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

You are not imagining it and you are not being difficult. Document it and take the document in. Currently on a symptom diary myself.

Small wins count. Walking to the mailbox is a data point.

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

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

Ten percent cuts. Slower is faster.

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