I forgot. I get tested on a regular basis. It never effects me so I don't even think about it. I'm on 180mg of morphine and 20mg of Norco daily. My "drug contract" requires I be tested at least once every 90 days. When I first signed the contract at the clinic I go to the doctor said I had to quit smoking pot. I said "no". They referred me to a pain management doctor and I told her "It helps me with my anxiety and I'm not going to stop." I've tested positive for pot in every doctor ordered drug test for the last 4yrs and they don't say sh*t to me. Someone in my position must stand their ground and not flinch, or the docs will take their pot away. Fake piss wouldn't help me unless they sold it with morphine, hydrocodone, and valium in it. They seem more interested in whats not in it than what is.
The key for me was to always tell the docs that my test would be positive for THC before hand so it wouldnt be a surprise..
I always say I don't do drugs when the dr asks me. I don't consider cannabis a drug ;)
No one has called me on it yet.
At this point I'm giving up on drs. The regular dr is only interested in pushing "their" drugs, i.e, flu shot, tetanus shot, shingles vax, etc.
None of those things are gonna help me in the slightest bit.
Ortho dr sent me for an MRI to rule out spondylosis, prob not spelled correctly, in my neck. Couldn't even get all the way in the tube let alone get the thing cranked up. MRI people told me to call the dr and ask for something to calm me down for the test. I was treated like a junkie looking for a quick fix. Two weeks later I was still waiting for them to get back to me.
So I filed a complaint with the hospital he works under. Someone sent me an email saying they would like to help my situation. Unfortunately I'm on Medicaid. And there's only one dr within a half hour drive that takes this insurance. I'm not going back there again after the way this was handled.
I'm hoping I'll not deteriorate too much till after I move 3 hrs away at which point I'll be in a different county/hospital and switched to Medicare at that point. If all goes smoothly, HA, I'll be approved for SSD sometime in June. But my understanding is that Medicare isn't any better than Medicaid :(
I also have 5 buldging discs in my lumbar. No one took a pic of the discs in between yet. But I'm willing to bet they aren't in too good a shape either.
I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night, so I could be wrong ;)
Oh yeah, the last round of PT made me worse soooooooo