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Okay, I am sooo baffled by this. I have seen many many many posts where people (like one where someone recently mentioned they had a seizure while driving and than a few weeks later had a seizure at work) have seizures yet continue to drive. The law in my state (Indiana) is that people who have seizures are allowed to drive whenever their doctors release them to. For me, since I have grand mal seizures, my doctor told me she wanted me to wait six months.
I'm a 19 year old whose first seizure was in July. I live in a TINY town in the middle of no where. ALL my friends went off to school about a year ago, and live at least an hour away. Most live about two or three hours away. My only source of communication with them is usually phone and internet. I get lonely a lot, and don't have much to do. A year ago now, I was an 18 year old girl in a sorority. I had a bad ankle, but I was as active as I could be. Was attending a good university, having the time of my life.. Now, I sit at home, I watch TV, I try to stay busy, and I DO try to stay positive.. but it gets hard sometimes.. especially being so dependent on everyone else.
My point about all that is ^^ I have no public transport, I can't grab a taxi or a train or a bus or something to go to town. If I tried to find a cab service people would laugh at me, lol. And, it IS a small town, but too spread out to walk through. Especially for someone recovering from a horrid ankle injury like me.
My only way of transportation is my parents.. and they are teachers, and also VERY active in our community. My dad also owns his own business, mom directs the church choir, she also is a private voice and piano instructor..the list goes on and on. They don't have the time to take me ANYWHERE other than necessary doctor appointments. I DO have a Granny who lives in this town, but she is much older and doesn't like to drive either... so I'm pretty much stuck.
Naturally I count down the days until I can drive. Until 8 days ago, I could drive on April 30th. NOW I have 5 months and 19 days until I can drive.
I'm having ankle surgery on January 9th and going to see a special team of neuros in Jan that are working with my neuro, and *crosses fingers* maybe they'll figure something out... and less how long it'll be till I can drive.
That's my main question. Say, they figure out what's wrong with me, this new medicine I'm on controls my seizures, and I never have a seizure again, SINCE the law in my state is NOT six months seizure free, it IS at my doctors choice, do you think there is an tiny little bitty chance I may get to drive?
Also.. are some of you with seizures able to drive? (Remember I just was diagnosed with epilepsy in July of this year - still SO new to all this.)
I'm a 19 year old whose first seizure was in July. I live in a TINY town in the middle of no where. ALL my friends went off to school about a year ago, and live at least an hour away. Most live about two or three hours away. My only source of communication with them is usually phone and internet. I get lonely a lot, and don't have much to do. A year ago now, I was an 18 year old girl in a sorority. I had a bad ankle, but I was as active as I could be. Was attending a good university, having the time of my life.. Now, I sit at home, I watch TV, I try to stay busy, and I DO try to stay positive.. but it gets hard sometimes.. especially being so dependent on everyone else.
My point about all that is ^^ I have no public transport, I can't grab a taxi or a train or a bus or something to go to town. If I tried to find a cab service people would laugh at me, lol. And, it IS a small town, but too spread out to walk through. Especially for someone recovering from a horrid ankle injury like me.
My only way of transportation is my parents.. and they are teachers, and also VERY active in our community. My dad also owns his own business, mom directs the church choir, she also is a private voice and piano instructor..the list goes on and on. They don't have the time to take me ANYWHERE other than necessary doctor appointments. I DO have a Granny who lives in this town, but she is much older and doesn't like to drive either... so I'm pretty much stuck.
Naturally I count down the days until I can drive. Until 8 days ago, I could drive on April 30th. NOW I have 5 months and 19 days until I can drive.
I'm having ankle surgery on January 9th and going to see a special team of neuros in Jan that are working with my neuro, and *crosses fingers* maybe they'll figure something out... and less how long it'll be till I can drive.
That's my main question. Say, they figure out what's wrong with me, this new medicine I'm on controls my seizures, and I never have a seizure again, SINCE the law in my state is NOT six months seizure free, it IS at my doctors choice, do you think there is an tiny little bitty chance I may get to drive?
Also.. are some of you with seizures able to drive? (Remember I just was diagnosed with epilepsy in July of this year - still SO new to all this.)
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