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Driving
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 12:47Hello all,
I am 65 and have had siezures since a teen.Luckily they are infrequent. There have been maybe 30 tonic clonic episodes. I have been diagnosed twice but have refused meds. I instead have long age given up drinking and all other bad habits. I eat healtier than anyone I know, other than my wife who is a nutrition councelor. Here is my question....SHOULD I CONTINUE TO DRIVE??? I limit my driving as much as possible. I do get an Aura but it is only 1 to 2 seconds before I become unconscious. Looking for your opinions as I have become more and more worried about driving....Thanks
Re: Driving
Submitted by srchaser67 on Wed, 2013-04-17 - 20:24
Hi My name is Sonny. I was having my first seizure at 6 months old. That was 1968'. Going through my childhood and teen years. No ground was made with fixing these seizures. Then highschool driving was coming, with all my friends getting cars, girls friends etc. That means a lot at that age and I never got it until I was 30 years old. Then my meds failed again and I ran someone off the road and crashed the car. Had to quit working because no jobs near my house in the country. Became a stay at home father for 11 years now. My wife works so hard but we survive. After all of these years I made the decision of surgery for my epilepsy. This month was my first 1 year being seizure free. I will now start to feel comfortable driving. Because almost killing someone would follow you the rest of your years on earth. Don't do that to yourself, or someone else. Just my thoughts. Sonny