Posted by polarbear206 on December 8, 2006, at 10:04:32
In reply to UPDATE, posted by liliths on December 7, 2006, at 12:11:12
> I'm so depressed, I can barely write but I did want you all to know what happened - you've all been so wonderful & supportive - it has meant a lot
>
> according to the attorneys, getting my license is considered a 'priviledge', not a right, despite my scores and hoop jumping.
>
> they state that the Massage Review Board and the Board of Health itself basically won't make these decisions, particularly if they are medical, so they farm it out to PRN, which throws you into the Impaired Practitioners Program. As I said, it doesn't matter why you're there - whether you're a drug addict, sexual offender, malpractice, or just someone on anti-depressents...they get to state their recommendations to the Board.
>
> In my case, they are willing to advocate for my license IF I withdraw from using opiates and submit to random drug tests to make sure I am 'clean' for 5 years. They are also looking to argue about taking away my klonopin, if possible, and if not, plan to make me abstain completely from alcohol
>
> nice huh?
>
> if you ever thought you had any rights, this ought to set you straight
>
> the Health Law lawyers did recommend my seeing an Employment Attorney as I may have a discrimination suit but I still need to decide how I want to play it next month as certainly nothing would be resolved by then... if there even is anything that can be done.
>
> I can either comply while I file suit or submit a letter asking them to defer my hearing until the next board meeting while I try and fight it. But that means continuing the way I've been - not leaving the house... though if I comply, I KNOW I'll totally fall apart from the sheer insanity of having complete strangers tell me what I am allowed to do. I'm screwed either way. I'll know more after I've found a lawyer who can advise me (and hopefully won't take another $300 for the damn consultation!) but right now I am so exhausted, upset and defeated, I can't function... I can't care anymore but I also just can't see myself giving in to their demands. It simply goes against everything I believe in
>
> honestly, right now, pseudoname's idea looks the best, but I have a 16 year old cat quite dependent on me right now and I always promised her I'd never leave her
>
> I even found out that a dear friend 3000 miles from me just died of a heart attack... how much worse is it going to get? Oh yeah, I do get to go to the dentist for an abcessed root canal tomorrow
>
> lol
>
> at least I'm still laughing
>
> I love you guys.. you've been my rock :)
> I'm going to go lie down
>
> namaste,
> lilith
lilith,I highly reccomend contacting Dr. Goldberg via his e-mail. He is most gracious, and has always replied to me when I had questions. He is one of the top experts in his field and with very high credentials. I did a 10 page report about the controversey with the DSM and he was very supportive and contributed his thoughts.
Being a psychiatric nurse myself, It is VERY common to use drugs from another class to treat resistant depression.GO FOR IT!!! WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU!!
Polaebear
poster:polarbear206
thread:711363
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/work/20061208/msgs/711448.html