Ask well Forced to Resign

I have been working at my current job for almost 5 months. I already had insurance through my husband but decided to take my companies insurance because I knew it did not have an "exclusion" like my husbands did. My WLS surgery is scheduled for August 3rd. I put in a request for a leave of absence for 4 weeks and HR said they would let me know. Well, tonight my supervisor called and said that HR wants me to come in and sign a letter of "medical resignation" and then they would rehire me after I was ready to return to work. They said I am a wonderful employee but do not qualify for FMLA yet. Well now that they have done this.... I am upset. I am sure their insurance will have to carry me through my surgery but if I resign I can't file for unemployment. I am sure I will pay for Cobra for a month or too. I am just really confused on what to do. I still have insurance under my husbands insurance; however, if something goes wrong after my Cobra has expired would my husbands insurance be forced to pick up the tab (like a hernia) His insurance does not approve WLS... but will it approval long term medically necessary care? I have so many questions in this post.. I am sorry.. I am nervous about the surgery, mad about my job and confused about aftercare......:) Can anyone helP??????

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