
So, I've noticed this for almost all my life, and I've just assumed it's nothing to worry about, but I just want to know if it's what I've been assuming all along.
There's like...some kind of hole right above where my butt ends, and it doesn't go into my body or anything. It's almost like a belly button, except it's not in the right place you know? I've just always assumed I was born with a tail, and it was removed immediately after birth like most people who do are born with them.
Am I right or not? I would ask my doctor, but it's not really life-threatening to me, so I kind of don't want to pay the copay money just to see her over that :)
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I would say it's very possible you were born with a tail, but there isn't going to be any way for us to confirm this or not.
It seems that tails may be more common then most of us think:
"One out of every 16 children is born with defects. Most of these are minor, such as the babies born with tails. When a baby is born with a tail, the doctors cut it off right away. Most people do not know if they had a tail."
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I suggest talking with your regular doctor about it the next time you go for whatever reason. They may be able to check out the area and actually tell if something has been removed at some point.
I would think that a tail removal wouldn't leave a place looking like a belly-button though. A tail would be much like a limb on your body, or even a finger at that. With the removal of such things you aren't left with an indent, but, rather, a scarred up surface.
You see, you are born with your body already being aware that your umbilical cord will be removed from the body. If you notice when a baby is born, the umbilical cord does not resemble a limb attachment at all. The naval itself is sort of already formed with the cord extending from inside of it. See what I mean here:
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While a tail is more like an actual attachment:
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...which would mean removal would leave a scar, not an actual indentation. There would need to be a reason to actually dig INTO the body with the removal and I really don't envision doctor's doing such, especially that it is so close to the spinal cord. You can see that it has nothing to do with an extended spinal cord, as many animals' tails are, here:
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Anyway, I wouldn't worry much about it right now as it could be something like a serious injury you had as a baby that you cannot recall. It may also just be a birth defect in itself--an unusual indentation.
So, in short, have your doctor check it out the next time you go in, but I definately wouldn't make an appointment just for this like you said.
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Could be. That does happen very occasionally. More likely that it's just a birthmark, though.
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i don't think thats possible
can you ask a parent or older family member maybe if you've always had the mark?
and if its not a big issue then next time your at the doctor for something else bring it up
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