Icloud photo library restarting entire upload process after process is complete

Recently turned on ICloud Photo Library, and everything transferred fine from my three devices (two iphones and rMBP), it took about a a week to upload everything (I have 22,000 photos, about 60 gb). The process basically merged my entire photo library from three separate devices. However, i discovered this morning that one of my iphones appears to be 'restarting' the upload process, and is trying to upload the entire content of its library, about 22,000 photos. This includes photos that were not in the iphone 6 originally, including photos from my Mac that was downloaded from the iCloud Photo Library.
Anyone encountered this problem before? My concern is that it will reupload everything resulting in 44,000 photos in my icloud library or at least duplicate some of the existing photos in the icloud photo library.
Thanks in advance.

Ah, one thing I forgot. Despite the fact that I let my Mac running since two weeks to get my Library online, the Photos App NEVER did an update FROM the icloud library. I added some Photos through Ipad and Iphone, but they never appeared in my Photos Library.
It is such a mess I tried to cry, but I cried enough when Mobile Me was around...

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