Don't be sad Jay.Everything will be alright.
On the practical grounds have you ordered GCMS notes so as to know the progress or why this delay?If you haven't then ordered the case notes at your earliest.There is a complete thread about how to order by cocknbull.
What draft you are talking about that got encashed in August?
Please indicate any correspondence which you might have had with LVO so that any senior member of this forum can analyse your case in more accurate manner.
Cheer up buddy things could have been worst.
I pray you get some good news soon and till then Skype with the family