postr/StutterFebruary 21, 2018

Got diagnosed with brain tumor - after 20 years of stuttering

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Got diagnosed with brain tumor - after 20 years of stuttering I have been stuttering since I was 2. I've never been the type of stutterer that "get's cured by breath exercises". They don't help, period. I just can't talk properly, even when alone. Yesterday I took a mri scan after 9 years of unexplainable tinnitus and migraine auras. The results were horrendeous: I got a brain tumor which is relatively little and is located in the Cerebellum (the motor control areas?). I haven't had any acute symtomps, my stuttering, tinnitus and auras have been pretty stable over the years, maybe the tinnitus has increased a little. It's unclear as of yet which type my tumor is and what's the next step. I really don't know if all those conditions are related. I hope so because my life is a bit miserable with all those conditions. Of course, in my wildest dreams some of those symptoms could get reversed. But I am really panicing right now - maybe they are not related and it is an aggressive brain cancer that got indentified early but has no cure.

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Causes & Variability

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Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation