arachnoid CYST!

[tinn444]

I'm seventeen a recently found out I have an arachnoid cyst!
I'm still not so sure what it is and i'm still scared!
any advice?

[lauraje]

Hi this is my first time writing on one of these but Im wondering if anyone can shed some light on my symptoms....

I have always suffered from head aches, generally around the time of my period. They seemed to get progressively worse so I decided to try coming off the pill which I had been on for 10 years, to see if it helped. Since then I have had a constant head ache/migrane. Everyday for over a month now!  I have been working in the US so had most my treatment over there. Two MRI's show an arachnoid Cyst on my left side.

Like many of your stories my Doctors have acted nonchalantly over this finding. no big deal, probably unrelated to the head aches etc. There diagnosis remains that my head aches are hormonal!

I am on migrane medication and Anti-depressant medication which is meant to keep the head aches away but honestly just masks them. I still feel a constant throbbing.

I am now back in the UK and will be seeing my GP on Monday. Is this hormonal or should I be pushing my doctors to actually do something? And dose anybody know anything about surgery? I heard it can lead to lots more problems down the line???

Thanks so much for th

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

"Arachnoid mater" is one of the three covering layers of membranes which cover and protect the brain. Arachnoid is between the "Dura mater" outside and the "pia mater" inside.

Arachnoid cyst is a fluid filled space covered by the arachnoid. It can be from birth.

Do you have any symptoms which are due to the cyst ? If it is giving you trouble, there are modes of treatment. The cyst can be removed, or drained.

Regards