as somebody who also has seizures I feel your isolation. You have had a series of dramatic 'life events' and I think it is natural to get po'd. Now - let's concentrate on the pluses:

you now have medication and hopefully it (or another dose/brand) will controll the szs.
You have a place to live; perhaps not what you would like, but better than alternatives
you have us (we are an excellent problem solving and venting board )


My advice: contact DMV and verify how long you need to be declared "controlled" so that you can drive again {each state has different rules and they can change every so often}. It wouldn't hurt to get in touch with your local epilepsy foundation chapter either as they can give the ins & outs of driving restoration.

if all else fails - rememebr we love you!

FYI- NV has a short seizure free period! See this link
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/re...s-by-State.cfm

i'm sorry for all your loss and pain. i'm sure you're also grieving for the loss of your family and physically.

has your dr done an EMG? how is she making the diagnosis of seizures?
if you have MS you can contact the MS Society and maybe they can offer you info on resources.

can you join a church nearby for support?
i hope you stabilize and begin to feel better.
let us know how you are.

Hi Judy...I'm going for a cat scan on Thursday. I believe she made the dx on basis of my explanation and a couple of other previous seizures which we all thought were episodes of syncope due to my arrhythmia. which came first....who knows. I have called MS society for some info on resources...haven't got a call back yet. Here in LV we don't have our own chapter.. we used to.. but they downsized and now we are the step-child of the Los Angeles chapter. and its the end of the year so I expect whatever resources they had are tapped out by now. I will keep trying but I have a feeling not much will be available til January. If they ever call me back I will find out

thanks for your concern and suggestions. I'm muddling through.

janet

Thank you Jane. I have looked at DMV website and its 3 months. Not as bad as others. And I will follow up with Epilepsy foundation and even the epilepsy board here on neurotalk. It was just such a damn blindside it knocked me out for a minute so to speak. Oh well, on with it. Thanks so much!
janet