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

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

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

Written confirmation email after every phone call. Cheapest insurance there is.

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.

File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction.

Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.

How do you tell the difference between the drug working and just a good week?