What type of illnesses disqualifies you?

[shygirl_19]

About a year ago I suffered a seizure, now im not sure if I am an epileptic or not cause i've never had one ever since. Now i was wondering if this can affect my elegivility to become a cop? Any feed back would help thank you.

[dragonspider]

This could greatly impact your ability to become a police officer.... It'll depend a lot on the department, but with most any department, you'll have to go through a battery of medical tests to evaluate your condition. If your doctor determines that this was a one time issue caused by some particular circumstance or incident, you might have better luck... Good Luck!! ...and get checked out...

[shygirl_19]

Yeah thanx for the advice I'll definitely get checked out and hopefully its just a one time thang.

[Recondo]

No doubt have this looked into immediatley, I say this not only because your ability to persue a LEO carreer can be effected by it, but it could be a cause for greater concern in your everyday life & is something that not only you need to be aware of if there is a potential problem, but those close to you, as well!
My sister had them as a child very often, all of us siblings knew what to do, ect. They left her about mid-teens & she was fine, then 1 day when she was in her 30's, she had another one out of the blue, while pulling into a gas station in her company truck, things went really bad at that moment as you can imagine, I am surprised she survived the crash & the seizure, this cost her alot, simply because she was unaware that they can re-occurr later in life without warning. I am not trying to freak you out or scare you hun, just please have this evaluated closely & professionally just in case & the best of luck to you in all things! Keep us posted if you wish.
Recondo