Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you.

An inconclusive account is useful if it stops the next person mistaking a story for a controlled comparison.

Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you. Currently on coming back after years away myself.

Ask for the longer appointment slot. Ten minutes is not enough for a complex history and pretending otherwise wastes both your time.

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

Worth repeating that this is not medical advice and the answer often depends on who you are.