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

Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not.

You have two changes at once here. You cannot attribute anything until one of them moves.

Underdosing and tolerance are indistinguishable from the inside, and everyone picks the flattering explanation.

Half of what people describe as tolerance is a change in the underlying condition, and the two need different answers.

Where does the human data stop and the extrapolation begin? That is the whole thread.

Following this because I am in the same place and have no idea what to ask at the appointment.

Worth asking what specifically was measured. Pain scores move with mood and function does not.