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Kel, So happy for you! It feels so good doesn’t it! To a job well done, cheers!

I guess it is fermented so has tiny amounts of alcohol in it. I am sure it depends on the quantity and brand. I did try to avoid it though if I thought I may be tested..!

Weekends are not restricted in TPAPN, that I know of. I was in it for 3 years and never had a problem. The first 6 months they say no narcs or call, and you can never be a supervisor, but for the most part, nights and weekends are fine.

Zyrtec, claritin, Xysol are all fine with tpapn. Benadryl is a different story and they "could" test you for it. Stay away from all the "D" meds, with dextromethorphan. They test for that too.

Kel, I am pretty sure you know how my release went. I was on my 4th case manager of my program and I am pretty sure she was not very computer savvy. She was very nice though. I emailed her on my day of completion asking if it was indeed completing that day, and she responded yes, that would be my last day in the program, and a big congratulations. I still logged in for 2 days after because of my paranoia. The last month was the longest ever and I fumed each morning at log in thinking if I was going be picked again to test. 18 tests that final year for me. Good luck, hang in there, you are so close and freedom is amazing!

I don't really know for sure if it would really affect a drug screen. But, I know that when I was in monitoring, I would have been way to scared to risk it. I went through monitoring super paranoid though, so I may have been over the top.

Yes, the nurse who worked at Kindred had a public board order. Hang in there!

I second UHS. I worked for one in the beginning of my monitoring but did not have public stips, but I worked with other nurses that did.. It can be tough but it is worth it get through what you have to and have a job. I also know a new grad that worked at a Kindred hospitals with stips. So it can be done, even as a new grad. Good luck!

They will probably hit you with 3 in a row pretty quickly. That seemed to be the pattern for me the last year. I did have 18 in my final year and was not tested again after that. But, as some on here said they got out early, I did not. I had to contact my CM on my completion date to verify it was my last day. I never received a completion letter through email as others did. Also, I had to log in for 2 extra days after my completion date while waiting on her to deactivate my account. Needless to say, the last week of my monitoring was stressful. I would have gone crazy if I had been selected after my completion date!

Well, in a very anticlimactic finish, I have completed my 3 years in TPAPN. It is funny how I have dedicated 3 years of my life to checking in and being paranoid, for it just to come to an end like that. It doesn't feel real. Tomorrow I don't have to check in. I bet I still wake up at 4am on the nose and think about it though. I believe I will carry the paranoia with me for a little bit while I adjust to being a normal citizen. Honestly, 3 years ago was the lowest point in my life. Drunk, fired, ashamed, marriage on the rocks, passively suicidal, nothing to be proud of. It is amazing that we have chances to turn our lives around and come back from what was complete hell. As much as I despised TPAPN, it played a major role in saving my life. Is the program fair? Nope. But, when compared to the alternative for me, it was the best there was. Because my paranoia is so raw, I won't share a lot about how my whole stint in TPAPN went here, but if you are new, scared, confused, or have questions please feel free to PM me and I can give you all the support you need. I am not sure if being an advocate is up my ally or not. I have a lot of bad tastes in my mouth from TPAPN. There needs to be real change and I hope it happens. I want to say thank you to everyone here on these boards who offered advice and encouragement along the way. This site helped so much and I am so grateful it was here for me. If you're new, keep your head up, keep pushing forward. There is an end.

You will make it through this. Best case scenario for you is EEP. If you are not an addict or alcoholic, then TPAPN is not really appropriate for you anyway. Definitely ask about EEP. Your employer has a duty to report under the state law, and it is nice of them to tell you they did TPAPN instead of the board. I do not believe you have to tell your future employer about EEP, but will be subjected to random UDS and checking in. You will be required to obtain an evaluation by a substance abuse counselor who will diagnose you, and tell TPAPN their recommendations. If your not an addict, say so. A lot of people use MJ recreationally are not addicts. Nurses are just held to a higher standard. Anyway, I wish you them best. I should be done with my 3 year stint any minute now and am so grateful to have had the 2nd chance.

Congrats!

Perse, I don't mean to hijack the thread but I am fearful I will have a positive from my last UDS. It is seriously probably my last UDS of monitoring too. I ate Korean food the night before and although has crossed my mind to watch the soy sauce in the past, I did not even think about it that night. I also had kimchi which I read is a possible source for ETOH since it is fermented. I did not consume a ton of it, but there was a scoop in the bowl I ordered. I may just be paranoid. Anyway, my question to you is how did you get your results of the Peth you ordered on your own to your monitoring peeps? Did they accept them as truth?

In TX, we check in everyday of the week, holidays and all. I have never been selected to test on a holiday. I have only been selected to test one time on a weekend (Saturday), and that was about 9 months into the program. That was back when we used Recovery Trek, prior to Affinity taking over. Definitely be prepared to test on Monday or any day following a major holiday.

We ate about 6:30pm and I tested at 10am the next morning. So, about 14-15 hours. In my head I am thinking there is no way I consumed enough to test positive, but I am so irrationally fearful. Someone posted that we are in purgatory and it is so true. I have minded my p's and q's for almost 3 years and really want to be done with this so that I can move on with my life. I am sure I could get a receipt from the place. It is unfortunate that it is a holiday week, as I am sure the results would have been posted by tomorrow if it wasn't. They will probably be posted next week which would be cutting it close to 2 weeks if I need to go obtain a Peth to clear my name. That is me assuming a Peth would clear any incidental exposures. I wonder if it would?? I have been sober over 3 years.