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Why so serious? (Notice: Commissions)
17 years ago
Now that FA is back, I need to make an announcement, and I don't expect anyone is going to like it.
On Aug. 8th, I have an appointment to go in for oral surgery on a severe abscess that formed above a cracked upper molar. I didn't know what it was at first, so I figured it was just a minor infection that would go away. Splitting headaches and sharp pain in the area had me downing between 15-20 ibuprofen/naproxen every day for nearly a week, just to take the edge off and make each day tolerable enough so that I wasn't in tears.
After that, I knew it had to be something more serious than just a minor infection, so I started searching for my symptoms. When I found the definition of an oral abscess, it fit perfectly. An abscess, if you let it go and don't get your hands on antibiotics in time, can rot the area it's connected to from the inside out. The infection can spread not just to soft tissues, but to organs, and without treatment IS fatal.
I made an emergency appointment with a dentist to confirm what this growth in my gums and up above them reaching nearly to my cheek bone was. X-rays showed that it IS an abscess, with a very serious infection. To give you an idea of how serious, currently I don't have full control over my eyelids on the right side, and my vision has gone slightly fuzzy. It's very possible I could go blind in my right eye because of this infection.
As I said, I'm scheduled for surgery this week to remove the tooth and its root, which the abscess grows off of. I'll be given more antibiotics and pain medication, which the dentist tells me should kill off the infection of the abscess. I've already been on antibiotics for nearly a week, and while the growth has shrunk, I can still feel the lump of it in my gums with my tongue.
If the surgery goes well, I should be fine. My vision in the right eye may or may not restore itself after the infection is gone. However, I've been told the abscess CAN reform even after the surgery, so I'll have to keep a close eye on it.
The reason I'm letting everyone know all this is because I don't want to be bothered. I have enough to deal with right now, both emotionally and financially and physically without a lot of people complaining over the porn I owe them. I'm not saying this to be a dick, but I do want to get across that I want to be left alone.
Granted something doesn't go terribly wrong in surgery, once I recover from it I plan to get a regular job in town, and then I'm going to refund ALL of my commissioners. The only exception will be the fursuit heads, which I still plan to continue with, so if you commissioned me for one of those, this notice does not apply to you except to let you know about the surgery and the fact I'll be a little delayed due to investing time in a job.
Otherwise, if you have commissioned me for drawn art, I will be sending all of you refunds over time. I'm not trying to rip anyone off, this is the last thing I ever expected, but with everything going on in my life right now, not just this surgery, I honestly have no desire and no drive to complete this long list of commissions, and I'd rather start giving people back their money instead of stringing them along.
I'm sincerely sorry that it's turned out this way. I have no intentions of staying here, either. After I post this journal, I'm taking down everything in this gallery, and I'm leaving. I don't want more commissions, I don't want anyone to see my art and note me asking for a commission, because I already have a hard time telling people "no." And I don't need anyone jumping down my throat. If I get notes and I scan over them and see all it is is someone complaining about not getting the art, I'm immediately going to delete it without reading everything.
If you want to send me a note just to remind me how much $$ I owe you and what your paypal address is, that's fine and I'll keep that information in my notes.
Lastly, thanks to everyone who ever helped me with my many financial problems in the past. I'm more or less convinced there's some kind of curse following me around, because my life is a constant shitstorm, and commission work simply doesn't cut it when it comes to the kind of emergencies thrown my way one after the other. I need a steady job with a regular paycheck that I can rely on, instead of the fluctuating inflow of commissions. But I've had a lot of decent and kind people commission me and help me out, so I do want to thank all of you for that, and tell you how sorry I am that I have to refund everyone. I know it's disappointing, but I hope you can all understand the situation, and respect the fact that I need to be left alone, now.
