Getting approved on Medicaid in NJ with Bipolar/Addiction Issues

 Hi, I'm brand new to this forum and am not sure if this is the right place to make this post, so bear with me :)   Quick intro: I'm 32 years old, 5'7" and am 360 pounds, give or take.  I have health issues including severe sleep apnea, I've fractured both ankles, high blood pressure, asthma & a fatty liver.  I also have mobility & skin infection problems from loose skin, mostly undocumented though.  I am on Medicaid insurance - Americhoice/United Healthcare HMO - and live in New Jersey.  I've struggled with my weight my whole life and should have no issue with documenting that - I've had many a doctor's visit, sleep study and hospital stay.   Point of this post: I found a doctor who takes my insurance and have a meeting with him next month.  A couple of things that I could see being an obstacle, are the fact that I'm bipolar with a long string of hospitalizations behind me (none in 3 or 4 years, though - I'm fairly stable at this point) and that I'm a recovering addict.  The addiction only covered a spanse of 4 or 5 years, but things got bad - for instance, one of the fractured ankles happened when I was intoxicated, and I've been in detox, etc.  I am over 18 months sober, and that is documented, as well.   How likely is it that these things could get in the way of this going through?  A friend suggested that I downplay, or even lie, about the bipolar and the addiction, but I wouldn't want that to come back to haunt me later.   Your thoughts?

-CW