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soldier in need of help for false negative on vicoden

yes I am 32 yrs old and have been in the military for 14 years and for the last year have been on vicoden 5mg for shoulder  pain then in sept found out that my labrum was torn and went through a bankart procedure( shoulder surgury) and for the six months following have continued my vicoden and have had to take more and more because my tollerance has gon up to having to take up to 10-15 perday sometimes. i got another mri with arthrogram 3 weeks ago and requested a higher dose so i dont have to take as many pills.well my mri came back and showed i have multiple tears in my rotator cuff and retore my labrum. they wanted me to take a urine test befor they raised my dose and it came back negitive for vicoden,so they asked for blood and i drove 25 mins to the va immediatley because they were concerned i was selling them. i took the test and it came back negitive aswell!!! I am very respected in the community because i am a recruiter and this scares me because my career and pride. i have been on paxil for ptsd from iraq and am a gym rat with a very high metabolism and wondering if that can contribuit to the false result along with taking workout supliments such as N.O. explode( nitrix oxcide, pree work out mix) , protien shakes, and Cell-Tech( post workout mix.) can any of these contribute to the results? please help i am freeking out here though my docter is being supportive
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765775 tn?1366024691
Also... If you have to take that much Vicodin a day you need your medication changed anyway. You are taking to much Tylenol and doing harm to your liver. I had the same problem and had to be switched to Oxycontin 20mg. and Percocet 5/325.

The Percocet still has Tylenol in it but I don't need to take more than 2 a day which is way under 1 gram of acetomenophen a day. You are taking on average of 5 grams of Tylenol a day. That is toxic for you liver.

Oxycontin has gotten a bad rep because of idiots that crush it and stick in their veins or up their nose. But for chronic pain patients like us it is the best drug to keep you comfortable as long as you take it as directed.

Don't forget to hit me back. I will help you out. I am almost certain that one of those suppliments your taking masked the drug in your urine.
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765775 tn?1366024691
First I would like to tell you that I have had 4 Labral Reconstruction surgeriers as well as 3 other surgeries to repair tears in the cuff on both arms in the last 18 months so I know what kind of pain your in. I also have to get another MRI with Contrast this coming Thursday because the doctor believes I tore mine again as well.

I am a police officer and have a background on drug testing as we random drug test all the time. Your metabolisim may be fast but I don't think it is that fast. You were taking 50 to 70 mgs a day. So you should have been a hit on the urine but not so much the blood as you last dose was two days prior to that test.

These amino acids that you have been taking, whiloe I don't have time to look them up right now could have masked your urine.

How long was that you took those suppliments before your urine test? It can alter the test for anywhere between 5 to 10 hours.

Get back to me and I will check it out for you.

You can PM me if you like.

Dino
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356518 tn?1322263642
I posted in your original post:)
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547368 tn?1440541785
It is also my guess that your system metabolized the Vicodin quickly. Something should have remained in your system. As Molly said it will sometimes appear in a Urine Drug Screen as Morphine but it should not in a blood test.

I am sorry that you are in this situation. I know it doesn't help but others have had this happen to them also. It seems to be an unexplainable phenomenon.

Why on earth would they think you are selling? Most likely because there are so many that so sell. I know no body. I rarely go out of the house yet even I know of ppl that know someone that knows someone and so on. Drug abuse is rampant in our country and CP sufferers are continually and microscopically scrutinized.

I hope you will find a solution. I know the military conducts business differently than the civilian world. Good luck to you. I'll look forward to your updates. Tuck
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535089 tn?1400673519
It would show up as morphine. I cannot figure why yours would show nothing. I feel that 3 days will show nothing so maybe your system did metabolize sooner
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mollyrae i was give the blood test 2 days after my last dose,, what happens if it metabolizes to morphine? does that mean its possible the vicoden would not show up? i just need to clear my name because i have never been accused of something like this befor and even though my doctors are being supportive and are trying to find the next route to figure out what went wrong it is still my name and pride on the line,, any other ideas?
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535089 tn?1400673519
Hi:

It all depends on when you took your last Vicodin. A blood test is the ultimate test to detect the Vicodin. I'm suprised that they sisn't find any if you had taken it in the last 24 hrs.

I have heard of Vicodan metabolizing to Morphine but not for it to be totally absent when and if you were taking it.

Take care,
Molly
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