Pain management failed drug test

[lmull]

I have been going to the same pm center for 10 years, I have always been compliant. In January i did a random urine drug screen I was hoorified at the results there were drugs in there I have never taken even an illict drug. My name wasnt on the cup it was placed by me in a room where there were several other cups no one checked the temperature. no chain of command. In february they filled my ms contin and in march now they cut me off and said i could get narcotics from another docter but still use them for epidurals and such. Their policy is if you fail your dropped-why didnt they drop me. I saw their drug consulor and i have bad teeth but weigh 200 pounds, based on my teeth she felt i may be a meth user. I am a nurse for 24 years and am very anti drug. I am not sure what to do they have refused to retest me this is april! I feel like I have been tried found guilty and sentenced and labeled a drug addict. Also i am on workers comp. And when I mentioned that I was uncomfortable about the way the test was done THEY exploded on me verbaly that they dont make mistakes. HELP!

[lmull]

I have asked to speak with the doctor he is not available until August. They have not re drug tested me either.

[lmull]

The drug screen had soma, flexeril, codiene, darvocet, ampetemines and it said inconsistant on a couple of them- I was taking ms contin and lortab,ibuprofen, cipro for uti, and some supplements from health food store. The same meds I have always taken. As for the day of the drug screen there was no one to take the cup from me I stood in the hall holding it for 5 minutes before a nurse said to put it in the little room with other cups of urine. I said something then about checking the temp and my name not on the cup and was I guess brushed off and told It's O.K. went I got 2 my car and called my daughter and told her I wanted to march back in and demand another test right then she said "Mom your just paranoid" I now know that God was telling me to take action right then.  I know I need to advocate for myself I just have been so mad at myself for not listening to my gut feeling that day, I never dreamed this could happen 2 me. Instead of Why Me  I say Why not me! It has made me aware that this happens to people. As a nurse I have had to drug screen employees of course its with a name on cup temperature is reas cup sealed in front of the person. And one time a man claimed a lab mistake and no-one listened to him maybe this is Karma.Thanks for just responding

[nick30]

very sorry abour your husband. to try and answer your question, are you asking if we think that his dr prescribed too much medication?
amongst those meds you listed are drugs for nerve damage. nerve damage can be very difficult to treat effectively. high doses of narcotics and nerve meds are a fairly common approach. the dr may not have known about your husbands addiction problems and if that's the case then i don't think that the dr has gone over the top.
even though your husband had some problems that contributed to all this I think that he still had an obligation(for his own sake)to ask his dr for help with his addiction issues.
I'm sorry this didn't happen. I hope you are ok and able to one day be happy again.
if there's anything more you want to talk about, please let us know.

nick.

[nick30]

imull - funny tag, mull usually means marijuana, 'i' means , well you know. was it sarcastic, an attempt at humour? i don't care if ppl smoke pot but...
nevermind

[bluidvl]

my husband failed a drug test-cocaine on dec 31,2208;he was given scripts for jan/feb 09-scripts were stolen by a person who was supposed to be his friend-doctor would not replace nor treat -he had been treated for three years at this clinic,had attempted suicide before,his dosage was oxy 80 x6 daily,oxycodone 30 x4 daily,nitroglycerin,lyrica,impramine and tizanidine-he also had hep c- am i the only one who thinks that this is beyond too much???

[Drussell55]

Doctors need to be more sensitive to people who fail urine tests. The doctor should have a conversation with you and retest. If the second comes back and you have illegal drugs then you should be dismissed. The doctor should give you something to detox or give you one last month till you get a new doctor.

[backhurtz]

Most will not retest for several reasons- the types of testing done - immunoassay and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry are usually very accurate. In office screens can sometimes be false positive/negatives but those are typically then sent out for confirmatory testing by a different method to verify the results.  To do another test- it would typically have to be within 48-72 hrs of the first test to prove a false result- otherwise the levels may be too low since most opiates are cleared from your system within 72 hrs.  Immunoassay or go/ms testing results typically take 5-10 days so a second test wouldn’t help.

[Mollyrae]

I too have the question of what the clinic found in your urine. Sorry to hear of this, it does happen to the best of patients.