Question:
legs feel tingly

   — toni W. (posted on January 25, 2006)

January 25, 2006
Don't know about the legs but when my hands tingle my pottasium is dangerously low!!! (Low potassium can give you a heart attack).
   — Danmark

January 25, 2006
Vitamin B12 deficiency is an often overlooked problem after bariatric operations. You should have your level of this vitamin as well as levels of other key nutrients checked routinely after surgery to treat obesity. Otherwise maybe you just sat in one position too long.
   — Dr. Brackman

January 25, 2006
You didn't say much about your surgery or supplementation program. When they run your labs, do they check B1 and B12 both? Anything going on with your mouth?
   — vitalady

January 25, 2006
Greetings, I do not know anything aobut the vitamin deficiancies, but a poster on my "January" board said that this was happeneing to her and the nutritionist advised her it was due to rapid weight loss in the legs. I would definately ask my doctor, but several people responded with the same issue. Good luck. Please post your answer from the doc so we can all be in the know. Thanks Kristie
   — continuedmoon

January 25, 2006
If you are having Restless Legs Syndrome then it could very well be an Iron defiency. I had this problem every night and it nearly drove me crazy. I now take an extra Iron supplement (Ferrous Sulfate) daily and have not had a single problem since. Char
   — Charlene W.