any chance it is related to your sciatica problem?  wild guess from this side of the atlantic.  have no idea, but love the connection with the joke hand buzzers!  j

Sounds like it could be nerve related, weird it would kick off after all this time though. I guess keep an eye on it, see a doc of it persists or if it gets worse?  Hope it sorts itself out soon

That is what is freaking me out...the sudden appearance of it yesterday. I get tweeks and tweerks down there, that heavy feeling like there is something growing in there (I have had scans in the general region, there is nothing) but this was kinda strange...nothing for the moment this morning...But Janet is right, it may be nerve pain from the fall...I landed on the coccyx pretty badly so it is possible that with all of the twisting and turning trying to crack myself back into place that something moved where it shouldn't. 

Will monitor it.

Sharon

An electric sensation is surely nerve-related. It's possible that an adjustment had some unfortunate results, perhaps compressing a nerve.

I already have one that has been compressed since the fall but this one is/was new...I haven't been adjusted in a few months...So it wouldn't be that...but might be from the Pilates/yoga I am doing to try to ease the pain???

It has gone away again but left me with a 'full' feeling down there...very weird.

Sharon

When I've got significant nerve-related back issues going on I'm very conservative about stretching. It's much easier to make things worse than better, I think.

Ok, thanks...I will ease up a bit and see if that helps.

Sharon

Hello

Have you had potassium levels checked lately?

No, why? Is it involved in nerve transmission?

Sharon

when my first pouch had a leak in it, it was leaking into my spinal column and I had an infection there. I was getting lower back pain with random sharp zaps all down my legs.

skn69 posted:

No, why? Is it involved in nerve transmission?

Sharon

Well I had this sensation after a GP put me on diuretics many years ago.

He soon put me on potassium meds. Just a thought as I felt all tingly and odd.

Something easy to get checked.

Thanks, I will check it out...I am having lots of leg cramps so you may well be right...

Potassium is critical to nerve transmission, but so are other ions, such as sodium. The symptoms are general enough that it would be reasonable to check electrolytes but premature to focus on potassium. 

Cramps are a symptom of dehydration and/or low potassium  level. I need considerable more water now that I have a kpouch. Don't know what the connection is but I know that there is a difference since getting rid of the J pouch.

If a salts/ions issue, presumably something like Dioralyte might help?  (rehydration salts?).  I think it common knowledge that bananas are useful for us folks  because of the high potassium

It is asparagus and artichoke season here and I tend to eat a lot of them but also drink the cooking water that is full of vitamins as well as being very, very diurectic...meaning I pee 22xs/day...although I keep hydrating I may be losing too many trace minerals...I will try to add a few other elements to my 'water' and see if that helps...if not I will hit the supplements aisle at my local drugstore.

Sharon

SKN69...bit of a coincidence but I had my 3 month appointment with my doc yesterday, im doing good but I did mention reduced energy levels (as I still like to cycle etc).  He said basically what I already knew, hydration really important blah blah.  But as I had no dizziness or cramping I hadn't considered dehydration as a possible cause. 

Anyway he suggested I made my own rehydrating drink.  Basically..

1 litre of water

6 flat tea spoons of sugar

0.5 teaspoon of salt ((a posh salt like rock salt or himilayan salt is probally best as contains more nutrients)

200 ml of orange juice (potassium and flavour)

so im trying this today, cheap and easy... (instead of orange juice you could eat a banana or mash it into the water.  Failing that just do without the fruit all together or you can use fresh lemon juice)..

I just started with coconut water, which I don't love, so I add diluted orange juice.  Both have a lot of potassium and  diluting the orange juice I don't get so much sugar.  Good tip on the salt.  I'll add that to it.