False negative urine test

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone

If you have had a false negative on a urine test for your narcotics, please

request a blood test, that includes a quantitative exam. The quantity of the

medication makes a big difference for your case.

Labels can be mixed up, unintentionally, and labs have been known to make

mistakes.

It is also entirely possible that your doctor is dumping you because she does

not want to accept your insurance any longer. Especially, if you are on

medicare, medicaid, or any other state/federal insurance. Your doctor is not

paid as much as the private companies.

If you have a family doctor, please try to see her and explain that your pain

management doctor can no longer see you.

I'm so sorry this has happened to each of you. Try to make another appointment

with your doctor, and tell the receptionist that you wish to have a blood test

done.

Do not show anger, nor rudeness when you call. If you do not believe that will

work, send the doctor a letter requesting the blood test.

Last, but not lease request a copy of the test results. You might have to pay

for that page, but it shouldn't be more than a dollar or two.

I hope this helps.

Kaylene

[Guest guest]

All,

I would request the copy of the blood test in writing so you could have a copy

for your new doctor, to show you did follow up, and request it. The doctor

should have advised you he was doing a blood test and what it was doing it for.

I would also speak with the office manager. Is the doctor saying that your RA

factor and other tests did not show a disease so they cannot prescribe

medication for your pain ? Usually they do a urine test first and it will

reflect all categories. The office manager rather than the receptionist would be

more able to help you find another physician. Look at your pain contract also

because most state they will give you a certain amount or time

period to find a doctor and they are accountable for doing this.

Usually they don't care how much is in your system, they want to know that your

are taking what is prescribed. I almost dropped over when I say they are

charging my insurance five hundred plus for this urine assay and I think a huge

amount of patients are complaining about this practice.

The particular pain management group I go to is buying out all the single doctor

practices and it is a huge monopoly and there is not a huge choice where I live.

I also think they are audited certain times of the year and may have to document

certain things.

I hope you find a good doctor but I have learned to document because of three

bad experiences and I am not going to deal with this without documenting issues.

I feel I should be able to address issues the doctor brings up and if I cannot

do that , he is not being fair. There is a Pain Patient's Bill of RIghts which

include the statement "

HRS prec § 327H-1 – § 327H-2

[§ 327H-1.] Pain patient's bill of rights; findings.

3) A patient's physician may refuse to prescribe opiate medication for a patient

who requests a treatment for severe acute pain or severe chronic pain. However,

that physician may inform the patient of physicians who are qualified to treat

severe acute pain and severe chronic pain employing methods that include the use

of opiates;

You can look it up on the internet.

Bennie