I was diagnosed with a Posterior Fossa Arachnoid Cyst in 2006. My symptoms included mainly imbalance, but also nausea and pressure pain at the back of my head and across my eyes. I had a Postior Foss Craniotomy May/06. It took about three months to tell if it was successful, and I DID have 18 months symptom free. The symptoms have slowly come back and are now worse than before the first surgery. My neurosurgeon has declined to do further surgery, because of how quickly the symptoms recurred. A shunt was suggested but because I am also Type 1 Diabetic for 38 years now, that also does not seem to be an option because of risk of infection. I am wondering if anyone may know of any other treatment that again would give me my life back. Thanks, Monica Anderson
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I was diagnosed with a Posterior Fossa Arachnoid Cyst in 2006. My symptoms included mainly imbalance, but also nausea and pressure pain at the back of my head and across my eyes. I had a Postior Foss Craniotomy May/06. It took about three months to tell if it was successful, and I DID have 18 months symptom free. The symptoms have slowly come back and are now worse than before the first surgery. My neurosurgeon has declined to do further surgery, because of how quickly the symptoms recurred. A shunt was suggested but because I am also Type 1 Diabetic for 38 years now, that also does not seem to be an option because of risk of infection. I am wondering if anyone may know of any other treatment that again would give me my life back. Thanks, Monica Anderson
November 1, 2009 - 3:13pmThis Comment
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