Re: kathy, rogene, all: tingling in face - Beth

April 4, 2005

Hi Beth,

Sounds pretty bad. I will tell you that I had the tingling in my hands and never really knew what caused it. When I was explanted it stopped. I get it occassionally but nothing like what it was.

As for the tingling, electrical like shots that you describe, I have that in my lower legs. I had it for as long as I can remember but it became much more severe after the implants. I never knew what it was until I was being tested for everything when I became ill. I was told that it was peripheral neuropathy and in my case was caused by a B12 deficiency. It also affects my feet. It is very painful when the weather gets hot. They swell and hurt or burn. I can't quite explain the feeling only that it is very painful.

I was going to the doctor monthly to get B12 shots until he said that they are too expensive. Can you believe that??? He gave me some kind of nose spray but it doesn't work nearly as well. My stomach has some kind of acid that will not allow my body to absorb B12 through the foods I eat or even vitamins.

I'm going to go to the doctor and see if I can get the shots started up again. I'm also taking magnesium. 500mg. I just started that so I'm not sure if it is helping me just yet but I'm sure that it can't hurt. I've done some research and found it to be helpful for people with fibromyalgia.

That is just what is going on with me. I suggest you see a good neurologist. If there is such a thing. I'm so disgusted with doctors!

Good luck to you,

Beth S. bethlakey <bethlakey@...> wrote:

I am certainly perplexed by this. It started 3 months after implanting and I've had it almost every day for about 2 years now. I'm afraid that I may have some nerve damage. Along with the infection problem, I really do believe I was highly allergic to some of the chemicals in the implants. See what you think about this. Right after explanting, my heart palpitations acted up. Dr. Kolb had to administer a beta blocker during recovery. After I got home, I started experiencing electrical like burning zaps in my head and body. I experienced tingling and pin pricking sensations in my arms, legs, face, even down to fingers. I would wake up at night drenched in sweat, with the muscle twitches going off in my arms and legs. The heart palpitations abated two days after explant, and

haven't returned. I do get occasional skipped beats, but that is normal for me. The other symptoms subsided after a month, and now I only seem to have the tingling or crawly feelings in the left side of my face and neck.Of all the things I have tried, I can say with surety that the sauna is definitely the most helpful, epsom salt baths and the clay were good too, but the sauna is a must for me to function. I am guessing that the sauna is helping the blood flow open up and I know the heat is healing to the connective tissues.I have probably cut my sugar intake down by 60%. I don't purposely use sugar, but I know the little devil is almost everywhere. I eat organic about half the time, when I can find it. I am thinking about adding the garlic again. I have done a few of the mild liver flushes, and am looking for an open weekend (which never happens with small children) to try the full

flush.I am trying to figure out if I should have a followup with a neurologist and get a fresh opinion. Two years ago, it looked like I was developing a pinched nerve in the c-spine area, although I was told it wouldn't cause tingling in the facial area.hugs,BethOpinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment. "Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world." - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

April 4, 2005

Hi Kenda,

It was suggested that I do that but I just can't give myself a shot. I know it sounds silly but I just can't do it. For the longest time, I wasn't even able to look when they took my blood but after about 100 blood tests, it stopped affecting me. Giving myself a shot though is a different thing. Wish I could.

Beth S.Kenda Skaggs <kdskaggs@...> wrote:

Hi Beth,Have you asked yoru doctor to sell you a bottle of B-12 so you can give it to yourself? Each year when I go to the mountains, I give myself B-12 injections daily to counter affect the altitude. The bottle is very cheap and the injections easy to give in the rumpus. I have bought my bottles from both my chiropractor and my ND.Kenda

