ali your boobs will settle down, it may not feel like it now but they will before you know it! if you need to express some off for comfort only, i remember how warm the washer got and how quickly!
mine where uncomfortable and sore all the time.

blah to the landlord too.

as for medicare etc.. we did ours and where sent within the first week, got medicare care card last week and first payment went in this week, so not long!