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I recently was diagnosed with a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst. Initially began seeing an ENT for being off-balance, dizzy, vertigo symptoms and pressure in my head (specifically in the back of my head). Especially when I walked and drove and/or my head moved. After a string of medication did not help, he sent me for a CT scan and MRI, which is when the cyst was found. I was referred to a neurosurgeon, whom I saw today, and was told these symptoms are not due to my cyst. Everything I have read about my symptoms, pressure in the back of my head, vertigo symptoms seem to point to what an AC can cause. He stated the pressure in my head could be due to headaches, tension headaches, that sort of thing but did not believe he could do anything to help me because he felt surgery would not relieve my symptoms. The strange thing is I have not been experiencing any sort of headache, just pressure.
After reading everyone's posts, it makes me question whether or not I should seek a 2nd opinion.
Thank you to everyone who has posted their stories. In a way, it gives me hope that one day I too can deal with this. 3 months of not being able to travel or drive long distances has truly discouraged me, and today being told my symptoms are not due to the AC has truly dampened my spirits.
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Hello everyone!
I recently was diagnosed with a posterior fossa arachnoid cyst. Initially began seeing an ENT for being off-balance, dizzy, vertigo symptoms and pressure in my head (specifically in the back of my head). Especially when I walked and drove and/or my head moved. After a string of medication did not help, he sent me for a CT scan and MRI, which is when the cyst was found. I was referred to a neurosurgeon, whom I saw today, and was told these symptoms are not due to my cyst. Everything I have read about my symptoms, pressure in the back of my head, vertigo symptoms seem to point to what an AC can cause. He stated the pressure in my head could be due to headaches, tension headaches, that sort of thing but did not believe he could do anything to help me because he felt surgery would not relieve my symptoms. The strange thing is I have not been experiencing any sort of headache, just pressure.
After reading everyone's posts, it makes me question whether or not I should seek a 2nd opinion.
Thank you to everyone who has posted their stories. In a way, it gives me hope that one day I too can deal with this. 3 months of not being able to travel or drive long distances has truly discouraged me, and today being told my symptoms are not due to the AC has truly dampened my spirits.
Adrian
March 2, 2010 - 4:53pmThis Comment
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