I would strongly suggest getting a second and even third opinion. Ask your PCP to refer you to a neurosurgeon who is well versed in this area. If my tooth hurts I see my dentist ... brain hurts beyond normal stress headache ... I see a neuro :) The neuro can tell you whether or not surgery is optimal at this time and should set up a schedule for yearly MRI's to check for growth of the cyst ... I don't know much about arachniod cysts .... but I do know that at 19 he is still growing and MRI's(MRI with and without contrast and CINE MRI's) are the best method currently to monitor the brain ... Considering that the doctor prescribed Motrin for his headache... that tells me that the Dr feels there is a problem with inflamation as well as pain ... a good question to ask is how much swelling and does this affect his CSF flow? Is this cyst the only brain abnormality? My malformation was NOT found by my doctor... I had to get the radiologist report and read it for myself to discover I had Chiari Malformation... I underwent a posterior fossa decompression and C1-2 laminectomy on May 27, 09 ... education empowHers (shamless plug!) us. Gather as much information as you can ... and get second opinions. The headache is a symptom ... no one wants to go through life wondering if tomorrow will be a day in bed or a day I can go to work :)
God bless ...
Tharilyn
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I would strongly suggest getting a second and even third opinion. Ask your PCP to refer you to a neurosurgeon who is well versed in this area. If my tooth hurts I see my dentist ... brain hurts beyond normal stress headache ... I see a neuro :) The neuro can tell you whether or not surgery is optimal at this time and should set up a schedule for yearly MRI's to check for growth of the cyst ... I don't know much about arachniod cysts .... but I do know that at 19 he is still growing and MRI's(MRI with and without contrast and CINE MRI's) are the best method currently to monitor the brain ... Considering that the doctor prescribed Motrin for his headache... that tells me that the Dr feels there is a problem with inflamation as well as pain ... a good question to ask is how much swelling and does this affect his CSF flow? Is this cyst the only brain abnormality? My malformation was NOT found by my doctor... I had to get the radiologist report and read it for myself to discover I had Chiari Malformation... I underwent a posterior fossa decompression and C1-2 laminectomy on May 27, 09 ... education empowHers (shamless plug!) us. Gather as much information as you can ... and get second opinions. The headache is a symptom ... no one wants to go through life wondering if tomorrow will be a day in bed or a day I can go to work :)
January 10, 2010 - 12:10pmGod bless ...
Tharilyn
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