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False negative percocet testing
I looked for this a few days ago but didn't put enough into the search engine. I am so alone in this. Thanks for sharing. I have been a total wreck emotionally from the accusations. I do take my meds and had never heard of false negative results. I've felt that I was being treated as a drug dealer. I've had eyes rolled at me and looked at as though I should just go away. If I had not gone back 3 times I would still be at the mercy of this false test. The pain is bad enough, the humiliation is devastating, feeling helpless is not conducive to good health, I also have extreme post traumatic stress syndrome. I can't begin to tell you the emotional roller coaster I've been on. Believe it or not I thought this was pretty silly at first. No way this could happen. A friend works at my clinic and advised me to see administration for help. This is just as devasting as a false positive. I have arthritis in my feet, heel spurs, arthritic hands, had most of my left pelvis removed at 12, told I would not walk again, do walk with great pain, my lower back has never been stress free since that surgery, had left knee replaced, have a swollen right knee, had a shoulder replaced, the same shoulder nearly ripped off by a wringer washer when I was two years old, chronic back pain from osteochondroma on pelvis, my hands are swollen most days, fibromyalgia like (?) diagnoses from Rhuematologist, chronic pain, diabetes resolved but always a factor. I have also tested false negative on a urninary tract infection at the same time. I can not believe what I've been through this past month. These issues need to be addressed in earnest. Although there is protocol no person should have to live with chronic pain and become sedentary and isolated. Doctors please listen. Be vigilant, be aware, but be compassionate when a patient claims a false negative, do everything in your power to assist the patient, that is your job. I feel I've been in a warzone.
Thanks so much for the warm welcomes. I saw the administrator with the title of Regulatory Compliance. Luckily a friend worked at this clinic. She directed me there.
She noticed my distress, hugged me and we had a conversation in the middlie of the clinics heart of business, many people were witness. I told her I didn't feel good. She hugged tight and I blurted out that I had false positives on a urinary tract infection and a drug screen showed I had no percs in my system. She told me that her husband had been asked not to come back and it was over his pain meds. She insisted I go talk with this woman. I went there and cried my heart out.
I still hadn't been seen and returned to the clinic to see another doctor besides my PC because I had no appointment. I explained how I thought I had an infection and about the drug screen and them both coming back negative. He found that I did have an infection and I was so sick I didn't want to take off my winter coat. I had terrible chills. Nausea, pain, confusion, dizzyness. I was told all these other symptoms where from the infection. Go home and rest. Take antibiotics, drink fluids.
While looking for answers to the false negatives I found many sites dedicated to percocet and then of course withdrawals. I didn't know the extent of the withdrawal symptoms until then. I had all of them. Runny nose, fear, confusion, aches and pains, lightheaded, sleeplessness, a feeling my body was quivering. My skin and body in general felt tender to the touch. I attributed so much of this to anxiety and it was withdrawal. I'm sitting here with my second perc of the day slowly working into my system. The first did not take away the nausea, I still have this skin crawly feeling, tingly almost. On edge. Still a bit shook up.
I hate that I talk so much but, bottom line I believe if I had not spoken up and demanded to have the tests run again and then again that I would be still sitting here confused, lost and very very ill. My biggest concern is for those that cannot stand up and be strong in the face of the protocols. I fear for the elderly and the shy person that takes this false information goes home and curls up into a ball.
My primary care Doc is lovely. She is in the position of the protocols. I tested negative I don't get meds. I was afraid of losing her. Continuity is so important in health care and have seen her for a decade. I had asked this morning when I went to pick up my script if she wanted to stop seeing me. I was back in the administrators office. She is sticking by me and they are very concerned too. They are investigating this across the board I've been told. They say they are as concerned as I am.
My other concern was my friend's job. She bravely stood with me and assisted me in front of the whole clinic while the others where wondering why this nut was making such a scene. Holy nightmare batman. She was a guardian angel. I demanded that if nothing else she is to be given kudos for directing me in the right direction and not be censored in any way. The administrator was a bit surprised I mentioned this and said she will see to it.
I did tell that administrator of this sites help for me this morning. False negative was so out of my realm. I felt as though I had already been judged a drug dealer. The worst part of that is the fact that I lost 2 sistes years ago because they stole my husbands pain meds and he suffered through that month. I lost a 3rd this fall because I suspected she was looking to steal mine. The administrator said she was going to look here. I hope she does and let's others know of it, I will!
