[yo5683]

Hello, for a few months I've had frequent mild to extremely painful headaches and earaches.
The headaches seem to move from the front of my head to the back and behind my ears.
I have started to notice some dizziness off and on and my vision is a little blurry.
I am a very articulate and talkative person however lately I am tripping on my words almost as if I'm stuttering!... So I'm not talking as much. (imagine that)
I actually have to stop in the middle of a sentence and think about the word I want to say.
I often pause before and during conversation.
Reading has also become just a little difficult as well.
Sometimes I have to read something twice in order to retain it and I have to read slower.
I'm just not as sharp as usual.
I'm self-employed with no health insurance and I know all the tests to find the problem are going to be expensive.
Are these necessarily symptoms of a brain tumor or more of something else?
I'm (36 years old), vegetarian, in good health (so I think) and I dont have time for health issues.
However, I also want to live.
Please tell me what you think.

[RosemaryP]

I would go to a doctor, tell him your symptoms and ask for an MRI.
If there are other stressful things happening in your life, it could explain the lapse in thought processes. However the blurry vision concerns me.
Rosemary

[cami79]

I came on to this site to find info because my husband has been complaining of some of the same symptoms. his grand father died of brain cancer and he had the same symptoms you may want to get checked out.