I had surgery on the Tarlov Cysts, but also have very extensive spinal problems as you can tell by my signature. I do not think the Tarlov cyst was my problem and have since been told that by other surgeons. I have had a fusion of L1 to S1 since the surgery on the Tarlov cyst and feel that surgery has done more to help me. Some people are helped by surgery on the Tarlov cyst, while others do not get any relief. I feel it really depends on whether or not you have a communicating cyst. Mine was not and probably should not have been operated on to begin with...hence the surgery probably did not do much in helping me.