On Aug. 8th, I have an appointment to go in for oral surgery on a severe abscess that formed above a cracked upper molar. I didn't know what it was at first, so I figured it was just a minor infection that would go away. Splitting headaches and sharp pain in the area had me downing between 15-20 ibuprofen/naproxen every day for nearly a week, just to take the edge off and make each day tolerable enough so that I wasn't in tears.
After that, I knew it had to be something more serious than just a minor infection, so I started searching for my symptoms. When I found the definition of an oral abscess, it fit perfectly. An abscess, if you let it go and don't get your hands on antibiotics in time, can rot the area it's connected to from the inside out. The infection can spread not just to soft tissues, but to organs, and without treatment IS fatal.
I made an emergency appointment with a dentist to confirm what this growth in my gums and up above them reaching nearly to my cheek bone was. X-rays showed that it IS an abscess, with a very serious infection. To give you an idea of how serious, currently I don't have full control over my eyelids on the right side, and my vision has gone slightly fuzzy. It's very possible I could go blind in my right eye because of this infection.
As I said, I'm scheduled for surgery this week to remove the tooth and its root, which the abscess grows off of. I'll be given more antibiotics and pain medication, which the dentist tells me should kill off the infection of the abscess. I've already been on antibiotics for nearly a week, and while the growth has shrunk, I can still feel the lump of it in my gums with my tongue.
If the surgery goes well, I should be fine. My vision in the right eye may or may not restore itself after the infection is gone. However, I've been told the abscess CAN reform even after the surgery, so I'll have to keep a close eye on it.
The reason I'm letting everyone know all this is because I don't want to be bothered. I have enough to deal with right now, both emotionally and financially and physically without a lot of people complaining over the porn I owe them. I'm not saying this to be a dick, but I do want to get across that I want to be left alone.
Granted something doesn't go terribly wrong in surgery, once I recover from it I plan to get a regular job in town, and then I'm going to refund ALL of my commissioners. The only exception will be the fursuit heads, which I still plan to continue with, so if you commissioned me for one of those, this notice does not apply to you except to let you know about the surgery and the fact I'll be a little delayed due to investing time in a job.
Otherwise, if you have commissioned me for drawn art, I will be sending all of you refunds over time. I'm not trying to rip anyone off, this is the last thing I ever expected, but with everything going on in my life right now, not just this surgery, I honestly have no desire and no drive to complete this long list of commissions, and I'd rather start giving people back their money instead of stringing them along.
I'm sincerely sorry that it's turned out this way. I have no intentions of staying here, either. After I post this journal, I'm taking down everything in this gallery, and I'm leaving. I don't want more commissions, I don't want anyone to see my art and note me asking for a commission, because I already have a hard time telling people "no." And I don't need anyone jumping down my throat. If I get notes and I scan over them and see all it is is someone complaining about not getting the art, I'm immediately going to delete it without reading everything.
If you want to send me a note just to remind me how much $$ I owe you and what your paypal address is, that's fine and I'll keep that information in my notes.
Lastly, thanks to everyone who ever helped me with my many financial problems in the past. I'm more or less convinced there's some kind of curse following me around, because my life is a constant shitstorm, and commission work simply doesn't cut it when it comes to the kind of emergencies thrown my way one after the other. I need a steady job with a regular paycheck that I can rely on, instead of the fluctuating inflow of commissions. But I've had a lot of decent and kind people commission me and help me out, so I do want to thank all of you for that, and tell you how sorry I am that I have to refund everyone. I know it's disappointing, but I hope you can all understand the situation, and respect the fact that I need to be left alone, now.
hope it all goes well for ya.
I had a similar case when one of my wisdom teeth rotted down. The infection had begun poisoning my blood, and while I refused the antibiotics, I got the tooth (along with two others) removed.
Dental pain is some of the worst agony a person can go through - I know.
D.O.P.R
Again, best of luck to you!
Keep the money
I'm really really disappointed that you can't finish my comission, but surgery is a difficult thing to go through with. I can't imagine how frustrated you are.