Could pineal cyst be the cause for headaches and imbalance?
Patient: In 2010, I had a MRI of the brain with and without contrast and nothing abnormal. July of 2014, I had another MRI of the brain with and without contrast. The result was that I have a pineal cyst 6 mm. My neurologist and family doctor say in 6 months to do another MRI. However, I believe I need to be followed by a brain surgeon because I have some serious symptoms such as, legs becoming like jello after waking up from a nights sleep, so I fall to the floor because I feel nothing in my legs; I have headaches but to get rid of the headache is the struggle, but after a headache, my head is so sore and tender all over; I use to have 20/ 20 vision, know I wear glasses and the eye doctor says it is stigmatism; then i have fibromyalgia and focus, fatigue, steep, and blurry vision occurs daily. I have spinal issues (disc bulges, mild degenerative changes, a tiny posterior annular tear; mild bilateral hypertrophic degenerative facet changes, spinal canal stenosis. I weight 318 pounds, and I had the gastric bypass surgery of 8/2013. I have lost 115 pounds. Everything is worse, the pain and my thinking and thoughts are somewhat hard to get out. I have depression, anxiety, and short term memory loss. I meet with a spinal surgeon this Friday. I meet with a brain surgeon on 18th of aug. I am meeting with the surgeons for 2nd opinions because I need to know what my future goals could or need to be done. I want to live and I want to get better. All this stemmed from a car accident, other than the pineal cyst. My question is how do I decipher what symptoms go with what diagnosis because it appears that the same symptoms can either be from this illness and that illness? I done a lot of pineal cyst research, of what is out there. Doctor: I don't think the pineal cyst is responsible for your diagnosis. It's of a small size and there is no reason for it to cause any symptoms, pineal cysts are found by coincidence in many people. As you yourself said many of your other medical issues can cause overlapping symptoms and justify your complaints, but I don't think the pineal cyst has to with that and I agree with your neurologist's recommendation of leaving it as it is and have a control MRI, perhaps even later than 6 months, say in a year.