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My doctor did do a drug test and I was not made aware they were doing it until the results came in. Of course I didn't have that to worry about. But be careful marijuana can interact with meds used during surgery.

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Actually' date=' all the Water they tell you to drink dilutes your urine. Those "cleanse" things just try to mask the fact that you drank all the water.[/quote']

By adding B Vitamins to keep your urine yellow and electrolytes to mask that your urine is diluted.

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By adding B Vitamins to keep your urine yellow and electrolytes to mask that your urine is diluted.

Usually also creatine because that's a good indicator if your urine is diluted. Many of those "detox" pills have creatine.

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they did it like a week before my surgery. no one told me what they were testing for but i asked and she confirmed it was to make sure i was not on any drugs and to catch the carbon in my blood if i was a closet cigarette smoker.

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Just make sure you tell the surgeon and anesthesiologist when they ask- be honest. You can NOT get in trouble for drug use with your doctor- it is confidential. I highly doubt it will interfere with your surgery since you have stopped, but they need to know, especially anesthesia, because of possible drug interactions.

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I didnt get tested but the anesthesiologist did ask me (a few mins before surgery) if i did any recreational drugs in the past month. I lied and said no, I didnt want to risk them calling off the surgery. I was sure I was gonna die right there on the operating room table!!!! But, I survived! I would NOT reccommend it though! I was so freaked out!!! Im stupid, I know :(

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Nope... You will be good. Trust me I should know

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The surgeon I m going to drug tests and does a nicotine test. I am a bad girl and I smoke both cigarettes and mj. I am having a hard time quitting and I am to be tested on october 28. I need help with this too!

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