cyst in the brain?

[guerinche]

I am 37 years olds and  I have seizures since I was fourteen. I have always been told I have a cyst in the back of my  brain but now they tell me its been growing and that I need surgery. What should i do first. I am lost and very afraid of everything. Does anybody have any advice?

[parker776]

be very careful if you do decide to have surgery.I had a tumor removed from my frontal lobe and have had more problems since.A medication was injected into my arteries surrounding the tumor the day before surgery to decrease the amount of bleeding and they clotted my retinal artery making me go blind in my left eye.Also the bone became infected following the surgery and they had to go back in and remove about 1/3 of my skull for about 6 months with I/V antibiotics.I now have more siezures than I did prior and that was about 5 years ago, so I dont think they are going to be stopping any time soon.Just be sure that it really does have to be removed, because you may be better off just leaving it be.Best of luck.

[melvinkathlene]

First I am with you I understand you are not alone. You need to get on the web and do research as I have done on epilepsy foundation and read about brain surgery. If yours is different look up the surgery that you will have get all the information you want and need. It is scarry, it's our brain they are going to operate on but they are very trained and go through so many years of working under brain surgeons before they even start their practice. They said it is stressful for them but they are confident in what they do and I feel confident in it and have watched and researched now so much that I feel better. Do that first. Listen to the doctors. Make sure you are comfortable with your doctor and confident with him/her. Ask many questions. They will do a lot of test before going in and operating. If you need to talk I am here.***@****