Horrified! Labs came back

[Tssiemer1 549]

Guys I'm freaking out!! My labs came back and I was able to see the results on line in MyChart. I am horrified!! Something showed up and I'm super afraid to see my Surgeon on Wednesday. I don't even want to say what it is because I didn't do it!! Uugh!! What if they don't do surgery. What if my insurance sees it and denies me!! What if cops are there ready to arrest me!! What if they call my work and tell them!!!

[AvaFern 3,516]

If you're talking about drugs, you're protected under HIPPA. They are not allowed to call your work or the police or it is a violation of the law. Now, your insurance company and your doctor are able to see the results and what they decide to do with the information is up to them, but outside of your medical team, no one else is allowed to see the results.

Depending upon which drug you "didn't do", you can always request a second test to confirm your innocence. Or you can just own up to it. Either way, you aren't going to jail or losing your job, although if your job has the option to randomly drug test you, I would consider not doing any more of whatever you're already not doing.

[Tssiemer1 549]

Yep. I made a mistake posting it here. No one will believe me. I do get drug tested at work because I'm a social worker at an inpatient drug rehab. Never failed a test. I admit I smoked 5 years ago but not since. The levels were so low it wouldn't even show up on our clients drug screen. It has to be a false positive or a mix up or something. Not much shows a false positive for it so I don't know.

[cindyw41 761]

Does it say positive or a volume result?

Edited to say:: if the levels are so low that it won't show up on your clients results then its a negative test.

Edited September 19, 2015 by cindyw41

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Well, if your last name is Siemer, and you look like your avatar, it's no longer a secret.

Seriously, folks -- this is the Internet, open for the world to see. If you want to keep secrets here, don't use your real name here and post your real photograph.

[Bean80128 80]

Can you just get another test to refute the findings?

[Tssiemer1 549]

I hope so bean. :-/

It's not a secret. There's nothing to hide.

[andromache 16]

Depending on what you tested positive for I could tell you what OTC drugs could cause a false positive.

[inkie 30]

I think people are being a little judgey here, can it not be a mix up at the lab?

[inkie 30]

Just another thought, if you work at a drug rehabilitation centre, could your drink/food have been spiked with whatever it said you tested positive for?

[RILEYSMOM22 344]

I would wait and see if your surgeon even mentions it.

[justme29 76]

Are you taking an appetite suppressant? Unfortunately, I went through this with a job because the dr didn't tell me that would happen. They cleared it up quickly and I was able to start. I called friends crying and they all laughed because I was a "goody good". Well, even one hung up on me telling me to stop lying. So, there could be a valid reason.

[Tssiemer1 549]

Are you taking an appetite suppressant? Unfortunately, I went through this with a job because the dr didn't tell me that would happen. They cleared it up quickly and I was able to start. I called friends crying and they all laughed because I was a "goody good". Well, even one hung up on me telling me to stop lying. So, there could be a valid reason.

Fascinating! I am on a LOT of different meds. Like 15 meds a day. It's no telling what it could be. All my friends are telling me I'm over reacting. I just don't want anything to mess this up, you know? I know I need this surgery to get healthy and stop being on all these meds and seeing all these doctors and being admitted to the hospital all the time. :-/

[Yaberhoo 358]

Whoa, hold on. Depending on what came up, it could have been something you ate or absorbed in the skin. Poppy seed muffins can make you test positive for opiates, for example. I wouldn't worry though. It could be a false positive or a simple mistake.

[Tssiemer1 549]

It was weed.

I haven't smoked in 5 years.

The only thing I can think of is I went the Poconos with my sisters family we hung out with all her neighbors. Something I hate or drank maybe had some in it? Because they were smoking it and I declined.