hi all thanks for the support. I called the hospital to ask them to forward all letters they have so I can establish a time line of events. I must add that everyone was trying to convince me that I do not meet the local pct criteria and avoided the issue that I was referred in June before the guidelines changed. i called the pct and they will try and ascertain if an application was ever made and also give me dates when the new guidelines for bmi cut-off dates became effective. I still feel hopeless but better for standing up today.hope to hear from you soon. bye albert:sigh: