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Final Two Months Questions

Hello all!

It feels crazy to say this, but I am nearing the end of my three year program 😃 I have been wondering what to expect (and I very much subscribe to the idea of keeping a low profile with my monitoring team, so I really try not to ask them these questions LOL); I believe I'm in one of the less strict programs based on what a lot of you have shared, and I generally average one urine test/month (occasionally none, and rarely two). I have had one dilute test and one test that just said "value out of range" but neither of these were ever brought up with me; I have missed check in a few times but have gone out and gotten a test that same day, which my team actually told me I did not need to do. All this to say... I believe that I am in pretty good standing! So now I'm wondering: Has anyone completed their program without getting a hair test? Or is that just an expectation? It doesn't really matter either way, but I've noticed I've been perseverating about it lately, so I'm hoping someone can shed some light! Also, I'm not disclosing which state I'm in because it's very small and I worry about being "caught" posting here, which I realize is limiting 🤦‍♀️ I only have urine and hair tests mentioned in my contract, which is why I'm not asking about blood tests :) Thank you so much for any insight you may have!

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1. Good job on keeping low profile and regarding a missed check in, but testing on the same day, I wouldn't recommend it, but I......kind of would once. If you miss a check in and testing on the same day, it looks Overwhelmingly Favorable! There's actually More kudo points for this than there is to check in that day and not being selected because it shows you are clearly not hiding anything. Obviously, never purposely miss a check in, but if you do, TEST that day REGARDLESS of what your case manager says 2 days later "you didn't have to test." This is BS. If you are unlucky enough to be selected that day and you didn't test, you have major problems.

2. I have met probably over 50 nurses in the last 10 years that never hair tested. Of those 50, none of them had more than 2 dilutes and none had over 2 missed check ins. If you miss a check in, but you test that day, its basically treated like you never missed a check in. The odds of you having a hair test are 50/50 if you have never had one. If you get it, it will occur with 1-2 months (about 4-8 weeks left) in the program. If you make it to 3 weeks left in the program timeframe and haven't been selected for a hair test, then you won't be. They have to have plenty of time to get the results and do confirmation if necessary or do another test if the tech messes up the sample. so it won't happen with 3 weeks or less left and likely will not happen Before you have 2 months left. It would occur between having 1 month and 2 months left and I would bet 50/50.

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