I will spread the word on this. It's probably one of the best sources of information that I found in my fearful search. I will be back and using this again. What a wonderful feeling you've given me in just a few short hours. Thank you sincerely.
Doctors of the world pay attention! The boomers are here and we're not going away. Do more research!
She noticed my distress, hugged me and we had a conversation in the middlie of the clinics heart of business, many people were witness. I told her I didn't feel good. She hugged tight and I blurted out that I had false positives on a urinary tract infection and a drug screen showed I had no percs in my system. She told me that her husband had been asked not to come back and it was over his pain meds. She insisted I go talk with this woman. I went there and cried my heart out.
I still hadn't been seen and returned to the clinic to see another doctor besides my PC because I had no appointment. I explained how I thought I had an infection and about the drug screen and them both coming back negative. He found that I did have an infection and I was so sick I didn't want to take off my winter coat. I had terrible chills. Nausea, pain, confusion, dizzyness. I was told all these other symptoms where from the infection. Go home and rest. Take antibiotics, drink fluids.
While looking for answers to the false negatives I found many sites dedicated to percocet and then of course withdrawals. I didn't know the extent of the withdrawal symptoms until then. I had all of them. Runny nose, fear, confusion, aches and pains, lightheaded, sleeplessness, a feeling my body was quivering. My skin and body in general felt tender to the touch. I attributed so much of this to anxiety and it was withdrawal. I'm sitting here with my second perc of the day slowly working into my system. The first did not take away the nausea, I still have this skin crawly feeling, tingly almost. On edge. Still a bit shook up.
I hate that I talk so much but, bottom line I believe if I had not spoken up and demanded to have the tests run again and then again that I would be still sitting here confused, lost and very very ill. My biggest concern is for those that cannot stand up and be strong in the face of the protocols. I fear for the elderly and the shy person that takes this false information goes home and curls up into a ball.
My primary care Doc is lovely. She is in the position of the protocols. I tested negative I don't get meds. I was afraid of losing her. Continuity is so important in health care and have seen her for a decade. I had asked this morning when I went to pick up my script if she wanted to stop seeing me. I was back in the administrators office. She is sticking by me and they are very concerned too. They are investigating this across the board I've been told. They say they are as concerned as I am.
My other concern was my friend's job. She bravely stood with me and assisted me in front of the whole clinic while the others where wondering why this nut was making such a scene. Holy nightmare batman. She was a guardian angel. I demanded that if nothing else she is to be given kudos for directing me in the right direction and not be censored in any way. The administrator was a bit surprised I mentioned this and said she will see to it.
I did tell that administrator of this sites help for me this morning. False negative was so out of my realm. I felt as though I had already been judged a drug dealer. The worst part of that is the fact that I lost 2 sistes years ago because they stole my husbands pain meds and he suffered through that month. I lost a 3rd this fall because I suspected she was looking to steal mine. The administrator said she was going to look here. I hope she does and let's others know of it, I will!
I will spread the word on this. It's probably one of the best sources of information that I found in my fearful search. I will be back and using this again. What a wonderful feeling you've given me in just a few short hours. Thank you sincerely.
Doctors of the world pay attention! The boomers are here and we're not going away. Do more research!
Hello Curiouswizard,
Welcome to the Pain Management Forum. I am so very glad that you found us. I know the joy and comfort I felt when I found this community. As you say it doesn't take the physical pain away but it does help us deal with the emotional burden that so many of us carry due to our chronic painful conditions. I am sorry that you have so many painful issues.
Please be aware that there are no physicians on this Forum. We are all CP (chronic pain) patients sharing information and support. Some have experienced a false positive drug screen. There are no patients bill of rights when it comes to Pain Mangement Clinics. The PMP is always right as are the tests. We know this is not true and I hope that things will begin to change. However with the media's intense coverage of public figures deaths and addictions I hold out little hope that we will ever be viewed for what we are. Add to that the statistics that are ever increasing regarding prescription narcotic abuse, diversion and addiction and I fear we may be fighting a losing battle. But the fight and education must continue or we fail by never trying.
But we are all in this together and should never give up hope that one day we will be treated appropriately and viewed in a better light.
