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Re: possible narcolepsy and legal drive

Posted by windsong on March 07, 2003 at 19:02:06:

In Reply to: possible narcolepsy and legal drive posted by judoka on March 07, 2003 at 18:07:55:

I have no idea about the driving laws of your state, or my own for that matter where N is concerned. Do you have insurance or would this be a self pay test for you? That is the only reason I can see to refuse the test, if you can't afford it.

It's really dangerous to keep driving if you don't have it under some control. At least enough to give you time to pull off for a nap if need be. I bet you have already mastered napping at the red lights. You really need to get this taken care of. Think of it this way, if you get hurt and end up in the ER it will cost a whole lot of money and with any significant testing it can run up the bill to be about the same as the sleep study would have cost with the added benefit of feeling miserable at the time. If you injure someone else, it is guaranteed to cost more that $5k, with the added benefit of feeling miserable and probably not being able to get anyone to insure your car ever again, or if they die wind up in jail for involuntary manslaughter. Even if none of these scenarios occur, I'm sure your car costs more than $5k to replace after you wrap it around a phone pole.

Windsong

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