I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do.

Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not.

Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?

No.

Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.

Ten percent cuts, of the current dose not the original. That is the arithmetic that keeps it survivable.

Correct, and also rude. Six weeks in on a privacy setting and it lines up.

Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way.

Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment. Currently on a privacy setting myself.

Sorry for the basic question, but how do you actually start one of these diaries?

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless.

Same here.

Side effects was my main issue with a privacy setting too.

Changing prescriber does not reset anything, and people discover that the hard way.

Depressingly accurate.

Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.