Re: Passing drug test??

KingstonsMom · ‎03-09-2010

@kemiqueen wrote:
@KingstonsMom The surgeon's nurse says if I fail the test, they will not perform the surgery.

If he won't do the surgery if any THC is in your system, then why bother with the test, since you know it will be because you're still smoking?

If that's the case, you have 2 choices as I see it:

1. Quit smoking for at least 30 days (maybe) for this surgeon to do the surgery.

2. Find another surgeon who's comfortable working with patients who use medical mj, where it's legal and the patient has a valid prescription.

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

If you have a valid Rx for this why are they doing a drug test. It is prescribed for you - of course it will be in your drug test.

Honestly, I've never known of anyone having a drug test before surgery.

Perhaps your pain doctor would prescribe you something like methadone to help you get off the marijuana?

I am suspicious this person has been using other drugs beside what is ordered for her by a doctor and so the doctor is requiring a drug screening test. What people admit to doing - drug wise - and what they actually are doing are usually miles apart.

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

@151949 wrote:
If you have a valid Rx for this why are they doing a drug test. It is prescribed for you - of course it will be in your drug test.
Honestly, I've never known of anyone having a drug test before surgery.
Perhaps your pain doctor would prescribe you something like methadone to help you get off the marijuana?
I am suspicious this person has been using other drugs beside what is ordered for her by a doctor and so the doctor is requiring a drug screening test. What people admit to doing - drug wise - and what they actually are doing are usually miles apart.

Methadone?? for getting off MJ . really??? SMH

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@ashleigh dupray wrote:
@151949 wrote:
If you have a valid Rx for this why are they doing a drug test. It is prescribed for you - of course it will be in your drug test.
Honestly, I've never known of anyone having a drug test before surgery.
Perhaps your pain doctor would prescribe you something like methadone to help you get off the marijuana?
I am suspicious this person has been using other drugs beside what is ordered for her by a doctor and so the doctor is requiring a drug screening test. What people admit to doing - drug wise - and what they actually are doing are usually miles apart.
Methadone?? for getting off MJ . really??? SMH

Do you seriously believe this person is only taking marijuana?????

qbetzforreal · ‎08-28-2010

@151949 wrote:
@ashleigh dupray wrote:
@151949 wrote:
If you have a valid Rx for this why are they doing a drug test. It is prescribed for you - of course it will be in your drug test.
Honestly, I've never known of anyone having a drug test before surgery.
Perhaps your pain doctor would prescribe you something like methadone to help you get off the marijuana?
I am suspicious this person has been using other drugs beside what is ordered for her by a doctor and so the doctor is requiring a drug screening test. What people admit to doing - drug wise - and what they actually are doing are usually miles apart.
Methadone?? for getting off MJ . really??? SMH
Do you seriously believe this person is only taking marijuana?????

Yes and quit trying to stir the pot.

Annabellethecat66 · ‎03-12-2010

My response in no way is in reference to the OP, I want the OP to understand that.

I've been through enough and I'm old enough to know better than to sit in judgment of anyone and would NEVER do that.

I don't understand why people who take marijuana for recreational reasons never address the fact that they are putting carcinogens into their lungs.

I asked my Dr that treats me for severe pain if I should think about using mairjuana (as my daughter suggested). I'd never smoke it but it can be taken in other forms (and for those who don't understand the difference between medical and recreational, the medical has had removed the hallugenic properties from it.

She said studies have show that for many people marijuana does not work as a pain control and for me and my severe pain it definitely would not work.

I have a daughter who lives in Colorado (where it is legal). She tells me about people driving who are obviously under the drug and various other ways it is dangerous. There's no test for it to see how 'high' they are if stopped by the police like it would be if they were drinking alcohol. It frustrates the police.

Anyway, that's for another discussion, not here.

I hope the OP is able to get a resolution to her problem. It is frustration that people judge those who struggle every day with severe pain where there is no operation or quick fix to make their pain (without medication) subside in any way.

Like so many things these days, a few ignorant people who misuse something have made it difficult for those who follow the rules to use things to help them navigate through their daily lives.

To those who sit in judgment of others for anything, I'd like to say that I truly hope nothing happens to them and they go through life never being judged, it must be nice.

GOD expects all of us to show empathy and understanding to those who need it. Doesn't mean we have to always agree, it means we don't have to judge them.

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

@kemiqueen wrote:
@KingstonsMom The surgeon's nurse says if I fail the test, they will not perform the surgery.

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Seems like a good guideline to follow. Breathing in any sort of smoke, and that includes campfires, would be something I'd prefer not to do.

Caligurll · ‎07-20-2014

@151949 wrote:
@ashleigh dupray wrote:
@151949 wrote:
If you have a valid Rx for this why are they doing a drug test. It is prescribed for you - of course it will be in your drug test.
Honestly, I've never known of anyone having a drug test before surgery.
Perhaps your pain doctor would prescribe you something like methadone to help you get off the marijuana?
I am suspicious this person has been using other drugs beside what is ordered for her by a doctor and so the doctor is requiring a drug screening test. What people admit to doing - drug wise - and what they actually are doing are usually miles apart.
Methadone?? for getting off MJ . really??? SMH
Do you seriously believe this person is only taking marijuana?????

Yes!

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

It seems that the OP needs to find out WHY they are concerned, by asking directly.

- Is it because it's being inhaled, i.e. "smoking" anything, no matter what it is

- Is it because there is a max amount that can be in your system to possibly interact with anesthesia?

- Is it just this surgeon, anesthesiologist or hospital that has the issue/concern?

If it's the first, then easy peasy - there are so many ways to consume that do not involve inhaling anything - just switch to another method temporarily.

If it's the second, get some advice about cutting back to the "passing" level.

If it's the last, ask for another anesthesiologist, or if it can be performed somewhere else. I think you said you know your surgeon's okay with it. I'd start by asking him the Whys.

There are people with chronic severe pain, including those with cancer, who consume medically-prescribed marijuana, who have surgery. You aren't the only one. OP needs to discover what, exactly, the specific hang-up/reason is.

Life without Mexican food is no life at all

CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

lololo No, you cannot "REMOVE" "hallucinogenic" properties, or any "high producing" properties from a marijuana plant . It is a living thing, a plant. MJ is not a true hallucinogen, like peyote or mescaline or lysergic acid. MJ is rather weak in that aspect, unless laiced with other substances

A grower can produce a medicinal variety by controlling the developement of the trichomes in a plant. trichomes determine the psychoactive properties in a bag of weed. you need a microscope to see these. the weaker versions of weed have fewer and less robust or developed trichomes. medical MJ is fairly benign in properties that produce a "high". the "high" will be relatively weak - but the action on pain centers make it beneficial as a pain reliever.