A Tarlov Cyst interview .

Sara's interview


How did all start?

With a fall I broke my tailbone in 2018. Since then I experienced backpain. In 2020 it got really bad for three weeks. Got MRI and the diagnosis of 2 TC between S1 and S2

Do you already have a diagnosis? How long did it take you to get it?

Yes. One month until the severe backpain

For what medical specialties have you been treated? What has been the most useful specialty for your?

Doctors say TC are not the cause of my back pain. The most useful was the orthopedic who suggest me to do physical therapy

What has been the most useful thing for you so far?

Walking and gentle stretching

What have been your biggest difficulties?

Sitting for long time and sleeping on my back

How has your social and family environment reacted? Have your social or family relationships changed?

Supporting me but also saying to stop worrying about them as they are not symptomatic in the majority of cases

What things have you stopped doing?

Sitting on hard surfaces. Skying. Doung heavy household works

What do you think about the future?

I am a little scared especially towards a possible giving birth

So far, which years have been the best years in your life? What have you done during them?

My youth

What would you like to do if you didn’t have your condition?

Paragliding, skiing, running amd jumping, weightlifting

If you had to describe your life in a sentence, what would it be?

Struggling to keep the magic

Finally, what advice would you give to a person in a similar situation?

Take as much information as you can and listen to your body and don't lose hope


Nov 6, 2020

By: Sara

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