Thank you Magnus and Maxdog. I found some more articles and photos, and I am confident now that my battery is okay. My laptop case is not distorted in any way, and the System Report shows that battery is "healthy."
I did learn that I need to discharge the battery fully more often. Leaving it plugged in, charging, as much as I do is bad for it.
The good news is that my tracking pad is also coming back. I think maybe I got debris or a drop of liquid in it. The pointer works fine again, and the clicking is coming back in one corner of the pad.
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