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driving
Tue, 03/28/2006 - 20:24Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
FROM THE FIRST TIME YOU ARE TOLD YOU CAN'T DRIVE ANYMORE HOW LONG DO THE DOCOTR SAY YOU HAVE TO WAIT TO DRIVE I KNOW SOME STATES HAVE DIFFERENT LAWS BUT I WANT TO KNOW HOW LONG YOUR DOCTOR MAKES YOU WAIT. I WAS TOLD I CANT DRIVE IN JANUARY OF 06 AND I WAS TOLD AGAIN ON THE 6 OF THIS MONTH BY THE NEUROLOGIST.
Comments
Re: Re: driving
Submitted by Jana33 on Tue, 2006-03-28 - 21:12
I LIVE IN ILLINOIS AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT SIX MONTH ALSO IF YOU HAVE A SEIZURE. YES IT IS SO HARD NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE YOURSELF ANY WHERE
Re: Re: Re: driving
Submitted by Raid on Wed, 2006-03-29 - 06:15
Hi,
I am from Ireland. If you have Epilepsy. You are not allowed to drive unless your free from epileptic seizures for a year.
Its never going to happen for me. Unfortunatly I have Clinical Partial seizures and Docs have never been able to fully control my attacks.
Re: driving
Submitted by greeneyes on Tue, 2006-03-28 - 21:06
In Texas if you have a Seizure you have to wait 6 months before you have to can Drive again. It can be really frustrating at times; especially since I work full time and the last seizure I had was October of 2005, so I'm not suppose to be driving till April 2006. Thank Goodness it is around the corner. So how is it in your state? let us know.