Last 4 weeks I have had tremors so bad I couldn't walk and had to be fed. I spent 8 days in the hospital. They finally put their stupid heads together and figureded out my eletrolites were way to low. I can now feed myself and walk with a walker. I did get back home. I have a spot on my lung and they blamed it all on that (nope) then they blamed it on my kidneys NOPE.
Please be sure they check your eletrolites in your regular blood work. Mine weren't.
Mike

Mike,

I'm sorry to hear that you had such an experience, both with fluids/electrolytes and the doctors. A situation like this can do great damage or kill someone!

You need to see your internist/PCP to figure out WHY this happened. You may need to see an endocrinologist as well. A smart internist should be able to draw some conclusions from which electrolytes were high/low. Certain endocrine disorders have patterns of imbalance.

1. There was a reason this happened and any cause(s) need to be figured out.
2. Whatever the reason(s), imbalances in fluids/electrolytes can have serious consequences.
3. Hopefully, a solution can be found to keep this from happening again.

I have a great deal of personal experience with fluid/electrolyte imbalances. I've had hyponatremia (sodium too low), hypernatremia (sodium too high), hypomagnesemia (magnesium too low), hypocalcemia (calcium too low), hyperkalemia (potassium too high), and on and on! Those imbalances do not feel good and have serious consequences.

Did they even think to do an ECG?!! Did they do a UA? What did they do, if I might ask? Can you say which electrolytes were low?

Yeah, this is an important topic. I can't find the basic articles that I used to reference. Here is a variety of sites on the topic.

I'm sure your wife is all over this one! Make sure you do followup with your doctor, okay?! You have to figure out why this happened. Any sign of this happening again and go right back, ok?


Annie

Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances: NCLEX-RN || RegisteredNursing.org
Part 1.1: Life-Threatening Electrolyte Abnormalities | Circulation

Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders - YouTube

Electrolyte Imbalance Signs & Symptoms: Sweet and Simple - YouTube

http://fac.ksu.edu.sa/sites/default/...mbalance_2.pdf

https://labtestsonline.org/understan...ytes/tab/test/

have an appointment with pulmonologist and internist..being followed by neuro..am doing better however still weak and on walker. internist did order new bloodwork to see if electrolytes were holding up. most concerned about lung issues. biopsy showed squamous cell. am not convinced tremors were related as they have abated completely, all the tests you mentioned have been done. in a holding pattern for pulmonology appt. this coming week. thank you for the links, will keep you posted. (mikes wife)

I knew you would be on top of this! You guys do a great job of working the problem, seeing the right doctors, etc.

Tremors can be from dehydration and related electrolyte imbalances. Also, if the CNS was affected, that can cause tremors as well. For doctors to even say that a spot on the lungs could cause tremors, when it was so obvious that there were electrolyte imbalances . . . well, that's really dumb.

I hope the lung spot isn't cancer! You'll be in my thoughts.


Annie