1. Bronchitus is a big deal, rest is imperative. I went through two bouts in succession in 2009/10. Asthmanex helped immensely.
2. I thought that orders were assembled/shipped based on a FIFO queue based on the chip orders. Has this changed to be based on assembly orders? If so, I move from 5th in line to 132nd.

Thanks for the update.
I think you're going to be fine. I'm in batch 5 and have an order in the early 20s. As much as I'd like to get my shipment sooner, it doesn't mean I get to jump ahead.
via Steamboat (above): "Assembly purchases will be processed first by batch number, and then by order number.
Batches will not compete with each other for assembly. "
I understand, but I hope steamboat honors the original order ranking as he stated previously. Even if most of the orders are from other batches, 20-30 position differences can make a day or two difference and as much as I hate the adage... time is money when dealing with bitcoin.
Of course we just need steamboat to get well at this point. Details are secondary.