Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.

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

Function over score. Reflux was my main issue with naproxen too.

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

Test one thing at a time. It feels slower and it is the only way to learn anything.

It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going. Five years in on a follow-up appointment and it lines up.

You are not imagining it and you are not being difficult. Document it and take the document in.

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

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