It's been awhile...

Hey everybody,

It's been awhile since my last post. Somethings have happened, good and bad. I just got accepted into a BSN program after leaving my VN program (YAY! Public Health Nursing here I come!).

Last month I got hit by a car. I've had about 5 seizures since then. I was in the hospital last week for going into status epilepticus... was put in a phenobarb coma and woke up a day later. It was scary. I asked my nurse how much meds they had to give me, he said they gave me a lot. Ativan, phenytoin, Versed. I already have Panic Disorder and ADHD... Do I need to have seizures on top of it? I've been very depressed and the anticonvulsants have been making me so moody and sometimes I get irritated.

I have since stabilized on phenobarbital and am still pretty tired and my head has been hurting so bad. My BSN program is starting in a few months and I just don't know what to do. My sister told me I should give up because of the seizures. I told her, I think not. I've been going through a breakup, too. Which is hard, but I know I will move on.

My mom has been a tremendous help and I'm thinking about going out of state for a few weeks to visit her to clear my mind.

I had some awesome nurses and techs in the hospital. The neurologist was great, as well. I'm thankful for the great care I got from them. I'm also thankful I have good health insurance or this hospital stay would have bankrupted me. I'm taking sometime off of work to focus on myself and recover.

Thanks for reading. Just going through a tough time and needed to vent.

Have a great night everybody!

Michael