u/TotesMaGoats_1962

The past two times I've had my semi-annual UA, it's initially come back with problems. The first time it said the "metabolites" were there, but the "parent drug" wasn't. I don't know what that means, but they sent it off for confirmation. The second time it came up with "Opiates" as well as "Opioids" and they sent it off for confirmation.

Both times they came back perfectly fine. But the stress and anxiety it causes every time is insane. I mean, I know I did nothing wrong, but it's still stressful to have to wait for some lab somewhere to confirm that. I am very frustrated and about at the end of my rope with it.

I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to try to get an earlier appointment with my doctor so I can discuss this issue. Or if I should just wait for my usual appointment, which isn't until mid August. I don't even really know what I want to accomplish with this discussion. I feel like I want some type of reassurance that if something like this happens again, they will talk to me about it. Let me know what is going on. It would really make me feel a lot less anxious. I don't know if what I am asking is out of line, either.

What do you think? Should I bring it up? Or just pretend everything is fine and it didn't happen (twice)?

Why am I suddenly (over the last week or so) seeing posts from communities I don't belong to? I'm not interested in them, and I don't want to join them. How do I make my feed just communities I belong to?

I had a big box hardware store delivery team of two men just recently delivering my washing machine. We paid extra for the haul away of our old washer.

These two didn't even knock or ring the doorbell. They stood on my porch leaning on my new washer. I saw on my camera one pointing to my back door. I can only guess they were thinking about going around back with it and leaving it. Wouldn't put it past them.

I open the door and they looked surprised. Anyway, one proceeds to come inside and the other has my washer (still in shipping material) on a hand truck. The guy in front is directing the other one where to go. I pointed at my laundry room and said "you may have to move the old one out of the way first". I was completely ignored. They made a sharp right hand turn into a bedroom that is across from my laundry room, dropped the washer, and the guy with the hand truck jets out the door.

The other guy shoves his phone in my hand with a blank screen on it. He makes a drawing gesture and I get what he is saying. I signed. I know I shouldn't have but I didn't for the life of me realize they were FINISHED. The first guy starts to walk out and I stop him and ask what is going on. This idiot puts up his hand in a "stop" gesture and says "Delivery only", and walks out the door. With me running behind him trying to ask what the hell. They had huge grins on their faces the whole time. It all happened so fast I was left dizzy. So I walk back into the house and just stare at this huge washing machine still in styrofoam and cling wrap sitting in the middle of my bedroom.

Seriously? So I call the 800# and tell them what just happened. They said they showed where we paid for the haul away and that they were supposed to install and inspect the new washer. He say they should have run a load empty to assure that the washer was working properly. I said absolutely none of that happened. My husband had called the number for the delivery company and actually got to speak with the manager. He said he knows the guys that were sent out and would be speaking with them. Not sure if that's true, but whatever. They immediately (next day) sent another crew out the unpack and install the new washer and take the old one away. No problems and they were very professional.

They also gave me $40 for my troubles. Yea, let's call it troubles. I really wanted them to send the same two out to finish the job they started, but a friend pointed out that they could get pissy about it and do something to my washer or something. Not probable, but possible.

I was just at my PM appointment and somehow my immunoassay UA came back positive for opiates. I believe it was the Tylenol PM. Is there any way to prove this? Or am I doomed? I had stopped taking it about 9 days before my appointment, but I believe it still showed up.

It said they are sending it to LCMS confirmation. Will this confirmatory test be able to see that it was not opiates but Tylenol PM?

Ever since my 4 level ACDF on April 12th I've been having trouble swallowing. I have to cut my larger tablets into quarters. Now, that's 1 multivitamin and 2 calcium tablets that I have to split. The cutter I got (Walmart brand) sucks. When I go to cut them into quarters, they disintegrate. I've tried every which way to get them not to, but it happens almost every time. That's a huge waste of money.

I'm wondering if anyone has recommendations for a good pill cutter/splitter. I don't know how long this will continue, but hopefully not forever. My doctor says sometimes it just takes time. I even have to take smaller bites of food because they will get stuck on the right side of my throat and just sit there on top of my adam's apple. I have to cough them back up and usually end up choking them up. Even water can be a problem. If I drink too fast or too much at once, it goes down the wrong pipe and I end up choking.

What is the ideal temperature for a new model fridge? We just purchased our home and for the first time bought a brand new refrigerator. We've always rented, so we never really had a new one. The one in our previous home was really old. The kind with the freezer above the refrigerator. The settings were just labelled "Colder" and "Warmer" lol.

It's a GE, if that matters. It has a water/ice dispenser in the door and a freezer drawer on bottom. Right now it's set at 36. However, it takes about 2-3 days to defrost meat from the freezer.

Thanks

I want to find out what everyone uses for general house cleaning. For awhile it was all about Fabuloso. But now people are saying that's not good or it's smelly.

I've been on Neurontin 800 mg 4 times a day for about 10-15 years. It really isn't doing much anymore, and I don't believe it can go any higher in dosage. I am worried about the brain fog as well. I don't know if I don't have it or I've just gotten used to it over the years.

I'm considering asking my PM if we can try something else, but I'm worried about the withdrawal from the Neurontin. I do want to mention that I asked my PM to take me off of the fentanyl patches a few years ago because I felt it was too much. It was 100 mcg every 3 days. I had absolutely no withdrawals because she weaned me down. It took about a month and a half, but well worth it.

I am 64. I have been on SSDI for 28 years. I am wondering if something happens and I end up losing my disability benefits, can I just apply for retirement? Honestly I'm just a little scared of the way things are going right now. I honestly don't expect to lose my disability benefits, but I tend to stress and worry about things because I have debilitating anxiety and OCD. So I tend to "spiral think" things to the worst possible outcome. Trust me, it sucks.

Thank you to anyone who can help with this. I hope I have explained my issue clearly. If anyone has questions, just ask :)

Where can I find decent under cabinet lights for the kitchen that are wireless? We have some now, but they take like 20 AA batteries and go out very quickly. Are there any rechargeable ones that are perhaps brighter? We had wired ones in the past but I had to use a series of hooks to wrap the wires up so they didn't get in the way of cooking, etc.