Pretty sure Primal wants to annihilate my existence. This is what works for me atm:

— Coracle to post

— 'Ditto' client to see if my posts are showing up (insecure login) and to repost and follow global feed

— Damus in iPhone for notifications

— Amethyst on Droid to read notifications not on desktop

Gotta love all of the different client options, LOL. But hey, I'm willing to suffer pain if this is what it takes.