Hi Beth, Sounds pretty bad. I will tell you that I had the tingling in my hands and never really knew what caused it. When I was explanted it stopped. I get it occassionally but nothing like what it was. As for the tingling, electrical like shots that you describe, I have that in my lower legs. I had it for as long as I can remember but it became much more severe after the implants. I never knew what it was until I was being tested for everything when I became ill. I was told that it was peripheral neuropathy and in my case was caused by a B12 deficiency. It also affects my feet. It is very painful when the weather gets hot. They swell and hurt or burn. I can't quite explain the feeling only that it is very painful. I was going to the doctor monthly to get B12 shots until he said that they are too expensive. Can you believe that??? He gave me

some kind of nose spray but it doesn't work nearly as well. My stomach has some kind of acid that will not allow my body to absorb B12 through the foods I eat or even vitamins. I'm going to go to the doctor and see if I can get the shots started up again. I'm also taking magnesium. 500mg. I just started that so I'm not sure if it is helping me just yet but I'm sure that it can't hurt. I've done some research and found it to be helpful for people with fibromyalgia. That is just what is going on with me. I suggest you see a good neurologist. If there is such a thing. I'm so disgusted with doctors! Good luck to you,Beth S. bethlakey <bethlakey@...> wrote:

I am certainly perplexed by this. It started 3 months after implanting and I've had it almost every day for about 2 years now. I'm afraid that I may have some nerve damage. Along with the infection problem, I really do believe I was highly allergic to some of the chemicals in the implants. See what you think about this. Right after explanting, my heart palpitations acted up. Dr. Kolb had to administer a beta blocker during recovery. After I got home, I started experiencing electrical like burning zaps in my head and body. I experienced tingling and pin pricking sensations in my arms, legs, face, even down to fingers. I would wake up at night drenched in sweat, with the muscle twitches going off in my arms and legs. The heart palpitations abated two days after expla nt, and haven't returned. I do get occasional skipped beats, but

that is normal for me. The other symptoms subsided after a month, and now I only seem to have the tingling or crawly feelings in the left side of my face and neck.Of all the things I have tried, I can say with surety that the sauna is definitely the most helpful, epsom salt baths and the clay were good too, but the sauna is a must for me to function. I am guessing that the sauna is helping the blood flow open up and I know the heat is healing to the connective tissues.I have probably cut my sugar intake down by 60%. I don't purposely use sugar, but I know the little devil is almost everywhere. I eat organic about half the time, when I can find it. I am thinking about adding the garlic again. I have done a few of the mild liver flushes, and am looking for an open weekend (which never happens with small children) to try th e full flush.I am trying to figure out if I should have a followup

with a neurologist and get a fresh opinion. Two years ago, it looked like I was developing a pinched nerve in the c-spine area, although I was told it wouldn't cause tingling in the facial area.hugs,BethOpinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment. "Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world." - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

April 4, 2005

Hi Beth,

Have you asked yoru doctor to sell you a bottle of B-12 so you can give it to yourself? Each year when I go to the mountains, I give myself B-12 injections daily to counter affect the altitude. The bottle is very cheap and the injections easy to give in the rumpus. I have bought my bottles from both my chiropractor and my ND.

Kenda

Hi Beth,

Sounds pretty bad. I will tell you that I had the tingling in my hands and never really knew what caused it. When I was explanted it stopped. I get it occassionally but nothing like what it was.

As for the tingling, electrical like shots that you describe, I have that in my lower legs. I had it for as long as I can remember but it became much more severe after the implants. I never knew what it was until I was being tested for everything when I became ill. I was told that it was peripheral neuropathy and in my case was caused by a B12 deficiency. It also affects my feet. It is very painful when the weather gets hot. They swell and hurt or burn. I can't quite explain the feeling only that it is very painful.

I was going to the doctor monthly to get B12 shots until he said that they are too expensive. Can you believe that??? He gave me some kind of nose spray but it doesn't work nearly as well. My stomach has some kind of acid that will not allow my body to absorb B12 through the foods I eat or even vitamins.

