Stacey, How you doing?

[cindycated]

Long story in short form.........

Low Potasium



He has me on supplements and told me to keep drinking my water. He said that vaping had nothing to do with any of it, in his opinion. Then pulled out his own e-cig from his pocket. lol I told him he needed to go get a Volt though.

I go back in a couple weeks to be retested but gave me things to look out for and not to under estimate the power of low potassium

YAY, I'm so relieved for you! I've been quietly following this saga because of my own fears (and lack of insurance), and I'm so glad it worked out with an easy fix. And how cool is that, to have a doc that vapes too?!?

Off I go, to make my little vitamin packets again...

 

[Staceylt40]

OMG - That's excellent (That he felt it had nothing to do with vaping, and then pulled out his own!) Great news all around!

Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool too. He did confirm that vaping can contribute to dehydration and told me to up mywater intake on a regular basis and all will be fine.

 

[Staceylt40]

Glad to hear it showed up and isn't anything major. Lot of people on here were concerned about you.

Wuzz, you really have no idea how much it means to me too. To know that I not only have my family, I have my SI family too.

 

[Amethyst_Star]

Glad to hear you're on the supplements now, Stacey! I was having problems with leg cramps when I first started vaping and am now on them, too!

 

[Staceylt40]

Glad to hear you're on the supplements now, Stacey! I was having problems with leg cramps when I first started vaping and am now on them, too!

That was one of the first things he asked me..... "are you having leg cramps?" And I have heard that low potasium can cause leg cramps. So drink drink drink water and eat a pickle. :O)

 

[rave]

That was one of the first things he asked me..... "are you having leg cramps?" And I have heard that low potasium can cause leg cramps. So drink drink drink water and eat a pickle. :O)

Also, PG metabolizes into lactic acid in our muscles. It makes our bodies more acid (in addition to poor modern diets). This can cause the leg (and other) cramps. The cure: drink water.

 

[cindycated]

Oh, here we go. That leg cramp is probably from fluid retention (edema) down there, from the effects of gravity (can happen when you're dehydrated). If you plan on sitting for long periods of time, try propping that leg up (on a box, a plant stand, a bucket,...), so that the fluid can work its way up to your abdomen, where your kidneys can do whatever they need to do to it. I did it just now, and it worked for me. No more pain!
...but yeah, not getting dehydrated at all is preferable.

Google is wonderful!

 

[EleanorR]

That was one of the first things he asked me..... "are you having leg cramps?" And I have heard that low potasium can cause leg cramps. So drink drink drink water and eat a pickle. :O)

And bananas! Lot and lots of yummy bananas! (They're loaded with potassium.)

 

[Amethyst_Star]

Too bad vaping banana flavor doesn't help! *snicker*

And bananas! Lot and lots of yummy bananas! (They're loaded with potassium.)

 

[Staceylt40]

Too bad vaping banana flavor doesn't help! *snicker*

HA! If that was possible I would have no problems at all. Banana is my all day vape. lol

I probably already know the answer to this, but... Anyone ever seen pickle flavor e-juice?

 

[cindycated]

HA! If that was possible I would have no problems at all. Banana is my all day vape. lol

I probably already know the answer to this, but... Anyone ever seen pickle flavor e-juice?

Need you ask? Dill Pickle e-liquid
...why, you want some? yum!

...and what's up? I thought you were DONE with the Dr. Pepper! That stuff is sooo bad for you!

 

[Jingles]

I eat a banana almost every day, probably average about five times a week. I haven't had any leg cramps since I started vaping last summer! I did get a bladder infection last summer though which could have been from the heat and mild deydration and my body getting used to the vaping.

 

[Staceylt40]

Need you ask? Dill Pickle e-liquid
...why, you want some? yum!

...and what's up? I thought you were DONE with the Dr. Pepper! That stuff is sooo bad for you!

I can vape all the Dr Pepper I want. LOL Well actually, I can't. lol a little goes a looooooong way. lol

And I don't think I could vape dill pickle. hmmm might be interesting to try, but I will let someone else do it. I am sure I can probably find someone on youtube who has already tried. lol

 

[EleanorR]

HA! If that was possible I would have no problems at all. Banana is my all day vape. lol

I probably already know the answer to this, but... Anyone ever seen pickle flavor e-juice?

Yes . . . Dill Pickle, as a matter of fact: E Liquid (Moondrop.co)

[Warning, I've read some things recently to make me suspect this vendor has "left the building" . . . ]