Yes, ladies and gentlemen. I was checking my results on affinity and my last test result is positive for alcohol. The problem is, I didn't drink. The only thing I can think might have caused it was some lemon tahini dressing at a vegetarian restaurant I ate at the night before. I've had the same dressing in the past and never had a problem.
The killer in all this is that I am due to complete monitoring in four days. Yes.
Never had any positives during monitoring, nothing but a dilute specimen. I'm not drinking, not using, nothing. And bing.
*Sigh*
I haven't heard from my case manager yet. I'm trying to stay calm and think. Stick to my routine and not worry. I know I do have options, I just can't believe this. After everything I have done, all the scrupulous watching everything I do, eat, drink, and walking on eggshells...BUT we will just wait and see.
I came from California I moved and had to voluntary surrender my license. I can reapply if I move back and go through 3 years of monitoring. They don't give credit for time served from other states.
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Hi SororAKS! I have been thinking about you all week! I started this new work out bootcamp thing and it has consumed a lot of my time.
I have been meaning to get on here and check on you.
I cannot believe they didn't have the meeting. Don't they know how hard this is to wait?!
Keeping you in my thoughts :)
Thank you for thinking of me. I get that life can be busy. I just appreciate the kind thoughts.
I'm not sure if they are able to see it from our perspective. They play a strange role in all this. I guess, at least that is one thing they can agree with us on. Strangeness.
On the other hand, time can be on their side. There are those that pop a positive, have to wait, and decide it is easier to just confess. I've been there before, not with the positive test part but with admissions to make.
Which is why I am so grateful that now I'm on the other side of the fence.
Specializes in ER, ICU/CCU, Open Heart OR Recovery, Etc.
So you don't live in Florida.
I came from California I moved and had to voluntary surrender my license. I can reapply if I move back and go through 3 years of monitoring. They don't give credit for time served from other states.
Nope. Thank goodness I don't from what you and others have said. Cali is a bear, FL not much better...but then again I don't think very many folks can say this monitoring thing is remotely pleasant :)
SororAKS, ADN, RN
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Update: I heard from my caseworker. They were not able to meet yesterday, we're trying for Thursday now. Sooooo I guess that's that and I wait. :)