TPAPN/Etg

Oogie · Jun 4, 2014

OK, take a deep breath. You should be fine. Unless you were swimming in a pool of stuff. Really you have to ingest etoh for your liver to produce enough etg to test positive. Over last Christmas at a neighbors I drank some egg nog maybe 4 oz (that children were drinking) later found out it was spiked with Rum. I tested 2 days later with no problems. I was scared until I saw the results 1 week later it was option 3. Hope that makes ya feel alittle more at ease..... Peace

TXRNC · Jun 4, 2014

When I tested pos for etg "because I drank" it was option 2 if that helps. Thank goodness they gave me another chance,that is if I can find a job , that laps was 20 mo ago and I had to restart program if I can find job I can complete with no problem 17 mo. Invested in this 2nd chance good luck

catmom1, BSN, RN · Jun 4, 2014

My license is off probation now and I will tell you my experience.

I used alcohol hand sanitizer daily (on my hands only, lol) and was almost always tested for ETG in 5 plus years of monitoring and never had any issues.

I think you will be fine, but I totally understand the fear. Been there myself.

Catmom :paw:

june2009 · Jun 4, 2014

I used aloe gel for sunburn all over my body before realizing that alcohol was the first ingredient. I called my CM to tell her and she said I should be fine . She did tell me to have my doctor write me a prescription for that exact brand of aloe gel just in case. I tested two days later and was fine.

cat_lady_jr · Jun 5, 2014

Thanks guys. I just get really nervous about these kinds of things because TPAPN hasn't been super understanding of things that have happened to me. My very first UA was a false positive for alcohol. My case manager was on vacation, so this other lady called me about it and was not very nice at all. She told me I should be ashamed, etc. I demanded the 2nd specimen be ran and I was exonerated. I didn't get any kind of apology for her behavior. I also had to restart after I had passed the 1 year mark because I spent 2 nights on a mental health ward for panic attacks. I had stopped taking my SSRI on the advice of people in AA (horrible idea). My case manager told me I was lucky to be given a 2nd chance. Having to restart was devastating to me because I was blindsided and I had not relapsed on drugs/alcohol.

I don't have a 3rd chance to use with TPAPN so I can get a little antsy. I will be so glad when I finish in September!

cat_lady_jr · Jun 9, 2014

Whew. So I checked my testing results this morning and I have a negative result for Option 1. I know my anxiety over the situation seems a bit excessive, but I'm SO close to finishing. I don't want to get kicked out with less than 90 days to finish.

Kel65, MSN, RN · Feb 15, 2017

OK, think I did a stupid thing. I have forever been dying my hair with no issues having tested Option 1 and 3 recovery trek. I assume Option 3 includes why. Don't know if ever tested the day after I did my hair, but today I pulled an option 2 and did my hair yesterday. Dye contained denatured alcohol. Stupid I know, but I'm sober, sober. Anyone have any consoling advice.

cat_lady_jr · Feb 16, 2017

I think you should be okay. I had a couple of stupid incidental exposures in TPAPN and it was fine (ate waffles with poppy seeds, the sunscreen incident, etc.)

Kel65, MSN, RN · Feb 16, 2017

My TPAPN advocate tells me I'm crazy, that egt is on all the options and I did test after dying before. He is likely right. Gonna do my steps and leave it in God's hands. I know I'm sober and that's all that counts in the end

Kel65, MSN, RN · Feb 21, 2017

Negative here, even though I forgot to shake up the dye mixture and inhaled and absorbed a good dose of denatured alcohol. Not going to worry over false negatives anymore.