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The first thing I must say is that I am so impressed with the fact that you are aware of your sleep problem. I first started with day time sleepiness my senior year of high school and it wasn't until thirty three years later that I was diagnosed. I never associated sleep with a medical disorder. So kodos to you for your awareness and your friends for bringing up the possibility of narcolepsy.
Your parents must think there is a problem, since they have taken you to a doctor in the first place. However, just routine blood work is not going to give you a diagnosis of narcolepsy. Arm yourself with all the information you can read on narcolepsy. Go to sites such as the narcolepsynetwork.com, Stanford Department of Narcolepsy. Print this info out for your parents to read. On these sites is usaully a Epworth Sleep Test. It just asks you to rate your chances of falling asleep in certain situations. This is a good start and will give them a good idea if there is a problem. Then if your doctor is not aware of narcolepsy, most primary cares are not, then have him refer you to a sleep specialist. You will be asked to take a polysomnogram and a day time MSLT. These are just tests that are good tools in diagnosing narcolepsy.
Narcolepsy is a life long disorder and the sooner you are diagnosed with a sleep problem, the better you will be to succeed in your life. It is a struggle. Remember that narcolepsy does not affect your intelligence, but your ability to learn, because of your falling asleep at inappropriate times. Have your parents read the posts on this site and she can feel free to post questions also.
Good luck and get busy on finding your answers, after all school is just a few weeks away and you'll need to get out of the gate running.