File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction. Tolerance was my main issue with Poland too.

How do I find the national register if I do not read the language? Eight months in on US state licensing and it lines up.

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

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

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

Bring a list. Embarrassment makes everyone forget things, including you. Not on pregabalin but the pattern is familiar.