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Faulty urine test - Please help me, anyone, I need answers and a friend

Faulty urine test - Please help me, anyone, I need answers and a friend

To members of this community, let me apologize for this being long.  It's my first post and I'm desperate for a friend to communicate with, who is going through similar issues.  I have my wonderful husband of 22 years and other family, but would like some give and take feedback with a "friend" here, online, who actualy EXPERIENCED PERSONALLY things similar to what I'm going through.  I'm sorry this is lengthy, just feel facts are relevant.

I have been going down hill for 2 years, but especially the last 8 months.  They say I have FMS, but I don't believe it.  I have like only 4 of the 18 trigger points.  MRI last week confirmed bulging disc in C6-7.  Rheumatologist Dr. gave me Lortab and Soma.   I also do heat, ice, jacuzzi and have a massage therapist come to my home, as much holistic approaches as possible.  However, I have been in such severe pain the last 10 days I have had no choice but to take Lortab, Darvocet, Phenergan and Soma, as well as Klonopin (Clonozapam) (AS Prescribed - not all at once) and Pristiq, because when my pain level skyrockets, I feel my life is spiraling out of control and I guess I'm the "control freak" personality type, because when the pain flares to 10+, I get so much anxiety I have trouble breathing and that's what I take the Clonozapam for.  I hate taking meds, but realize they're sometimes necessary to get through a day and have a little quality time with family before I'm six feet under.

So, today my husband and I had the DISpleasure of meeting "Dr. god" the spinal specialist.

I told him I had gone through MORE than the "1/2 to 1 tablet once or twice daily" of Lortab, prescribed by my Rheumatologist, who is convinced I have Fibromyalgia.  I have NOT been sleeping AT ALL.  There is NO comfortable position.  I CANNOT drive because I can't turn my neck and don't feel safe behind the wheel due to "blind spots" and having to turn my neck (which I can't do) to change lanes, etc.  So, I'm pretty much a shut-in except when my husband of 22 years or my "almost 18" son are home and can chauffeur me around.  NOT driving is my CHOICE.  I feel it is the PRUDENT AND RESPONSIBLE decision.  I'm a Christian, my moral standards are high, once again, my choice, and I don't lie, among other things.  I worked as a paralegal for years, now have been at home couple of years - best jobs in the world - wife and mother.  I'm just 45.

But today, "Dr. god" had me do a urine sample.  Fine, no problem.  This was my first, last and only meeting witth him.  My husband and I answered all of his questions and gave a brief history of how in January of this year I started working out with my personal trainer again.  Also, my husband and I were taking dancing lessons and were at the studio 2-5 nights a week.  So weight was falling off fast and I was getting really lean again.  BUT - THE KICKER beginning in January when I started again with my personal trainer I KNEW SOMETHING WAS OFF/DIFFERENT than during the previous four years of periods of fanatically working out.  The difference was: MY SORENESS AFTER WORK-OUTS AND DANCING WAS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY I WAS DOING!  I stayed sore and aching.  It never let up.  After I stopped all physical activity it actually continued to get worse!  To this day, even though I've stopped working out AND stoppped dancing, (which is really SAD, because I really enjoyed both, very much!)  the pain is unrelenting except with the Lortab - but, I took more than 2/day because they don't last twelve hours!  The Rx for 60 tablets, supposed to last a month, lasted right at twenty days.

So I do the urine sample and "Dr. god" walks back in to talk to my husband and me and tells me I FLAT OUT FAILED the urine test.  We asked what that meant.  He said there is no trace in my urine for narcotics, opiates nor benzos.  My husband and I were almost speechless.  We asked how is that possible.  "Dr. god" says he sees it all the time - people doing something to the urine to "pass the test".  First, I didn't know I was having a test and Second I wouldn't have a clue how to "rig" it, Third I don't cheat and have absolutely NOTHING TO HIDE!!!  I immediately told him I was no liar and I wanted another test and I wanted him, "Dr. god", two nurses and my husband in the bathroom with me to do over.  god refused.  He agreed to the do-over but only with one female who worked there and my husband.  Comes back again, "YOU FAILED AGAIN, so I cannot give you any prescriptions for pain medicine, but I can do a spinal injection that might or might not help alleviate some pain."  I demanded that he get someone in the room asap to draw blood and do a blood test, because his urine test is obviously WRONG.  He refused.  We left and agreed to never see him again and we scheduled an appointment with another spinal specialist to do the spinal injection.  I don't care if no one ever gives me another Rx for pain.  BUT I HAVE A REALLY ENORMOUSLY HUGE PROBLEM  with being called a LIAR!!!  The test was wrong,  "Dr. god" (((has never and will never make a mistake))) and he has the personality of a serpent, so it's satisfactory to me that I get the spinal injection from another doctor and let my this other doctor make the money from treating me.  "Dr. god" won't get a cent and I'm considering reporting him to the AMA or wherever.  I am desperate for pain relief - I'm so hoping the spinal injection works, but until then I will have to take pain medicine.  Can someone please explain to me or share some experience they've had and how they handled it.  I really need a friend here.  The worst part was the insinuation that I was lying and the second worst was that he refused to do a blood test (because it would have proved him wrong).  I have cried my eyes out today, all they way home.  I'm so frustrated!  Can someone please just talk to me.  How did that happen - "failing the urine test"?  I just don't get it.  HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE???  God Bless all of you in the community everywhere, I pray solutions will be found for all.  Thanks!
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