Pat ElliottExpertHERWriterGuideBlogger(reply to AdrianT)
Hi Adrian, and welcome to EmpowHER. Thanks for sharing your situation with us, and I'm glad we've been able to help. My personal opinion and practice is to always seek a second opinion when major surgery is involved. I also learn as much as possible about any physician that is treating me. Are you able to find out the background of the neurosurgeon you were referred to and his experience with posterior fossa arachnoid cysts? Also, I'm not clear on what you're saying the neurosurgeon said - is he saying you don't need surgery? that surgery won't help you? that there is nothing he personally can do to help you?
Three months of dealing with a problem and wondering what has caused it and then not getting answers has got to be discouraging, but please don't let it get you down. We will help you find answers and are here to support you.
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Hi Adrian, and welcome to EmpowHER. Thanks for sharing your situation with us, and I'm glad we've been able to help. My personal opinion and practice is to always seek a second opinion when major surgery is involved. I also learn as much as possible about any physician that is treating me. Are you able to find out the background of the neurosurgeon you were referred to and his experience with posterior fossa arachnoid cysts? Also, I'm not clear on what you're saying the neurosurgeon said - is he saying you don't need surgery? that surgery won't help you? that there is nothing he personally can do to help you?
Three months of dealing with a problem and wondering what has caused it and then not getting answers has got to be discouraging, but please don't let it get you down. We will help you find answers and are here to support you.
Take care, Pat
March 2, 2010 - 5:24pmThis Comment
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