It gets smaller. Not easy, smaller. That distinction kept me going. Currently on a loose blister myself.

Is it normal to feel worse before better? Nobody told me that.

Written confirmation email after every phone call. Cheapest insurance there is. Tolerance was my main issue with a fee on the statement too.

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

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

Nobody has ever been talked out of a stack by a stranger on the internet.

File early. The window is shorter than people think and it starts at the transaction.

Photograph everything before you open it. Ten seconds, settles most disputes.