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I will do that. Thank you again for your help, I really appreciate it!

Let me ask you this, how would it look if I suggested taking another one. I'm trying to put myself in his shoes and wondering if that would tho make me look guilty. But I haven't taken anything since I took the drug test as I am no longer sick (other than my daily pills I take from the surgery). But, like I said, I do not want to say anything that may look "suspicious". Also, as I mentioned in my original post, I couldn't pee enough to get a full sample. So I drank for an hour straight right before the test. Do you think that could have played a factor in all this? A friend of mine who had the surgery five years ago was shocked it was still in my system after drinking so much. Maybe I drank too much and it set off some red flags.

Oh really? Okay, then I won't. I thought maybe it would provide more another resource to explore in order to prove I do not take that medication. Never thought how it might look on his end (he's probably heard all sorts of stories). Thank you for letting me know.

I didn't know there was a database for those type of medications, it definitey makes sense that there is tho. I would have thought he would have checked that right when it came up as Adderall. I'll call him tomorrow morning and ask him about it(thank you for letting me know!!) I also didn't realize Sudafed could stay in your system that long. I hope he lets me take another test. If he does, he'll at least know of the medications ahead of time. Thanks again for your responses, I really appreciate it!!

Thank you for responding. Yes, sudafed was one of them. I also heard a nasal decongestant was one that can cause a positive test. And of course I took that too (off brand of it). If I had known these could cause issues, I would have waited until the end of the 48 hours I was told to take the test within (took it within three hours I was offered the job). I never heard about the authorities part. He didn't say that, thank goodness. I gave him my regular dr and my surgeons name, told him I'll sign whatever authorization he wants me to to talk to anyone, I've never been an addict or had issues with these type of pills before. Thank you again for your responses, I appreciate it.

I'm completely baffled and furious about this and cannot find a logical answer anywhere online. Background story of my WLS adventure is I had my sleeve on Aug 26. Had an absolute awful time (had hernia repair at same time). Between muscle spasms and dehydration multiple times for first three months, it's been one of the hardest things I've ever done. But I'm a lot better now. (SW was 249 current weight 176 - yea!) So, I recently took a pre-employment drug test and was shocked to find out it came back positive for amphetamines. Even tho I was surprised, after reviewing all meds I had recently taken (for head cold/allergies), I found out some active ingredients from those meds can actually cause a false reading. Therefore, I asked for a second test of same urine sample to confirm the active ingredients in those meds. The second result showed it was actually Adderall! I've never taken Adderall before in my life! A high school friend of my daughters has told us some horrific stories about this drug (addictive, people stealing it, insomnia, etc). She had ADHD and is 22 years old now. Besides the awful stories I have heard, the amount they detected in my urine was really high. One of my first thoughts was I can't take a lot of ANY medication because it makes me sick (side effect of surgery). Add the fact this is a highly-potent drug, the amount sounds like it would have landed me in the hospital (since I'm not prone to taking strong medications). My question is how on Gods green earth could this have shown up on my drug test? I know our bodies absorb medications differently because of the surgery but I never asked additional questions about it since I do not take anything above and beyond what my surgeon/nutritionist instructed me to. I'm not sure how the active ingredients in these meds absorb into a stomach that's been reduced by 80%. Or maybe it could be a combination of the meds I recently took (cold/allergy meds). Add another layer to this story, when I went to do the drug test, the first time I tried to pee it wasn't enough (still having dehydration issues). So I had to drink Water for an hour straight while standing where they could watch me until I could pee enough. Not sure if this means anything but wanted to add it to provide a better pic of the situation. The MRO (dr who reviewed the drug test) does not deal with a lot of WLS patients so he's going to review everything and get back with me. I'm just terrified he's going to mark it as a positive and I won't get this job. If you think "I'm screwed", please don't tell me. I've been told that by a couple people this weekend and since I'm already completely stressed about this, it just adds to it. ) Thank you so much, if for anything else, just listening (well, reading) )

I am four months post surgery. I'm located in the columbus/Powell area. Had my surgery at riverside (dr sonnanstine). Are there any support groups around this area?

