Question: My pain mgmt dr. said heroin showed up on my lab... I have been on fentanyl for years, and until recently was on ms4 for b/t pain. I have Lyme dis and temporarily had an increase in pain while on iv antibiotics. No other factors involved and no other faulty tests, and no positives occurred in two years of prior testing. What might prompt him to say so? Also, I did not have lab done that day. Obviously it was not mine but why would he do so and not admit some mistake? Also, is what I tell you here completely private or do you all keep this data on file? Thank you for answering my concerns.

I only want my email listed, not my physical address. I want to maintain personal privacy and do not wish to have my information logged other than email address, please. On the last page , at the last second I believe I saw my physical address which prompts me to write this addendum. Thank you.

I also was on another medicine at the time which did not show up on the test and should have. This medicine was Xanex 0.5. I've had the same prescription over two years and the medicine cannot be refilled. However, I was taking it during that two - three week period that I was particularly needing it. I also asked the intake nurse if it was listed on my medication record BECAUSE I was taking it and wanted to be certain of this. Otherwise, I would be breaking the rules if it wasn't listed. Also, I'd expected to have a drug test that day as it is usually done every 3 months unless o/w indicated, and my husband and I wondered why one hadn't been done. Why would a physician do this sort of thing?
By the way, I did not intend to be assigned to the category, "drug abuse". I have not abused any drugs. Thank you for your assistance.

After my physician told me all of this he wrote my prescriptions at almost half of the usual dosages. He said it was indicated to do so. I was very uncomfortable with this medicine change as it wasn't a "stair step", but more of a leap. I have not returned to him except to tell him what I've told you here, and to ask him to place my concerns on the chart. He only wrote that he did not think I was abusing heroin, but did maintain that this was the situation. Lastly, I also mentioned that I felt his staff must have confused my name with someone else's lab, since labs are not done securely there, but his reply was simply that it did not matter since this was not a legal issue. I am quite concerned that when I seek a pain manager again I sill be denied because of this entire ordeal. I am ggoing to see if I can submit a hair sample which I had not thought of before. My home health nurse suggested it the other day, but I am afraid I have exceeded the time allotted for this sample. This was all done around January which is about 8 months ago. However, I will still have it done. I've felt that I've really suffered by having to go through this, on top of dealing with Lyme.
This ends my questions to you. Thank you for any information you can offer.