The stiff neck
私は強烈な首こりに見舞われて、レントゲン検査のみならず、11月11日、MRI検査を受けたところ、首の神経に異常があり、首こりの原因であることが確定した。幸い、現状手足に異常が来ていない状況で、手術するほどのものではないので、鎮痛剤使用で対応してくれることになった。薬使用後1ヶ月では効果なかった。今回12月9日、鎮痛剤増量して様子を見ることとした。まず、思いがけない効果が出たのは、今まで、かなり眠りが浅かったのが、劇的に改善されて、夜に目が覚める回数が少なくなった。そして本来の目的の首こりによる痺れ感も、増量4日後の今日12月 13日現在、だいぶ、痛みは和らぎつつあるようだ。I suffered from an intense stiff neck and underwent not only an x-ray examination but also an MRI scan on November 11, which confirmed that there was an abnormality in the nerves in my neck, which was the cause of the stiff neck. Fortunately, there was no abnormality in the limbs at present, and it was not enough to require surgery, so they decided to treat it with the use of painkillers. One month after the use of the medication, it was not effective. This time, on December 9, they decided to increase the dose of painkillers and see how it goes. First of all, the unexpected effect was that my sleep, which used to be quite shallow, improved dramatically, and I woke up less frequently at night. The numbness caused by a stiff neck, which was the original purpose of the dosage increase, seems to be easing up as of today, December 13, four days after the dosage increase.