Could be worse. My sister died May 30th last year from seizures. Not from the seizure itself, but, she had Hypertrophic Cardiomyopaty and Infective Endocarditis. She had an episode and it caused her heart to stop immediately as well as stopped her breathing in the same amount of time.
Another thing to consider, each time you have a seizure, a little part of your brain dies. Each time according to the autopsy doctor.
OP, I'm sorry to hear that. My dad has epilepsy, and 20 years or so ago we were stopped in his Gremlin at a T intersection at a stoplight. Everything was perfectly fine until the light changed from red to green, and something triggered and he drove straight through the top of the T into the light pole. You'd be surprised how much speed a Gremlin can build up across an intersection. Totaled the car, and my mom wouldn't let him drive me for years.
I sympathize with your position, and I hope you get your license back, but you can never tell what's going to happen. My dad only has a seizure once every 5+ years, but that time it just happened to be in a car. Don't think it can't happen.
The only bright side is that my dad got his license back after 6 months and was able to replace the Gremlin with a new CRX.
What kind of seizures are we talking about here? Is there any convulsing or are we talking simple partial seizures? Driving as a skill can be intact depending on the region of the brain affected by the seizure and consciousness can also be retained depending on the type of seizure. That said, it is much better to stay off the road for yourself and the safety of others.
Sorry to hear about your medical issues... Get better listen to your doctor, be safe.
Looking at the bright side of things... you now have an AWESOME excuse next time you are stuck at the back of the pack with me while playing Forza3...
sanman wrote: What kind of seizures are we talking about here? Is there any convulsing or are we talking simple partial seizures? Driving as a skill can be intact depending on the region of the brain affected by the seizure and consciousness can also be retained depending on the type of seizure. That said, it is much better to stay off the road for yourself and the safety of others.
My type of epilepsy is left frontal lobe causing a generalized partial, or petit-mal seizure. The other day I had a grand-mal seizure in my sleep. I am back on my meds with no problems... except i can't quite hold my liquor as well... The doctor said its not uncommon to happen when things "build up." I'm looking forward to a CT Scan to be sure nothing changed. Sure glad I have insurance now...
I have to say I am glad you are off the road. It is for your safety and those around you. I once got hit by a truck who'se driver was having a grand Mal. He clipped the back of my Bug and then swerved into a parking lot, clipping the back of a minivan before "parking" atop those cement filled steel poles they use to keep cars away from important things..
In reply to mad_machine:
Can't blame you or anyone else who feels that way. You know, for the record.
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Wow. OP, sorry to hear of your problems. Hope things get better soon!
I know next to nothing about epilepsy. Not trying to be a jerk, just really curious: is there any way to control it with medication, etc?
EDIT: Come to think of it, the guy who nailed the Trooper from behind a while back was very disoriented, he couldn't figure out how to open the driver door. I had to unlock it and open it for him. I think that he blacked out just before he hit me and woke up with the airbag in his face. Scary thought.
I wanted to add. The guy who clipped my bug.. was out cold after her truck came to a halt atop those posts. The engine was running and spraying coolant and oil.
As soon as I reached in to turn the ignition off.. he woke up, shouted unintelligable things.. and climbed out the window and ran off.. leaving his boots behind.
He returned about 10 minutes later.. disoriented, but with it enough to talk to the police
In reply to mad_machine:
I woke up in my own bed with a cop poking me in the ribs and my wife crying. Very very confusing, but I understood enough to figure out what was going on.
In reply to Curmudgeon:
No problem. I'm on medication that seems to be doing the trick. I stopped taking it a while back (so its all kind of my own fault) and the doctors obvious suggestion was to get back on it. I was having a type of seizure before where there were no convulsions. I prefer them. No sore muscles. The side-effects of the meds can be a bitch, but I'd rather deal with them than deal with the seizures themselves.
I don't mind talking about any of it at all.
In reply to Capt Slow:
Yesterday I decided I'm going to go ahead and get the final achievement that I don't already have. Win all races. This may take a while, but I'm playing L.A. Noire at the same time. On disc two of that.
we are all pulling for you.. hopefully the sideeffects are too bad
mad_machine wrote: we are all pulling for you.. hopefully the sideeffects are too bad
I think you mean aren't 
I'm pretty much beyond them. And wifey is kinda pissed that it didn't effect "you know what."
And thank you. Six months isn't that long.
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