oig narcotics restrictions on reinstated license HELP!

OMG! I just had my license reinstated in tennessee after 7 years. I jumped through all the hoops and paid over 2500.00 dollars in fines and fees and Lord knows what else after 7 years of not nursing because I thought I wasn't worthy after having my license revoked because of a narcotics addiction. I was so happy and thrilled to be a nurse again and as scary as it was to interview for a job and to open my interview with my shameful history, I was hired by the first long term care facility I applied for as a treatment nurse. 5 months later (this week) I was contacted by a hospital that I have always wanted to work at to interview for 2 jobs 1 in cardiac and 1 in post op surgery and even after telling them of my history, which they would have known anyway after running my license, they still wanted to hire me. Then today I get a call from them stating that even though my license has been reinstated, it says I have "exclusionary actions" which amounts to according to them that I have a restriction on my license forbidding me to pass narcotic medications and therefore they can't consider hiring me. I am heart broken because I had no idea I had any restrictions on my license. The board of nursing NEVER told me there would be restrictions and when I click the exclusionary actions tab, all I've read is a bunch of mumbo jumbo about reimbursement of medicare and medicaid, but no word about not being allowed to administer narcotics, no mention about restrictions nor how long and I can't find any information about it on the board of nursing website. Long story even longer...lol...is this normal? will this restriction ever be lifted? Had I known when I was applying for reinstatment that my opportunities would be limited due to these restrictions, I probably would have reconsidered just due to having to drain my savings account to pay for reinstatment and knowing that it would be even more difficult to find a job because of the restrictions. This issue never came up with my current employer and this whole issue is such a surprise. I have kept all my documentation from my reinstatment procedures and there is nothing in there about restrictions. What am I to do? I knew my addiction and illegal obtaining of narcotics would always be on my record with the board and that was hard enough to deal with considering my legal record was expunged, but now I can only practice in a non med passing position? There are not many nursing positions that don't require some kind of med passing so that really limits me. I love nursing and the person I was 7 years ago for a 3 month period is not the person I am today and yet I will always be punished for it? Is this correct? Has anyone else had this experience? Did the board just expect me to know there were restrictions? I have contacted the BON with no reply yet. Shouldn't the board make your restrictions if any known at the time of reinstatment? Am I the only one to find this a little nuts? So sorry for the mini-novel....I am just so upset and shocked. Any help would be appreciated.

Robi, LPN (limited Practical Nurse)