I know how you feel Brother. I just went thru the same thing, except that I was not denied. I have been taking pain meds for years and always told the utility what I was taking. This past outage the MRO was about to deny me, I had to jump thru hoops to get him to give me access. I had to stop the meds that I was taking, go to my Pain Management Dr. and have a Drug Screen to prove that I was not taking the meds any longer. In all fairness the MRO went above and beyond for me once he and my Dr. spoke. The MRO stayed over at work until he heard from my Dr. Have your Dr. call the MRO and tell him that you are a person who can perform his job and be a productive member of society while taking your meds. The only other thing is to stop taking your current meds and go on something non-narcotic. Best of luck to you and I hope it all works out.