Anyone ever gotten off monitoring early?

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I am nearing completion of 2/3 years of my monitoring contract. I was placed on a monitoring probation agreement by the Lousiana BON for past criminal charges. I began the monitoring when I started clinicals (08/14) and I'll be graduating in December of this year, 2016. I've been in complete compliance. I have checked in daily with FirstLab, submitted all documents on time, and all negative UDS. Have any of you ever heard of anyone getting off of their contract early? For instance, writing a letter and requesting to the BON that one be let off for compliance with their contract and stipulations. I am tempted to do so and would love some feedback. Would that be a bad idea? Should I get a professor or my work manager to write a letter on my behalf as well? I am not being monitored for addiction issues. However, I did post in this forum because I know you guys are very familiar with the monitoring process and the frequent drug screens, monthly fees, etc. If anyone has any familiarity with a situation similar to this, I would love to hear about it!

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I would love to message but I have absolutely no idea how to! Please help! :)

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I'm in LA monitoring too, until November of this year. PM me and we can talk! My CO states that I am up for making a request for decreased UDS, so I am writing that request now. I test on avg. 2x per month. It's really put me in the poor house, but that'll change soon! I start my new job in a couple weeks, but I don't think they will release me before November even though my record has been spotless in the program (I do take Benadryl & Tylenol PM sometimes, but my CO doesn't say anything about those... however I have to stay away from Nyquil, Vanilla extract, & hot chocolate!). My CO was for 18 mos... in Nov it will be 2 years exactly. So if everything goes as planned, I'm gonna celebrate by having a HUGE hot chocolate WITH vanilla in it, come the Fall. Please keep us posted on your situation!

Peanut - sounds like u are doing great! I took Dramamine and Benadryl at times throughout my contract with no problems.

It was so nice to get the letter that my DS frequency was changed, and even better to get that golden letter that I had bee released - I framed that letter!!!!

Anne, RNC

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I can't wait for that!!!! I have an email from one of the case managers at the LSBN in the monitoring department stating that when I graduate....which is in Dec of 2016, this year....the director reviews my file and determines if I need further probation. I haven't been in any legal trouble whatsoever, so I'm hoping my review goes well when I graduate! I'm so ready for this stress to be over with!

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I can't wait for that!!!! I have an email from one of the case managers at the LSBN in the monitoring department stating that when I graduate....which is in Dec of 2016, this year....the director reviews my file and determines if I need further probation. I haven't been in any legal trouble whatsoever, so I'm hoping my review goes well when I graduate! I'm so ready for this stress to be over with!

That's awesome! Hopefully when u graduate they will let y out of the program.

Let me know how it goes, and if I can answer anything at all.

Anne, RNC

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