Hi Mick,
My cyst is located on the left side of my brain, i honestly can't tell you if my cyst is small or large, but being that my balance issue was the cause of my cyst being discovered and it got to a size that it was effecting my motor skills i would imagine it was large. My memory of my balance issue's are vague as it was 20 odd years ago, but i do remember it started with falling over at school and being sent home and from then on it quickly got worse, within a few days i was unable to stand on my own and was very sick. After many visit's back and forth to the Dr's i was diagnosed with an arachnoid cyst and within 1 month had my shunt inserted. After the operation i was in a wheel chair for a couple of months and from that point on, i've had no other balance related symptoms. Not sure if this helps much,but it's all i can remember concerning my balance issues. Hopefully you will see some improvement in the near future, my best wish's to you, Brad

I appreciate your response immensely. My cyst is also on the left side of my brain and is large. The first dr's i seen just dismissed this as the cause, saying balance is at the back of the brain not the front however as you have mentioned yourself I discovered that motor skills and sense of space is co ordinated at the front in the left temporal lobe. I had a shunt placed inside my cyst about 5 weeks ago and the vomiting has reduced slightly but I am still vomiting 2 or 3 times a day, my balance is so disabling I can hardly walk or stand on my own. The cyst is about the size of an orange. I am back to see the surgeon in 2 weeks. From what you say about it taking 2 months I may have to wait a number of weeks or months before It does it's job, i hope this is the case as I do not want to progress to having the op where they remove most of the cyst.

Hey
ive had a vp shunt fitted to drain my arachnoid cyst since 14 months old, I had this revised at 4 years old i am now 16... and had it revised 2 weeks ago.

but ive never had any problems with my life, yeh i may get more than the common headache, but thats expected...

i am VERY sporty, i do every sport possible, i am advised not to do heavy sports but i do anyway as the cyst and the shunt dont effect my physical ability to do anything.

=D send my love to your daughter xx