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Posted 1/24/2012 6:56 PM (GMT 0)
Just thought I would check in again to see if anyone who had a colectomy has experience "pins & needles" symptoms all over the body.  I have been dealing with this as a neurological issue which started about two months after surgery and continues to this day.  My surgery was at the end of September.

Any thoughts by anyone?

 

Posted 1/24/2012 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
Do you have this feeling all of the time? Ever since I had my ileostomy I noticed when I get really hot, instead of just sweating like I used to, I get that pins and needles feeling all over and it's very uncomfortable.
Posted 1/24/2012 8:11 PM (GMT 0)
Yes pretty much all of the time although it is not too bad in the AM but getting worse as the day goes on.  Seems like it is a little better but doesn't want to go away.

Anyone else have experience with this?  We are thinking that it might have something to do with the fact that the colon is a huge nerve center and now that it's gone the body is freaking out and making these symptoms.

Thanks!

Posted 1/24/2012 9:03 PM (GMT 0)
     about a month post op, I had an episode where all of a sudden I started having tons of output.  I drank a bottle of Gatorade and that may have had something to do with it.  Almost immediately, I started with the pins and needles, then began to vomit.  My husband called the paramedics and they took me to the hospital in order to rehydrate me.  So, the pins and needles may have something to do with being dehydrated.  Not sure, just a theory.
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