It's been awhile...

[LVN_Soon2Be]

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

[sunshinerainbows]

Just a thought, could you defer your program by a year? That might give you the time to recover and a better chance of doing your best. Perhaps if you talked to the program directors, they want students to be at their best as well, and it sounds like you've really had a rough time.

Good luck!