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What might be causing electric feelings in my body?

Posted by fififefe @fififefe, Apr 2, 2022

Since after my accident in 2017 I have been experiencing a body electricfying. I don't have to hold the phone more than 5minutes. I'm not supposed to be around any copper,because that's when my body start to react. It's paining me alot and I'm also scared now. As for headache I don't want to talk about it. I really need help guys coz I'm about to lose it now.

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shanes123 | @shanes123 | Jan 16 8:38am

Joining in if that is ok. I have the power surge in my body ~ electrical feeling in my hands, legs and feet. My left leg has numbing in it in one place and when I touch my legs and arms, it feels like I am pushing on nerves in my body..
Joints in my left hand are very painful and I have no feelings in my fingertips.
I have had every test known so I have been told, but nothing shows any reason for this feeling in my body. I have run out of doctors to call. I have a balance problem, which I am learning to live with my left leg when I walk does not always move when I need it to which causes me to fall at times.. I have fallen several times and hit my head on cement which caused me to blackout but when I see the doctor they say everything is OK. The electrical feeling never goes away, no matter if I’m standing or sitting.. kind of at my wits end

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tfirzlaff | @tfirzlaff | Feb 19 10:40am
In reply to @jenniferhunter "@fififefe Thank you Lori for inviting me into this discussion. Fififefe, please let me introduce myself...." + (show)
@jenniferhunter

@fififefe Thank you Lori for inviting me into this discussion. Fififefe, please let me introduce myself. I am a spine surgery patient because of an old injury from a whiplash, and ultimately that caused spinal cord compression and it did cause electric shocks down my body. I can tell you that figuring all this out and having some one level surgery really changed my life for the better. I had been through several years of doctors missing the problem before I came to Mayo and found the right doctor. I am so glad I did that.

I understand how scary this is, and I was a terrified patient. Fear is very powerful, but more powerful than fear is the patient who takes charge and advocates for themselves to find the answers. You have control over your decisions if you do this instead of letting fear control you.

Where did you make a connection that copper was causing a problem? Is this a problem of being in physical contact with something? Can you tell me about how holding the phone is causing your pain? Are you bending your neck to hold a phone against your shoulder or is it bending your arm to hold the phone that is causing pain? Can you tell me what happened in your accident? Was this a whiplash? Do you feel different is you have good posture compared to slouching posture? Is it better or worse if you are sitting or standing? Is the pain worse at night when you lay down?

I know I had so many questions, and I bet that you do too, so ask away. I can tell you all kinds of details about my journey and how I discovered something that a bunch of doctors missed. Cervical spine issues cause big headaches too and muscle spasms from spine problems can start pulling the neck out of its normal curvature and that stretches muscles that connect the head and neck. It causes dizziness too, and possible pains elsewhere.

Have you tried a heat wrap to try to ease the pain?

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Hello I am desperately searching for my help to my problems. A lot sounds familiar to me what you are discussing. Is it possible you could tell me what doctor and where you went to get help. Did your symptoms progress over time? Any help I would be so grateful!

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | Feb 19 2:44pm
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@tfirzlaff

Hello I am desperately searching for my help to my problems. A lot sounds familiar to me what you are discussing. Is it possible you could tell me what doctor and where you went to get help. Did your symptoms progress over time? Any help I would be so grateful!

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@tfirzlaff I was having symptoms related to cervical spinal cord compression causing weakness in my arms, and pain all over my body.

The first step if you think that you also have a spine problem would be to discuss this with your primary care physician. They will likely order imaging such as MRI, and that would show if there are spine structural issues. You would need imaging like that and/or spine x-rays or CT scans if you wanted to request an appointment at Mayo which is where I had my surgery. My issues were a bit tricky and the real diagnosis was missed by all the surgeons I saw before I came to Mayo and had surgery with Dr. Jeremy Fogelson.

I tracked my symptoms on body diagrams and they did progress over time and got worse as the bone spurs causing the issues were expanding. I also kept track of what movements or body positions caused the symptoms.

If you wish to be seen at Mayo, you would need to have health insurance they accept which you can check at https://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-visitor-guide/billing-insurance and it's a good idea to call to verify.

What symptoms are you having that concern you?

Jennifer

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