Nerve problems in legs and wrists?

[ahoy 3]

Anyone else had nerve issues since their sleeve?

A few times I've woken up (or felt, while sitting) with a weird "scrape-y" hot pain in my right leg, which then led to numbness and tingling. It goes away... the first time I thought it was cuz I slept on it funny, but the second time, I woke up and had been sleeping on my back. I have also woken up with both arms numb, which hasn't happened to me in forever -- not since we got the tempurpedic mattress. (Which honestly should prevent this stuff!)

And the past 2 days, my wrist symptoms flared up... I rarely have carpal tunnel symptoms but my wrist is mega unhappy right now and my right pinky just went numb.

I have never had the leg symptoms before in my life. When it was just that, I figured it might be a side effect of losing a bunch of weight on my backside (yay) and maybe from lying in the hardish hospital bed. But then it's moving to my arms, and I'm a little freaked. I am quite positive that it wouldn't be considered "serious" by my doctor so I'm asking your opinion.

What do you think... Nutritional deficiency? Just general weirdness from losing weight?

Otherwise, except for an incoming sinus infection, I feel pretty fine.

Thanks in advance!

[exoticheart 5]

The hot pain in your leg should be evaluated... are you diabetic? Ask your doctor for a segmental pressure exam, it will check your arterial pressure and pulses and see if you have a block some where . Feeling of hot pain is sometimes a symptom.

Anyone else had nerve issues since their sleeve?

A few times I've woken up (or felt, while sitting) with a weird "scrape-y" hot pain in my right leg, which then led to numbness and tingling. It goes away... the first time I thought it was cuz I slept on it funny, but the second time, I woke up and had been sleeping on my back. I have also woken up with both arms numb, which hasn't happened to me in forever -- not since we got the tempurpedic mattress. (Which honestly should prevent this stuff!)

And the past 2 days, my wrist symptoms flared up... I rarely have carpal tunnel symptoms but my wrist is mega unhappy right now and my right pinky just went numb.

I have never had the leg symptoms before in my life. When it was just that, I figured it might be a side effect of losing a bunch of weight on my backside (yay) and maybe from lying in the hardish hospital bed. But then it's moving to my arms, and I'm a little freaked. I am quite positive that it wouldn't be considered "serious" by my doctor so I'm asking your opinion.

What do you think... Nutritional deficiency? Just general weirdness from losing weight?

Otherwise, except for an incoming sinus infection, I feel pretty fine.

Thanks in advance!

[Tiffykins 673]

First off, are you taking B12 via sublingual or injections? ? ? Nerve damage from Vitamin B deficiencies are the #1 deficiency in gastrectomy patients not just those that have VSG for weight loss, other gastrectomy patients suffer b12 deficiencies as well.

As for weird numbness, tingling, I have experienced off and on through my journey as my body shape changed, as weight shifted. Kind of like in pregnancy when the baby moves and grows.

BUT, if you are not taking good quality Vitamins especially B, sublingual B12 to be exact get some labs pulled, and ask that your B12, folate and B6 are checked.

[ahoy 3]

Hi exoticheart, good point! I am not diabetic & have awesome blood sugar levels. But if it happens again, I will definitely get it looked at.

Tiffykins, huh. I stopped taking a Vitamin that had B12 and b6 in it because my levels were TOO high. The amount I was taking was fairly high but nowhere near the upper suggested safety limit, and I was getting some symptoms from the b6. But I think you're right. Not only am I sleeved now, but apparently 1 of my medicines prevents the absorption of B Vitamins (the PPI).

Will get my labs checked just to be safe cuz I don't wanna OD on B6 and get neuropathy from THAT -- again.

[swizzly 901]

I don't recall any tingly bits, but I did have odd pains (some of them pretty bad) from weight loss and weight shifting. My GD sciatica flared BAD about a week post-op for no apparent reason...then went away again a couple weeks after that.