Hope OP's account recovery works out, I think there is a new team working behind it and things have become faster than before.
As far as BTC is concerned, I keep holding through thick and thin and try to stack more of it eventually as time passes and drops happen. Bunch of shitcoins have come up and they are often the center of craze among the community but they are often not worth putting time or money into.
My suggestion would be to recover your account and then stack up BTC as it drops.
Good advice, thank you. I'm definitely trying to get my old account back. We'll see what happens. *fingers crossed*