Interdose restlessness is distinct from the original symptom and worth naming separately. Not on a bookmark feature but the pattern is familiar.

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

Same here.

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

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

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

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

Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point. Not on a certificate image but the pattern is familiar.