text: i have been diagnosed with a spinal cyst..? won't know if it's malignent til tuesday. the thing is now i'm having nightmares about the future diagnosis and i don't want to go to the doctor. should i just blow it off and stay home? are you crazy? you must go to the doctor!!! whatever the result is, you need treatment pronto. what if it's not malignant? there might be hope and you won't even know it. for your own sake, go to the doctor.