This past Tuesday I was driving to the clinic thinking I had a kidney infection. While driving I got this tingling sensation from head to toe and shortly there after got horrible cramping of my arm, hands, and feet. Then slowly lost my speech. I thought I was having a stroke. I went to ER where they said my potassium and magnesium levels were dangerously low. I also was told I had a bladder, kidney, and gallbladder infection and a small kidney stone. Its been four days and I dont feel much better.  Im still getting occasional tingling in my face and feel very sluggish. Is this normal?
Hello dear, The kidney helps in maintaining the acid-base balance in the body. And any pathology to it in the form of infection or stone can result in imbalance resulting in increased sensitivity of nerve endings at the Neuromuscular junctions. So, the tingling sensation in the face can be attributed to increased sensitivity of the nerves which supply those muscle groups. Other causes can be