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Ok, so I know this is a question for a neurologist and I have a neurologist that I have been visiting multiple times over the course of the past year.
I have taken a general neurological exam where my sensory and motor senses were tested and they came out fine. I have also had an MRI on my brain and a CT scan on my spine and nothing found in either of these.
The last time I visited my neurologist, he was insisting that I have no serious health issues and stressed that my symptoms are only muscular from bad posture. I also use my laptop everyday for long periods of time, but I make sure my posture is good.
I'm sure this neurologist knows what he is talking about, but to be safe I'm planning to visit another neurologist for a second opinion.
What bothers me is I always experience this stiff neck and the muscles in my neck, shoulders and upper back are always tight and on some days hard as stone.
I'm lucky my current roommate gives massages for a living because her massages are literally keeping me alive through this (it can be unbearable sometimes).
I also will notice that I sometimes experience non painful nerve sensations on the left side of my body (never the right side). I have experienced these nerve sensations on various parts of the left side of my body but they only last a second and they are off an on.
I have noticed my left eye and the left side of my tongue will experience these strange nerve sensations (not painful and not numb) when I'm stressed out which is almost never.
I know that a lot of serious autoimmune diseases often effect the brain which in turn effects the nervous system while other autoimmune diseases only attack the body and not the brain.
I'm trying to stay positive and not think too much about how bad things could be. I also have a good quality cervical support pillow, so unless I'm wigging out and whipping my neck around while I'm dreaming, I don't see how that could be causing all this (although I do notice it from the moment I wake up). It is always worse at night though.
I have been much more careful about my posture, but that only seems to alleviate the symptoms a little, never completely.
Is there anyone else on here that experiences these symptoms?
I have taken a general neurological exam where my sensory and motor senses were tested and they came out fine. I have also had an MRI on my brain and a CT scan on my spine and nothing found in either of these.
The last time I visited my neurologist, he was insisting that I have no serious health issues and stressed that my symptoms are only muscular from bad posture. I also use my laptop everyday for long periods of time, but I make sure my posture is good.
I'm sure this neurologist knows what he is talking about, but to be safe I'm planning to visit another neurologist for a second opinion.
What bothers me is I always experience this stiff neck and the muscles in my neck, shoulders and upper back are always tight and on some days hard as stone.
I'm lucky my current roommate gives massages for a living because her massages are literally keeping me alive through this (it can be unbearable sometimes).
I also will notice that I sometimes experience non painful nerve sensations on the left side of my body (never the right side). I have experienced these nerve sensations on various parts of the left side of my body but they only last a second and they are off an on.
I have noticed my left eye and the left side of my tongue will experience these strange nerve sensations (not painful and not numb) when I'm stressed out which is almost never.
I know that a lot of serious autoimmune diseases often effect the brain which in turn effects the nervous system while other autoimmune diseases only attack the body and not the brain.
I'm trying to stay positive and not think too much about how bad things could be. I also have a good quality cervical support pillow, so unless I'm wigging out and whipping my neck around while I'm dreaming, I don't see how that could be causing all this (although I do notice it from the moment I wake up). It is always worse at night though.
I have been much more careful about my posture, but that only seems to alleviate the symptoms a little, never completely.
Is there anyone else on here that experiences these symptoms?
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