Hi Tessty,
I'm glad you found this site to be helpful for you. Sometimes just reading about other's experiences can get the ball rolling to help you figure out your own medical mystery.
I have not done a whole lot of research myself, into these brain cysts and heart problems, though it makes total sense. The brain does regulate your heart and heart rate. The funny thing is, is that I have suffered with problems with tachycardia for years; since I was 22 and am now 42. Originally my cardiologist diagnosed me with mitral valve prolapse, though upon ultrasound, they never really saw the valve prolpase to the point where it should be giving me the symptoms I experienced. They put me on Inderal, regardless; a Beta blocker and it has worked all these years to help keep my tachy at bay. But funny thing is, it was about this time that my posterior fossa arachnoid cyst was discovered. All these years, I just kept the two separate. I never associated one problem with the other, but have most recently been wondering myself if the two could be related. My cyst, as far as pressure problems in my head, did not rear its ugly head until many years later...2003 and 2004 especially. It was '05 that I finally found someone to listen to me and help me and he is Dr. Robert Spetzler in Phoenix, Arizona. He practices at Barrow's Neurological Institute. He and his group are very knowlegable about these cysts (brain cysts of all types). He knows what they can do and what they can be responsible for. I was living in Albuquerque, NM at the time and for me, it was well worth the travel to see him.
My cyst and the problems I lived and suffered with, as well as my journey to find medical treatment, provoked me to write about it. I wrote a book depicting my journey to get medical treatment and overcoming the nightmare due to my arachnoid cyst titled, "It's all in Your Head." It will be out this fall, 2011. I hope it helps others living with and going through similar situations.
Keep us informed and I would continue researching and looking into your cyst being related to your heart problems. Sounds like you could be on to something.
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Hi Tessty,
I'm glad you found this site to be helpful for you. Sometimes just reading about other's experiences can get the ball rolling to help you figure out your own medical mystery.
I have not done a whole lot of research myself, into these brain cysts and heart problems, though it makes total sense. The brain does regulate your heart and heart rate. The funny thing is, is that I have suffered with problems with tachycardia for years; since I was 22 and am now 42. Originally my cardiologist diagnosed me with mitral valve prolapse, though upon ultrasound, they never really saw the valve prolpase to the point where it should be giving me the symptoms I experienced. They put me on Inderal, regardless; a Beta blocker and it has worked all these years to help keep my tachy at bay. But funny thing is, it was about this time that my posterior fossa arachnoid cyst was discovered. All these years, I just kept the two separate. I never associated one problem with the other, but have most recently been wondering myself if the two could be related. My cyst, as far as pressure problems in my head, did not rear its ugly head until many years later...2003 and 2004 especially. It was '05 that I finally found someone to listen to me and help me and he is Dr. Robert Spetzler in Phoenix, Arizona. He practices at Barrow's Neurological Institute. He and his group are very knowlegable about these cysts (brain cysts of all types). He knows what they can do and what they can be responsible for. I was living in Albuquerque, NM at the time and for me, it was well worth the travel to see him.
My cyst and the problems I lived and suffered with, as well as my journey to find medical treatment, provoked me to write about it. I wrote a book depicting my journey to get medical treatment and overcoming the nightmare due to my arachnoid cyst titled, "It's all in Your Head." It will be out this fall, 2011. I hope it helps others living with and going through similar situations.
Keep us informed and I would continue researching and looking into your cyst being related to your heart problems. Sounds like you could be on to something.
Best wishes-
March 11, 2011 - 3:23amMaria
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