What They Found in my Head...
 

Been out of sorts lately. Started off being light headed and dizzy. Slowly and surely it got worse. Then the headaches started. Now I feel like if you stand up really quick and you are dizzy... well I feel like that all the time. I constantly feel drunk along with the headaches of being hung over at the same time. NOT FUN.

Anyway, I had an EEG 2 weeks ago and an MRI last Thursday. I just got the results of the MRI and here is the results:


1. A cerebellopontine angle mass on the right side

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2. A CSF signal lesion on the cranial Fossa.

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Waiting to hear form Swedish Neurology in Seattle for a surgical consultation.

I'd like to reach out and hold your hand, pal.

For us dumb guys, what could this mean? It does not sound good.

Is there anything they can do for it?
Gamma knife or surgery?

Our prayers are with you, brother.

Basically what I can make out of the papers they sent me home with is The top picture is a cyst and the other is a legion... Cant make out the $10 words in the document.

My guess is I am trying to grow another brain... which is good 'cause I'm not getting much use out of this one!

Best of luck to you.

Prayers for you. I hope they can take care it without any problems.

All the best. Hoping for a good outcome.

The paperwork says it is a "arachnoid cyst"... I just hope there are no spiders in there!

The "legion" is actually called a lesion and is an inflammation of the brain tissue due to cerebral injury or illness. It may be secondary to the cyst. Have you had a fairly recent injury or trauma to your head? Be sure your doctor(s) are aware of any situation affecting you your head and neck. Anything that may seem trivial to you may actually be a key to your treatment. And ask questions; don't be afraid to look foolish to your doctor(s) or let the brush aside your concerns or allow them to intimidate you into silence. In matters of health, there really such thing as a 'stupid' question. If you are not satisfied with an answer, keep pushing until you feel fully informed. Don't let the white coats and the 'MD' after the name make you shy to push. I recently had some tests done including a simultaneous endoscopy/colonoscopy. The doctor who did the procedure was very vague when he went over the results. I wasn't satisfied with his explanation since he seemed to give the impression the tests were either inconclusive or not worrisome. I asked another doctor in the practice to please give me a better explanation. That was when I found out the endoscopy had discovered a polyp highly prone to develop into cancer and of a type very rarely found in the duodenum. Fortunately, the polyp proved to be benign. It is incidents like this that make it necessary or any patient to demand answers if none are forthcoming. Make those MDs earn their titles and perks. Your life is far too important to be brushed aside...

I wish you the best in what may come and hope the outcome will be good...


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Oh, and Google can be your best friend in deciphering the medical gobbledygook....


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I meant lesion... Just can't focus much. On the bright side, I don't need a colonoscopy... I hope!

Yeah. Google didn't help me either.

They'll only do that if you seem to have your head up your arse.
:D

Sorry to hear this news Mate. You have my thoughts and prayers!
:salute:

Wouldn't be the first time.

Thank you and everyone for the support! :yeah:

At least you're in good spirits.:D

From what I can gather from Wiki on the subject, Any cyst or tumor will press on all the wrong places and can cause a number of problems from loss of eyesight in one eye, loss of hearing in one ear or facial paralysis.
I pray that it's treatable with radiotherapy because the excision route is very dangerous due to the location.

No sense crying and moping about it. Nothing I can do and it is no different from yesterday to today, except I know what is going on. Kicking the dog and punching the wall just gets me an angry mutt and a hurt hand!

I do have hearing loss in my right ear, blurry vision and numbness on the right side of my face and tongue... Like being at the dentist and the Novocaine is wearing off and your face is tingly and cold... like that.