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Welsh_Wizard
19-02-08, 08:59 AM
Today I have my pre-contract of employment drug test. Hair follicle.
At 11.45am roughly 70 hairs (or 40 m/grams) of hair will be plucked from my bonce and given the evil eye to check that I am not some depraved crack head.
Have no real worries about it but in fairness, my r'se is twitching like a good'en. Hate going to doctors' and being poked and prodded so having this done is like my worst nightmare. :smt090
Anyone on here had one done??
WHATTTTTTTTT ... they take 70 hairs .. why not a blood test ???? (sorry if i'm being a bit ignorant here)
.. If they did that to me i'd demand that they only take out the grey hairs ;)
Bluepete
19-02-08, 09:04 AM
Nope. But the force doctors surgery is where the recruits go for the test and the look on some of their faces is hilarious whilst I wait for more physiotherapy!
I have had plenty of blood test and other random stuff like lumbar punctures.
But I have never had 70 hairs pulled from my head lol :eek:
Bluepete
19-02-08, 09:06 AM
Tell them to pull them from just behind your ear. It hurts less there.... Honest!
Speedy Claire
19-02-08, 09:08 AM
I don`t know many men who actually have 70 hairs on their head!!!! :D
rictus01
19-02-08, 09:08 AM
70 hairs Hmmmmm....... could be a problem,Oh can they take chest hair :D
Mind you a bit pointless in my case, I'm currently taking handfulls of the things :cool:
Cheers Mark.
Welsh_Wizard
19-02-08, 09:10 AM
For a drug test, hair follicle is widely recognised as being the most effective for 'weeding' out the weeders.
Your hair is an apparent timeline of everything you've been up too determined only by the length of the strand itself. 1.5inches of hair is roughly a 3 month window. If you have longer hair, its clearly a longer window.
Blood tests are like saliva or urine tests, any drugs present are normally washed out within a few days, weeks at most.
I am hoping that plucking is an urban myth and a more 'cutting' action is demonstrated. Tried to pluck a few strands out yesterday to see how long my hair actually is and it almost made my cry :(
Welsh_Wizard
19-02-08, 09:11 AM
...and yeah, chest hair can be taken if your head hair isn't long enough.
The only stuff they can't take is the short and curly's ;)
Never heard that before. You learn something every day. :)
gettin2dizzy
19-02-08, 09:20 AM
I had to wee in a pot, lovely. I'm not forces related either
Tried to pluck a few strands out yesterday to see how long my hair actually is and it almost made my cry :(
Trying to figure out how far back its going to go ey ;) ;)
Paul the 6th
19-02-08, 09:27 AM
ahhhh this reminds me of when I used to be a crack head... the memories...
good luck matey, hope you pass - have you revised? :P
Welsh_Wizard
19-02-08, 09:29 AM
Trying to figure out how far back its going to go ey ;) ;)
..;). 'Trimmed' the chest rug too as it goes..
metalmonkey
19-02-08, 09:46 AM
Yeah I had for the force in March 06, the person who did the test laughed and said I looked a little guily:oops: whilst waiting for the print, it can be done there it takes like 10 mins to get a reult.....I said well who wouldn't look guilty taking the test, I left very quickly;)
Welsh_Wizard
19-02-08, 09:48 AM
They tell you there and then do they mate ? Any thats with the hair test ?? Interesting...
metalmonkey
19-02-08, 09:57 AM
Nah thats the silva test, I really don't want any hairs removed!
Welsh_Wizard
19-02-08, 09:58 AM
Ahh right.. Gwent is hair unfortunately.. takes 5 days methinks as it goes off the labs.
Kate Moss
19-02-08, 10:00 AM
I have to pee in a pot at my pre op appointment - which is two weeks before my op? What will they look for??
gettin2dizzy
19-02-08, 10:03 AM
I have to pee in a pot at my pre op appointment - which is two weeks before my op? What will they look for??
gold
Must be damn tricky for a lady to **** in one of those little pots lol
Welsh_Wizard
19-02-08, 10:09 AM
I have to pee in a pot at my pre op appointment - which is two weeks before my op? What will they look for??
I have absolutely no idea. Prolly' best to give them a call and ask - they will tell you, it isn't a secret.
yeah we wee in a pot for testing in the forces.
If they ever went to blood tests or hair tests the forces would be decimated.
Its a well know infact you can beat the pee test and most drugs are out of your urine in a few days.
Kate Moss
19-02-08, 10:38 AM
I think because I will be admitted into hospital they are checking for infections. But surely things could change in the two weeks between the pee test and the actual op??
How do females pee in a pot?!
the_lone_wolf
19-02-08, 10:40 AM
gold
coffee on keyboard moment there:smt078
reminds me of that ronny barker sketch (iirc) a while back, where the doctor asks him if he can "fill this pot" and he replies "what, from all the way over here"
Pedro68
19-02-08, 01:19 PM
Must be damn tricky for a lady to **** in one of those little pots lol
Oh I don't know ... I knew a "lady" once who managed to pee into an empty beer bottle .........
She then handed the bottle to the barman and said, "I'll have another one, this one's WARM!"
She got away with it too!!
Welsh_Wizard
19-02-08, 01:22 PM
Back from my ordeal.
Nothing too sinister although my bald patch hasn't been improved thats for sure.
Results back at the end of next week then offer letters. Yippeee.
Bluepete
19-02-08, 01:27 PM
Oh I don't know ... I knew a "lady" once who managed to pee into an empty beer bottle .........
She then handed the bottle to the barman and said, "I'll have another one, this one's WARM!"
She got away with it too!!
Now that's one CLASSY lady! :D
Speedy Claire
19-02-08, 01:28 PM
I have to pee in a pot at my pre op appointment - which is two weeks before my op? What will they look for??
Don`t worry Kate it`s normal procedure. The urine test is used to detect substances that might indiciate disease ie. glucose would indicate diabetes and blood and protein would indicate a urine infection both of which could cause problems post operatively. They can also get an indication of how well the kidneys are working. Its just a mid stream specimen of urine and then one of the nurses will use a "dip stick" which shows up anything that might be present. Best of luck :D
Jools'SV Now
19-02-08, 01:41 PM
Some say the hair drug test is why Britney shaved hers off.
If the lawyers found traces of drugs, she'd have lost her kids earlier as she'd promised all and sundry she was off 'em.
ThEGr33k
19-02-08, 01:56 PM
RAF test you pee... Wierd that they need hair tbh.
I have to pee in a pot at my pre op appointment - which is two weeks before my op? What will they look for??
Resale value in Japan, to some balding fat pervert.
Now that's one CLASSY lady! :D
I was having a wazz in a Bedford night club loos about 10 years ago when a young 'lady' walked in, hitched her skirt up and pulled her kecks to one side in front of a urinal, she then had a full on proper wee straight in the urinal.
I didn't think she was at all classy actually, her trimming job was terrible
yorkie_chris
19-02-08, 07:25 PM
Your hair is an apparent timeline of everything you've been up too determined only by the length of the strand itself. 1.5inches of hair is roughly a 3 month window. If you have longer hair, its clearly a longer window.
So I'd have about a weeks worth lol
coffee on keyboard moment there:smt078
reminds me of that ronny barker sketch (iirc) a while back, where the doctor asks him if he can "fill this pot" and he replies "what, from all the way over here"
First episode of porridge iirc, Fletcher's trying to convince the doctor he's got flat feet
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