One problem fixed, another crops up...
So while that last fix did make things better, there seems to be a bit of lingering slowness for a few things, but things are mostly working.
I worked all day(and its midnight now) to bring up some very extensive monitoring tools for the team for us to help diagnose the issue.
I will work through the weekend to help improve things further, though I may need to get some sleep before I can fully resolve this. At least things are working other than a slight bit of lag. I will keep everyone on #QOTO updated.