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

Did not know half of this. Thanks.

Do you contact the customs office or the carrier first?

Read the methods section. It is the only part that says whether the conclusion is allowed to exist.

I would stop trying to convey how bad it is and start saying what you want them to do. Same for me with a relapse, unfortunately.

The last ten percent of a taper takes as long as the first ninety. Nobody says so until you are in it.