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Today I headed to the ENT specialist to discuss the cyst the radiologist found on my MRI last week.  When I first got there Dr. Nabity pulled me to the back to show me my MRI scans.  He showed me the two sinus chambers and how they should look and how the one looked with the cyst. The cyst had completely taken over my one chamber; so it's pretty large. We discussed the two types of cysts.  It could have either been filled with water or mucus; however, after looking in my nose he thought mine was full of mucus due to slight drainage he could see. He did show me how it was pushing against an eye nerve which was possibly causing the dizziness and blurred vision.  He was surprised that I was a very healthy individual that has not had a huge history of allergies or sinus infections.  I did ask what caused it and he said with my case it was just per luck.  Joy!  My biggest concern was how it was going to be treated.  The Dr. wants to start with a steroid and an antibiotic to try to shrink it.  He said if it is working my headaches should start to disappear.  They only bad news is the side effects of the medicine but I guess that comes with all medicines.  It is better though then the next alternate which would be full blown surgery.  I will take the medication for 1 month then head back for a CT Scan to see the status of the cyst.  We will then decide the next step!