Originally Posted by
JJeffrey
Sounds like the OP's upgrade already cleared but when he pulled up the reservation at aa.com it looked a little wonky (very common when your upgrade has cleared but hasn't been fully re-ticketed yet) which the agent was able to fix.
Exactly. Thanks for your help, advice, everyone! That flight's just too long to take in Y for my butt. If it didn't clear, my backup plan was to redeem points and refund the AA ticket (which was refundable).