It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going.

Log dose, time and sleep. Ten seconds a day and it turns the anecdote into something you can look at.

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

File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction. Currently on a virtual card myself.

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