I was in an ER for 4 hours with a migrane headache that there was no explaination for. I have never ever had such a headache in my life. It was after a CT scan i was told that there was "something" on the scan and an MRI would be required to verify. Well I was out of the state on vacation at the time, so i opted to have the MRI when i got home. It is scheduled for 1/13/10.
I was told that this was either a 25mm x 25mm epidermoid, or arachnoid cyst (Images through the posterior fossa show an unexplained low density process at the inferior margin of the fourth ventricle and just below the obex, between the cerebellar tonsils). Now mind you i am a little nervous at this point, even thought i was told that neither one of these types of cysts are life threatening. There is so much that i need to know.....i am raising my 1 year old grandson so my life is complicated at this moment and this was just the icing on the cake......
anyone out there know what the terms above mean? Is this in a dangerous place to operate on? Does it HAVE to be operated on? I have absolutely no sick time, no disability, no nothing at work. If i have no choice, what is the recovery time....days, weeks, months etc.? Anyone out there that can help me? In case it matters - i am 42.......
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I was in an ER for 4 hours with a migrane headache that there was no explaination for. I have never ever had such a headache in my life. It was after a CT scan i was told that there was "something" on the scan and an MRI would be required to verify. Well I was out of the state on vacation at the time, so i opted to have the MRI when i got home. It is scheduled for 1/13/10.
January 12, 2010 - 1:46pmI was told that this was either a 25mm x 25mm epidermoid, or arachnoid cyst (Images through the posterior fossa show an unexplained low density process at the inferior margin of the fourth ventricle and just below the obex, between the cerebellar tonsils). Now mind you i am a little nervous at this point, even thought i was told that neither one of these types of cysts are life threatening. There is so much that i need to know.....i am raising my 1 year old grandson so my life is complicated at this moment and this was just the icing on the cake......
anyone out there know what the terms above mean? Is this in a dangerous place to operate on? Does it HAVE to be operated on? I have absolutely no sick time, no disability, no nothing at work. If i have no choice, what is the recovery time....days, weeks, months etc.? Anyone out there that can help me? In case it matters - i am 42.......
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