Kel65

That's what I'm thinking, got lost on the way from one lap to the other.

I've had invalid and inconclusive but this is new to me. I can tell you, because I only do option 3 and 4 due to a kidney issue which causes false positives on option 1 which includes a basic urine ethanol, that Option 4 includes EGT, as well as over the counters, anti depressants, and narcotics. According to my lab, quest tests for the drugs on the east coast and then ships to a Midwest lab to do the EGT. Perhaps someone at the 2nd lab put in no results because they didn't receive them .

36 days, and I got word from my case manager, I was good to countdown with the expectation of being done on my contract date. These last 50 days have been riding cloud nine!!

Admit nothing. See a lawyer.

You would do better to post this in the Recovery section. Lot's of IPN people there.

Cats, me too with the kidney issues. I wonder how many of us are afflicted by this collateral damage.

Lost my beloved friend of 15 years the day after I got her a companion. Going on a year with this new girl. It was hard at first but as the bond grows you realize how special a part of your life they can be.

It's going pretty quick Spanked. I thought it would drag, but it's flying!!

42 days today. Day 50 made my heart sing. 40 should feel the same. I'm thinking when I hit 30 I won't be able to stop smiling.

Catsmeow, love the soy sauce comment because I am right there with you. Chinese food drenched in soy sauce. Today, I'm going fishing, mosquitoes are bad this spring. I'm using a lovely fragrance of Basil all over me. Can't wait to be able to spray myself with insect spray.

I'm TPAPN, 44 days left. Final year, I have been tested mostly once a month. Two times I was tested 10 to 13 days apart. Cap here in stepdown is 18 and I'm at 16. The pattern is pretty predictable. I went 41 days without testing. Tested late May and was expecting to test yesterday which I did. If the pattern holds, I will test late June again and then probably quickly another in the first or second week of June as I'm done the third week.

I'm speechless. This woman is a sociopath.

Congratulations!!!!

Same here. I have a contract date, I will be contacting the day before to make sure that button gets pushed in the morning. 56 days. Tic tock.

63 days at 4 AM this morning. So ready to be done. Time crawls.

Good luck!!!!!!

Tylenol and Motrin, Claritin are ok. Benadryl, Sudafed and cough medicine or not and they do test for those. Because I have a kidney issue that causes option one, which is the basic ethanol test on the urine, I do option 3 and 4. These two options are extensive in the number of medications they test for prescription and over-the-counter. And yes I have this information from the horse's mouth. Motrin if taken frequently prior do testing can cause a false positive for marijuana. There is a secondary test that shows this to be a false positive, speaking from experience it is expensive. You will wind to avoid Motrin directly before you test. Generally, as a rule now I don't take it after midnight.

I think 99% of the people have to do either outpatient or inpatient it depends on what your evaluation shows. I had an easy time getting a job because I went back to a hospital where I worked before all this. I was in good standing so they open their arms to me. From what I've heard some people do have some difficulties.

You will likely be tested with option one most frequently, this is a urine test. This and all other urine tests are $55. They generally do not do anything but urine or anything more expensive unless you make yourself seem sketchy. I do option three or four most the time which are urine tests, which test for about just anything in God's creation, and they are $55 a pop. If you test positive on a urine and it has to go to the secondary testing, you will have a charge with that again at $55. If you test positive and the secondary urine does not clear you, then you may have to do a more expensive blood test if they choose to let you if you pop positive for alcohol and they allow you to clear yourself with a peth blood test, that costs about 180 which included the cost of the lab draw. In the first six months I averaged one test a month, $55. After that I avergef two or three tests a month. The final year if you are granted step down, it averages 18 in a year. I have 64 days left. Two last tests.

I am not in for drugs but was accused of having an alcoholic problem and realized that I did. I am 2 months from completion. I accepted TPAPN referral, because basically I felt I would only lose against the board since they err on the side of caution and would have referred me anyway. I have no regrets. It was expensive. First two years at least 200.00 in drug tests monthly, 3,000 for outpatient treatment and then another thousand for aftercare. I'm in step down and I barely know I'm in TPAPN anymore. Finding a job is hard for many, I had old ties that opened their arms to me. I won't say it was easy in the beginning, it certainly is a lifestyle adjustment knowing you're being overseen, waking up in the morning every day knowing that you have to check in to see if you test and not knowing how that is going to impact your day. It is been a journey.

This is not true for all. Four in my support group were denied both.

Ash2213, I just had my 16th test. They are making sure though, after once a month testing they hit me 12 and then 3 days apart. My craving for Chinese food is so strong I wanted to cave in, but the false positive with soy sauce is too real. Tick tock slowly go the days.

I would not chance it.

Motrin does not need to be okay'd in TPAPN program.

I've steeled myself against hopes of an early release. I would be thankful for it not to extend beyond my contract date. I've heard it sometimes a take while. My caseworker is great though she's got a great sense of humor. On my final day I'm going to email her and in capital letters say, push the button push the button.