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Mouth Update & Chugging Along
4 years ago
So....big TLDR; dental work sucks and I hate making excuses.
Skipping some gorey details, I had to have a few extractions on either side of my mouth, which were challenging to care for and keep covered by the temporary crowns. Because both sides are being worked on, it's made eating difficult and painful. Getting calories and correct intake of protein to facilitate healing has been a challenge for sure. My dentist has been giving me the "two more weeks" treatment since mid-September. If they had clued me in to exactly what the recovery for these procedures would look like and how long it might take, I wouldn't have kept up the illusion to myself, and you all, that I'd be able to work through it. Absolutely not.
I've been lucky enough in my life that this is the first weeks-long pain management I've had to do, and it's been a learning process both physically and mentally. So I really can't overstate how grateful I am that you've all been so patient and supportive. I'll be delivering the owed work and getting WIPs out to anyone who doesn't have one already ASAP, but I don't want to sacrifice quality, especially after I've raised my prices this recent round! That said, if you are especially concerned and need a refund, please reach out to me, no hard feelings at all. I'd much rather do that than risk souring any relationships.
I've got a couple interested parties for sketch work I'll be contacting in November, but after that I want to go back to doing my own personal thing for a while. Maybe the next snuff comic. If the universe is going to kick me while I'm down I'd rather it be slowing up my own personal projects than keep paying parties waiting.
An Out of the Blue question: would any of you be interested in a stream of the Western Justice YCH? I've been wanting to dust off my Picarto for a while and this background is taking considerable motivation -- Thinking of titling it, "Local Artist gets Assaulted While Trying to Do Perspective Lines" lol
Skipping some gorey details, I had to have a few extractions on either side of my mouth, which were challenging to care for and keep covered by the temporary crowns. Because both sides are being worked on, it's made eating difficult and painful. Getting calories and correct intake of protein to facilitate healing has been a challenge for sure. My dentist has been giving me the "two more weeks" treatment since mid-September. If they had clued me in to exactly what the recovery for these procedures would look like and how long it might take, I wouldn't have kept up the illusion to myself, and you all, that I'd be able to work through it. Absolutely not.
I've been lucky enough in my life that this is the first weeks-long pain management I've had to do, and it's been a learning process both physically and mentally. So I really can't overstate how grateful I am that you've all been so patient and supportive. I'll be delivering the owed work and getting WIPs out to anyone who doesn't have one already ASAP, but I don't want to sacrifice quality, especially after I've raised my prices this recent round! That said, if you are especially concerned and need a refund, please reach out to me, no hard feelings at all. I'd much rather do that than risk souring any relationships.
I've got a couple interested parties for sketch work I'll be contacting in November, but after that I want to go back to doing my own personal thing for a while. Maybe the next snuff comic. If the universe is going to kick me while I'm down I'd rather it be slowing up my own personal projects than keep paying parties waiting.
An Out of the Blue question: would any of you be interested in a stream of the Western Justice YCH? I've been wanting to dust off my Picarto for a while and this background is taking considerable motivation -- Thinking of titling it, "Local Artist gets Assaulted While Trying to Do Perspective Lines" lol
if its any help: my dentist recommended Tylenol and and ibuprofen together (they work better together), and cream soups (like cream of chicken) are pretty filling if protein shakes get too boring. if its possible to have soft foods, then scrambled eggs are a good source of protein too.
and i would like to see you stream :)
I'm sorry the healing process isn't going as speedily as you would hope.
Perhaps you could use this as inspiration to fuel a series of dental-themed gore pics in the future