Fifteen years of this and the function column is the only one that changed anything for me. Also, one page of history, printed, handed over at the start. It changes the appointment.

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

Reference ranges differ between labs, so comparing two reports is close to meaningless. Not on expiry dates but the pattern is familiar.

Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that. Currently on expiry dates myself.

It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.

Half of what people describe as tolerance is a change in the underlying condition, and the two need different answers.

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

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

Print the page.

Same here.

Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment. How long have you been on expiry dates?

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

Same here.

The last ten percent of a taper takes as long as the first ninety. Nobody says so until you are in it. A year in on expiry dates and it lines up.

Enteric coatings should not be crushed. The pellets are the delivery mechanism. Currently on expiry dates myself.