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The KBN had a Medical Review Officer call me. Right off the bat he was accusatory and downright confrontational. He laughed when I told him that I drank Kombucha Tea for GI issues. He told me that my levels were significantly high. My ETG was 1750 and ETS 384. I asked him what my levels might be if I were a heavy drinker and he couldn't answer me. He told me that he indication was that I was drinking and that he was reporting to the board as a definite positive!

I have no full understanding of this! I almost think their just saying this to scare me! I will probably get an attorney to fight this! I had one more month to get my 24 consecutive negative drug screens which is in my guidelines for reinstatement! My PCP seems to think they are bullying me.

I'm not sure í ¾í´” I talked with my primary doc today about it and she has offered to write a letter in hopes of helping me. I guess I'll wait now until a Mesical Review Officer contacts me!

I sent an email to the compliance coordinator at the KBN requesting for a detailed drug screen report from the ETG and ETS positives. An attorney for the KBN replied stating that according to KRS 61.878(1)(i), they are denying my request.

My license were suspended because I tested positive for opioids. My doc was diluadid and OxyContin. I've been drug free since April 2009. I brew and bottle my own Kombucha also. It has really helped me with my digestive system and IBS-c.

Kombucha is a fermented Tea. I've been drinking it since mid late summer. My ETG was 1750 (cut off 250) and ETS was 384 (cut off 75).

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I am currently trying to get my RN license reinstated with the KBN. I was in the KARE program until my license were suspended April 2009 for 1 year. I had a miscarriage January of 2010, then 2 successful pregnancies even though high risk in 2012 and 2013. I had decided to take time and be a stay at home mom for a couple of years then started the reinstatement process in April 2015. One of my guidelines was to have 24 consecutive negative drug screens. December of 2015 I tested positive for alcohol. I spoke with a medical review officer and he was so mean! He pretty much told me that I was lying and that I did drink lots of alcohol to get those results. I felt defeated. All I had done was ate a lot of Bourbon Balls (a once a year holiday family treat) and had a glass of wine with dinner at my husbands company Christmas party. Mind you that alcohol has never been an issue for me. So January 2016 I had to start all over! Now here it is, same time of the year and I test positive for alcohol again!!! I've not had a drop of alcohol since the previous year! I started drinking Kombucha Tea towards the end of last summer. That's the only thing I can think of the would show up as a positive. I drink 2-3 16oz bottles a day. I started drinking this for the health benefits. Now I'm afraid that the MRO is going to treat and talk to me the same way again and there's no way I can afford or mentally handle another year of this! I am at a loss and very devastated!

I tested positive for ETG on December 22 2016. I have not had an alcoholic drink in a couple of years. However I did start drinking homemade Kombucha tea back at the end of last summer. I drink it for the probiotics and all the other benefits for the gut. I'm almost complete with my reinstatement process and now this happens! I am so scared that the Medical Review Officer is not going to believe me. December 2015 I tested positive for ETG from eating Bourbon balls and having a glass of wine at my husbands Christmas Party. I had to start all over with my reinstatement then and I can not afford to have to do that again! Can anyone give me any advice or support since this has really gotten me in the dumps.