Posted by cloudydaze on August 1, 2007, at 13:11:08
In reply to Re: So Alone, posted by Fivefires on August 1, 2007, at 12:45:54
Had my follow up neurology appointment today.
The other day when the doc's office called me and told me my MRI results were in, and I had a cyst - I assumed it was in my brain (because that's what they were investigating). It's not.
The cyst is in my sphenoid sinus cavity, deep in my head behind my left eye, and the neurologist said it was large, but didn't seem to concerned about it. The only other abnormal thing in my tests was something in my bloodwork that showed signs of infection. It could be the cyst, because I have no other known infections.
I wonder if the cyst has anything to do with the thinning in my optic nerve (it has been decided that I probably have early stage glaucoma, because they found thinning in the optic nerve since my last tests, but the cyst is right next to my eye - if it's large, it could put pressure on the nerve).
Anywho - the neurologist determined that my memory loss and other problems are probably due to my sleep apnea. I'm supposed to use my CPAP machine more, and see if my memory (and sleepiness) improves. If it doesn't get better, I'm going to a bigger hospital for another sleep study to figure out what's going on.
I wore my CPAP for a month and a half continuously, and never saw improvement - according to my doctors (the sleep specialist and the neurologist) I should have seen a 100% improvement. I didn't. Even when I use my CPAP all night, I still feel like a zombie when I wake up.
The neurologist is also referring me to a new psychiatrist. So I'll probably get back on bipolar meds. Yay. So much for losing weight. The doc thinks my memory & tiredness could be due in part to bipolar as well.
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