I'm going to go to the doctor and see if I can get the shots started up again. I'm also taking magnesium. 500mg. I just started that so I'm not sure if it is helping me just yet but I'm sure that it can't hurt. I've done some research and found it to be helpful for people with fibromyalgia.

That is just what is going on with me. I suggest you see a good neurologist. If there is such a thing. I'm so disgusted with doctors!

Good luck to you,

Beth S.

bethlakey <bethlakey@...> wrote:

I am certainly perplexed by this. It started 3 months after

implanting and I've had it almost every day for about 2 years now.

I'm afraid that I may have some nerve damage. Along with the

infection problem, I really do believe I was highly allergic to some

of the chemicals in the implants.

See what you think about this. Right after explanting, my heart

palpitations acted up. Dr. Kolb had to administer a beta blocker

during recovery. After I got home, I started experiencing

electrical like burning zaps in my head and body. I experienced

tingling and pin pricking sensations in my arms, legs, face, even

down to fingers. I would wake up at night drenched in sweat, with

the muscle twitches going off in my arms and legs. The heart

palpitations abated two days after expla nt, and haven't returned. I

do get occasional skipped beats, but that is normal for me. The

other symptoms subsided after a month, and now I only seem to have

the tingling or crawly feelings in the left side of my face and neck.

Of all the things I have tried, I can say with surety that the sauna

is definitely the most helpful, epsom salt baths and the clay were

good too, but the sauna is a must for me to function. I am guessing

that the sauna is helping the blood flow open up and I know the heat

is healing to the connective tissues.

I have probably cut my sugar intake down by 60%. I don't purposely

use sugar, but I know the little devil is almost everywhere. I eat

organic about half the time, when I can find it. I am thinking

about adding the garlic again. I have done a few of the mild liver

flushes, and am looking for an open weekend (which never happens

with small children) to try th e full flush.

I am trying to figure out if I should have a followup with a

neurologist and get a fresh opinion. Two years ago, it looked like

I was developing a pinched nerve in the c-spine area, although I was

told it wouldn't cause tingling in the facial area.

hugs,

Beth

Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment.

" Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

April 4, 2005

Hi Beth,

How about a family member? Or can someone teach you? I really is simple, you just jab yourself in the butt.

Kenda

Hi Kenda,

It was suggested that I do that but I just can't give myself a shot. I know it sounds silly but I just can't do it. For the longest time, I wasn't even able to look when they took my blood but after about 100 blood tests, it stopped affecting me. Giving myself a shot though is a different thing. Wish I could.

Beth S.

Kenda Skaggs <kdskaggs@...> wrote:

Hi Beth,

Have you asked yoru doctor to sell you a bottle of B-12 so you can give it to yourself? Each year when I go to the mountains, I give myself B-12 injections daily to counter affect the altitude. The bottle is very cheap and the injections easy to give in the rumpus. I have bought my bottles from both my chiropractor and my ND.

Kenda

Hi Beth,

Sounds pretty bad. I will tell you that I had the tingling in my hands and never really knew what caused it. When I was explanted it stopped. I get it occassionally but nothing like what it was.

As for the tingling, electrical like shots that you describe, I have that in my lower legs. I had it for as long as I can remember but it became much more severe after the implants. I never knew what it was until I was being tested for everything when I became ill. I was told that it was peripheral neuropathy and in my case was caused by a B12 deficiency. It also affects my feet. It is very painful when the weather gets hot. They swell and hurt or burn. I can't quite explain the feeling only that it is very painful.

I was going to the doctor monthly to get B12 shots until he said that they are too expensive. Can you believe that??? He gave me some kind of nose spray but it doesn't work nearly as well. My stomach has some kind of acid that will not allow my body to absorb B12 through the foods I eat or even vitamins.

I'm going to go to the doctor and see if I can get the shots started up again. I'm also taking magnesium. 500mg. I just started that so I'm not sure if it is helping me just yet but I'm sure that it can't hurt. I've done some research and found it to be helpful for people with fibromyalgia..