Well I was able to OLCI today. I had called in at booking months ago for my seats and was also able at OLCI to change my seat to one of the center 2 aisles more mid-cabin so I'm not too close to any of the bathrooms or galleys.
Never was able to view the res on the SA site, but it did show up on the Amadeus checkmytrip site.
Looking forward to this! Will certainly be doing a big trip report in that forum as the weeks progress.