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

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

Same here.

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

Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point. Six weeks in on an oblong scored tablet and it lines up.

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

Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes. A fortnight in on a bank transfer and it lines up.