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Cortisone shots are hell
11 years ago
Simple update before bed:
3 weeks ago I had a nasty flair-up from pushing myself in therapy and work
Got a cortisone shot-worst pain in my life!
Wrists finally making a turn for pain free days! No pills this last week were needed
Art is back in production and stuff owed is in the mail. I am so god awfully sorry to everyone that hired me from anthrocon that they had to wait this long. Juggling doctors, injury management, back to back illnesses, and general omg I can't figure my life out made conveying what needs to go where to my husband sketchy at best. I am finally confident enough to open for commissions again. I may need more breaks because my artist stamina isn't all there yet, but the skill level is back whereit should be.
I transferred to a different department at work. I have left the lab for the quality assurance department. It is a lateral move but I get my own desk and it's much kinder on my wrists and thumbs. It seems alienating from my friends in the lab, sometimes I wonder if they resent me for leaving for a less labor intense job, or we don't have that common bond of pain anymore. Cuz it seems like a huge disconnect happened and that bugs me a lot lately.
In a week my husband and I will be heading to fur pocalypse! I'm excited to try for an artist alley table there. All I can hope for continued healing, improving my strength again without hurting myself and that this cortisone relief will at least last throughout poc.
I am sorry again guys that I haven't managed my business very well with this accident. It's a new experience dealing with limits and pain and I am so appreciative of this community for the support and patience. I hope you feel it was well rewarded when it comes in the mail
3 weeks ago I had a nasty flair-up from pushing myself in therapy and work
Got a cortisone shot-worst pain in my life!
Wrists finally making a turn for pain free days! No pills this last week were needed
Art is back in production and stuff owed is in the mail. I am so god awfully sorry to everyone that hired me from anthrocon that they had to wait this long. Juggling doctors, injury management, back to back illnesses, and general omg I can't figure my life out made conveying what needs to go where to my husband sketchy at best. I am finally confident enough to open for commissions again. I may need more breaks because my artist stamina isn't all there yet, but the skill level is back whereit should be.
I transferred to a different department at work. I have left the lab for the quality assurance department. It is a lateral move but I get my own desk and it's much kinder on my wrists and thumbs. It seems alienating from my friends in the lab, sometimes I wonder if they resent me for leaving for a less labor intense job, or we don't have that common bond of pain anymore. Cuz it seems like a huge disconnect happened and that bugs me a lot lately.
In a week my husband and I will be heading to fur pocalypse! I'm excited to try for an artist alley table there. All I can hope for continued healing, improving my strength again without hurting myself and that this cortisone relief will at least last throughout poc.
I am sorry again guys that I haven't managed my business very well with this accident. It's a new experience dealing with limits and pain and I am so appreciative of this community for the support and patience. I hope you feel it was well rewarded when it comes in the mail
Ironically, the cortisone shot I had was pretty much the only one in my entire life that was painless. it was in my knee and my doctor must have had like 20 Dex or something. I'm used to shots being insanely painful.
Of course, the cortisone did nothing to help me but it did help diagnose the problem, I guess.