Re: Some other user ID loading, how to reconnect mine

During the course of this fiasco, I did play through the tutorial in order to access the cog.  Should I go back and log in to EA in the game now?

Yes, log out of Game Center and into your EA account.

also, does anyone happen to know if EA can access my original user ID in order to review my progress, purchase history, etc?

That should be attached to your back up, in the future, I recommend taking a screenshot of it.

does anyone know how to reattach my original user ID to my Game Center ID?
If you log out, in with EA your game should be restored and synced back with your Game Center when you log in to that again.