Am I Crazy? (Potential nursing student with neuro issue)

[RSB222]

Ok, long story short, I'm currently a biology/premed student. I also have Trigeminal Neuralgia (among other controlled issues). I've had 4 brain surgeries in the last year and realized that being a doctor doesn't involve the level of patient contact I'm looking for. But I can remember all of my nurses and the exceptional care they gave me. I have a descent amount of gen Ed credits I could transfer to a BSN program and there are several in my area. My Trigeminal Neuralgia is controlled now, thanks to surgery (bilateral micro vascular decompression w/Partial Sensory Rhizotomy). I'm looking for advice/input/words of wisdom from those in the field, do you think nursing would be a viable option for me? Any tips? All through high school this is what I wanted to do, and I was actually accepted into nursing school, but had to drop due to anxiety. Fast forward to now and I'm thinking that was the right decision all along (I'm 25 by the way). Thanks in advance for reading this!

[KyRN😉]

Go back to nursing school! If you can get through it with crippling anxiety (right there with you on that! Took me 6 years to get a BSN because I have social anxiety) but I did it. Then after I passed boards (my anxiety helped here; I studied non-stop for 2 weeks, took my NCLEX in 45 minutes and left smiling) well.... Lol that was different. I've had so many nursing jobs it's sort of embarrassing. However I found one that suits me and I love! There are so many different kinds of nursing; you'll find your perfect match:) I have a neuro disability too, and becoming a nurse was the best decision I ever stuck with.

[RSB222]

Thanks! I am seriously looking at it! I'd love to work on a neurosurgery floor and help patients with conditions like my own. That or surgery. Luckily my anxiety is controlled now thanks to a few years of therapy with a wonderful therapist!! Your comment was definitely what I needed to hear! Thank you :)

[anewsns]

I don't have experience with a case like yourself , .. But do you have any residual effects from the surgeries / illness ? If everything is mostly in control then you should be fine.

[RSB222]

There are some temporary effects from the surgery, but all should subside by summer, which is before I would make the transfer. The only thing that may be permanent is a parasthesia is my face. But that is not something that would hinder my ability to work in a clinical setting.

[nursemanda87]

Hey, if I can become and function as an RN with Narcolepsy, anyone can do it haha. I'd say the most important decision isn't SHOULD you go with nursing, it's WHERE in nursing you should work. Location and atmosphere make a huge difference when it comes to living and working with a disability.