desertlily

It's reassuring to see that there are nurses out there working and managing with epilepsy. I'm a second semester student who has just been diagnosed with TLE, and am dealing with a lot of questions about my future career. I don't want to give up nursing, but at the same time it's my understanding that I can't practice unless seizures are controlled. And I won't know if they can be controlled for some time. Quite a dilemma. Hmmmm.

Thanks for starting this forum; I glad I discovered it. I'm in my first year of nursing school and have just been diagnosed with epilepsy. I have been having simple partials for two years, although I didn't realize that's what they were until being interviewed by a neurologist following a complex partial that sent me to the ER a week ago. So I'm pretty new to all this, and am not really sure what to expect, but it's encouraging to find out that there are nurses out their practicing with epilepsy and I don't have to drop out of school! Question for anyone out there: can your RN license be taken away if your seizures are not controlled? I kind of expect so, but I'm not familiar with all the legal implications yet. Thanks!

I just wanted to let you know that you aren't alone...I'm going through an almost identical experience, right down to the concern about communication and feeling like I'm the only one struggling in my class. The thing is, we aren't. I'm a first-semester nursing student, and after talking to my fellow newbie students, I realized that most of us have doubts and concerns about our performance in clinicals. In other words, feeling like your are running around like a chicken with their head cut off during clinical is pretty normal at the beginning. Understanding that, along with the knowledge that no one expects us to be perfect, helped me a lot. So hang in there--we can do it!