Anyone with a seizure disorder ?

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Hello,

I am a pre-nursing student with Epilepsy,a seizure disorder,or whatever anyone wants to call it.Has anyone gone through nursing school with their disability ? I am having such a problem with A & P,that I am going nuts.I would like to hear from them. Niali

Hello all,

Well,I am almost ready to hang it up.My problem is that I have no idea of how many seizures that I have per day.I try to look on the good side and be upbeat and positive,but it is so hard.

Since you know ahead of time. I would contact your MD and see what he/she thinks and if they will support you...possibly you could ask him to explore different drug options, or upping your dose? Good luck, I will send you some happy thoughts :hug:

Hello Everyone,

It was so nice to read everyones messages, I also have Epilepsy I have felt so alone and thought my choice to pursue nursing was beyond me because of my condition. It felt so empowering to read how many of you are in the same position. I have been a phlebotomist for 9 yrs, I lost my job b/c of the Epilepsy, had to leave my doctor pulled my license, then I had brain surgery. I am on disability but I am in school now I took almost all the pre-req's for nursing, my grades aren't great though, I dont know if they are good enough to get into nursing school, B+ in A&P 1, taking A&P 2 now. I have it for 22 yrs now seems the struggle is just about over now. I just wanted to say how nice it is to know Im not alone. I do find it very hard to remember things since my surgery, but just like always I push through, I will never let Epilepsy control me, although it has tried, lol

I am 23, and have had epilepsy since I was about 3 or 4, from absences, to tonic clonics, myclonics, partials and even pseudo seizures. I managed to get 11 GCSE's, but couldnt keep up with A Levels, so i went into work at 16, I got fired from my 1st job because of it after a week, but then worked full time in the same place for 4 years. then moved to Ireland, and after a while of settling down, got a part time job (only thing available) and had one seizure, and then my manager was spying on my in store, hiding behind shelves, and in the end forced me to resign. So I went to college to do a 1yr access course, just for people with epilepsy, which was great, and have made life long friends. When I graduated, I went back to the UK for a holiday and landed up staying for a year due to a job offer over there. But while they were all very 'nice' about me having seizures now and then i felt like a nuisance after falling down the stairs and nearly paralysing myself one day. After that it was unbearable. I have just come back from there due to being kicked out of my flat because I had a seizure, and am looking for a career I can throw myself into, and really enjoy and do well in, which has got to be with people, so I am really interested in nursing as my grandmother and aunt are both nurses/midwives, and I want to be able to give back the support and care I have gotten, But I am worried I wont pass the medical assessment that is verbatim before applications are assessed. Does anyone know if it's likely it will be a problem?

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