That being said, some patients are just more body aware than others. I have also had blotchiness in my hands and arms with a light reddish purple rash caused by thoracic outlet syndrome which is also caused by compression of the brachial plexus nerve bundle that creates this response.
Having spine surgery to correct this fixed it entirely, no more electric shocks. You could consult your regular doctor in case it is something like I've had an electric bolt down my entire body that was caused by spinal cord compression, and when I bent my neck, it put more pressure on an already compressed spinal cord and I got a shock. The bumps follow nerve pathways and are very painful. My mom had this, and had small bright dark red raised spots that were clustered and in a line. That was true for me too, and I had the same experience of this pain being fixed by spine surgery.Īnother issue may be something like the shingles. The literature talked about funicular pain that can happen anywhere in the body from cervical spinal cord compression (stenosis), and that there are no definitive tests to confirm it, and that decompression surgery fixes it. I also came with a copy of some medical literature with a case similar to mine with the same symptoms and that diagnosis had been missed by the other doctors. That surgeon decided not to help me, and I found a better surgeon at Mayo and everyone there listened to me. I had a similar experience of not being listened to and a surgeon's nurse misunderstanding my early symptoms of spinal cord compression, getting annoyed, and telling me to consult a doctor about it. If your doctor isn't listening and believing this is real, maybe you should look elsewhere. I've had an electric bolt down my entire body that was caused by spinal cord compression, and when I bent my neck, it put more pressure on an already compressed spinal cord and I got a shock.