I am sorry that you had to experience the emotional pain of a drug screen failed and of course the added physical pain of withdrawals. Are you still at the same clinic? Is your PMP willing to continue to treat you? I think it is rare that anyone has maintained their relationship with their PMP following a failed drug screen. The are quickly dismissed from the clinic and left to their own devices to find pain management. If you were able to beat these odds please share with us in detail how you achieved reinstatement.
Again welcome aboard. We'll look forward to your active participation in our forum
Take Care,
Tuck
Welcome to the Pain Management Forum. I am so very glad that you found us. I know the joy and comfort I felt when I found this community. As you say it doesn't take the physical pain away but it does help us deal with the emotional burden that so many of us carry due to our chronic painful conditions. I am sorry that you have so many painful issues.
Please be aware that there are no physicians on this Forum. We are all CP (chronic pain) patients sharing information and support. Some have experienced a false positive drug screen. There are no patients bill of rights when it comes to Pain Mangement Clinics. The PMP is always right as are the tests. We know this is not true and I hope that things will begin to change. However with the media's intense coverage of public figures deaths and addictions I hold out little hope that we will ever be viewed for what we are. Add to that the statistics that are ever increasing regarding prescription narcotic abuse, diversion and addiction and I fear we may be fighting a losing battle. But the fight and education must continue or we fail by never trying.
But we are all in this together and should never give up hope that one day we will be treated appropriately and viewed in a better light.
I am sorry that you had to experience the emotional pain of a drug screen failed and of course the added physical pain of withdrawals. Are you still at the same clinic? Is your PMP willing to continue to treat you? I think it is rare that anyone has maintained their relationship with their PMP following a failed drug screen. The are quickly dismissed from the clinic and left to their own devices to find pain management. If you were able to beat these odds please share with us in detail how you achieved reinstatement.
Again welcome aboard. We'll look forward to your active participation in our forum
Take Care,
Tuck
My suffering has served to open an investigation at my clinic. I hope that my perserverence has helped to open the eyes of the clinicians and administrators to this potentially lethal misdiagnosis' I worry about folks that aren't as aggressive as I had been. Do they go home and accept they will suffer? How many would be so depressed and sickened by this they simply give up. How very sad. Thankfully I had been in this clinic for many years and was not frightened to speak up. I am sitting here waiting for the withdrawal symptoms to subside. If there is a bright side to this I'd have to say and please excuse me but, I've had the best bowel movements without the percocet. I use Activia to help and it was not needed just one day after stopping the meds. If anyone else gets constipated from percocet I can't reccomend Activia highly enough. It may take a few days and you may want to take a laxative as usual until it does work. It's tasty and a nice snack that will ease the discomfort without the harshness of a laxative. I'm so grateful to this site and will continue to follow and add a hopeful thought to those of you suffering. God bless you. Many thanks.
Please let me say thank you all for sharing. This has helped me immeasurably. Except for blowing my pain away...never could be hypnotized.
Just having found this forum my loneliness has been lifted, the confusion, the lies, the downright high and mighty. How does this happen so often, I was quite shocked to realize I'm not alone. I ran out of meds on Monday. Have such raw nerves at this point. Finally got okayed for the meds yesterday and was too sick to pick them up. Am heading in to get them shortly. I have a terrible headache, aches and pains all over, my skin is crawling. All of the symptoms of withdrawal I associated with being distraught. I am a lucky one. So much pain and confusion out there. Doctors are you listening???
so you have indeed been cut off your meds then because of this? I am so sorry. This happens SO many times yet Im still astounded that doctors take these results as gospel!!! why??? There has got to be a better way. I hope you find help somewhere. good luck and keep us posted please
I'm so sorry your going through this. I read many stories about the false readings with the UA's, which makes me nervous everytime I take one myself. I can't imagine not being treated for pain at all. I hope you go to your PCP or another doctor and let them know what is going on. There has to be someone out there that can help you.
I am amazed that my doctor allowed me to have percocet withdrawal. Although sympathetic I was not advised of it. I found out about while trying to find a site like this. Thanks again and kudos. I was sick from the emotions, had a urinary tract infection to boot and was also a false negative. Too have to discover withdrawal symptoms through the web is still a shock to me. I can not believe all these stories. YES I CAN! Doctors are human. I'm still so weak and sick. Hopefully this will help others as it did me. Thanks so much..
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