Test results taking longer than usual

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Quick question for any TPAPN nurses....

Wondering if anyone's recent drug test results are taking longer than usual. I have been in TPAPN for approx 17mo and tested option 1 last Monday and still don't have results. I have waited about a week to a week and a half for options 2/3 but never this long for option 1. I know 100% that I haven't taken anything that should cause a fail but the longer than usual wait time is kind of freaking me out. I keep telling myself that maybe they are behind but the longer it takes the more worried I get. So I'm just curious if anyone else is having this prob or should I maybe be concerned at this point that maybe somehow my specimen got lost or God forbid there was some sort of false positive. For anyone who has a gotten a positive before, did it take longer than usual for results and/or did recovery trek post the positive before your case manager contacted you. I'm sure everything is fine but if anyone has any experience with this I would greatly appreciate the feedback.

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Specializes in ICU.

I think you might be over thinking this. If you have a positive you will hear from your case manager. They don't mess around and hang on to those results, they're going to be calling you that very same day. Take a few deep breaths and do not worry. You will test negative if you've been abstaining. I can certainly understand your anxiety about this. Let us know! It will be fine.

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Specializes in ER, ICU/CCU, Open Heart OR Recovery, Etc.

Its not just TX that has slow results. Anyone who deals with Affinity, or perhaps I should say MY experience with Affinity, is that it ALWAYS takes weeks for them to report the results, regardless of what they are.

Follow Magsulfates advice above, try and hang in there, and keep us posted.

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I recently tested option 1, took 8 days to post results, breath deep, take a walk

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Thanks for everyone's kind replies. Update is that I received an email from recovery trek yesterday stating they had not received my specimen and to email my specimen ID number so they could further investigate. Scary to know we do everything right and things can still fall thru the cracks. Hopefully they will be able to resolve the issue. I will keep you updated as I will hopefully hear from them soon.

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