I am six weeks out and for me personally, sugar makes me sick. Don't get me wrong, I can have a small cookie (which I just tried last week for the first time since the surgery). But anything over that I deal with the dumping issue. It doesn't hit right away.......I get nauseous first then it hits. I think it affects people different but I try to stay away from it since sugar is one of the reasons I had to have this surgery in the first place. Good luck to you!!

Thank you!!!

I am so glad it helped. I was just Hoping to connect to other people who haven't had a fast recovery. To be honest, while it was wonderful to read about people recovering so fast, it was also frustrating knowing I couldn't relate to them. I would think "did I do something wrong" or "maybe I shouldn't have done this". But once you start feeling better, a light goes off and you're like "ok, I get it now". It's re-learning your body and figuring out what it's trying to tell you. Once you have that figured out (in addition to no more pain from the recovery), you will see that light at the end of the tunnel. Good luck!!!

My mother stayed with me for two weeks. I also had my husband and kids (22 and 16). But they had work and school so my mom helped me (thank goodness). I needed her every day. I had a bad recovery (off work for a month). So I definitely needed help afterwards.

Hey everyone, since I started this thread, I wanted to provide an update on my condition (especially for the ones who are going thru a rough time). For some reason (and I used to read this in other posts and didn't really believe it), this last weekend I finally felt SO much better. It literally happened in just a day or two. I just felt so much better. And I was finally able to get in my 60 grams of Protein (first time). I even went to the gym to start the strength and toning part of my workout. I think the biggest reason I started feeling better is I wasn't in anymore pain. Pain from the surgery, pain from drinking too fast, nothing. Now, if I experience something uncomfortable, I know what it is and fix it. But the biggest thing that finally clicked was the mental adjustments I had to make, they finally fell into place. It took a few weeks but I am finally learning what I need to do to help my new body adjust to this. People, doctors, whoever can tell you you need to mentally prepare yourself for this surgery beforehand. I'm sorry but there is absolutely NO WAY you can mentally prepare yourself for something like this. You don't know what type of recovery you'll experience, you don't know what mental battles you'll endure. So you don't really know what to prepare yourself for. I can tell you it's going to get better but that doesn't help you now when all you want to do is self medicate yourself and just sleep the day away. All I can say is it does suck right now and it's ok to regret what did at this moment. I had people tell me to write out my feelings or talk to someone. But when all you want to do is crawl under the covers and not talk to anyone, those are the last things you want to do. Honestly, there is nothing anyone can say that is going to make your situation better right now. You have to get thru this part yourself. And only you can figure out the mental adjustments you need to make. It's your recovery......you complain, whine or vent as much as you want. You have gone thru a major surgery, you now have to get thru the mental changes. One nice thing is I'm now able enjoy the small victories like the 40 lbs I've lost in the last two months. And in a few more weeks, I pray you will be able to too. Thank you to everyone for your stories, suggestions and advice. This site and everyone on it has truly been a blessing. No one can truly understand what this journey is like unless you've gone thru it. Good luck to my "Sleeve Sisters" and PM if you need anything.

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I just wanted to see if anyone else had gone thru the same thing. It sounds like you are doing wonderful. I think I've hit the depression phase. I'm grieving the loss of food. I'm hoping I can get thru it quickly. Thank you again for your story and support. I really appreciate it!!

I think you're definitely right about it being a mental battle. I do have a counselor and am going to make an appt with her. I've had two kids (one vaginal and one c-section) and a hysterectomy (one of the reasons why I had the surgery was the weight gain from post-menopause). At 43, I would have thought this would have been a little easier. lol thank you!

I agree, the hernia repair was very painful and completely unexpected. I've also heard about an unflavored Protein from unjury. I'm going to try that. I just hope I'm not too late to where it affects the hair loss.