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Phew.
9 years ago
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Personal journal log:
This week has just been a ride. A good ride, but rough.
FA obviously isn't my main source of income. I've got a main job and a few side things to expand my job experience and money and all that, and FA has been a huge help - I wasn't sure whether or not to come back, but it's nice to not eat plain rice for every meal.
I don't think I've been pushing myself too hard, but it definitely wears on me sometimes. I would get up at 4 in the morning, take the train to my temp job, work for eight hours, come home, eat, do a commission or at least part of one, and then conk out. Luckily that was only for four days, and it did pay off in the end.
The other problem is my wrist. Two years ago I suffered excruciating pain in my right wrist and spent several months getting scans to find the problem. An MRI finally revealed that I have a fairly large cyst between my bones there pushing on a whole lotta junk. Surgery was the only option... And my insurance refused to cover it.
So it's still there. It doesn't bother me a lot unless the weather changes a lot, or if I'm working nonstop, but when I'm writing freehand or doing a lot of coloring, I start to notice a twinge, and after a while the pain starts shooting through the nerve of my middle finger.
Even if I could pay for surgery, it would put me out of drawing for a few months. I don't know if I could do that. And could I even ever draw again? They'd have to move all the muscle and tendon and bone to get to this thing.
No. I think I'll be okay. Just for a little while longer.
This week has just been a ride. A good ride, but rough.
FA obviously isn't my main source of income. I've got a main job and a few side things to expand my job experience and money and all that, and FA has been a huge help - I wasn't sure whether or not to come back, but it's nice to not eat plain rice for every meal.
I don't think I've been pushing myself too hard, but it definitely wears on me sometimes. I would get up at 4 in the morning, take the train to my temp job, work for eight hours, come home, eat, do a commission or at least part of one, and then conk out. Luckily that was only for four days, and it did pay off in the end.
The other problem is my wrist. Two years ago I suffered excruciating pain in my right wrist and spent several months getting scans to find the problem. An MRI finally revealed that I have a fairly large cyst between my bones there pushing on a whole lotta junk. Surgery was the only option... And my insurance refused to cover it.
So it's still there. It doesn't bother me a lot unless the weather changes a lot, or if I'm working nonstop, but when I'm writing freehand or doing a lot of coloring, I start to notice a twinge, and after a while the pain starts shooting through the nerve of my middle finger.
Even if I could pay for surgery, it would put me out of drawing for a few months. I don't know if I could do that. And could I even ever draw again? They'd have to move all the muscle and tendon and bone to get to this thing.
No. I think I'll be okay. Just for a little while longer.
For the surgery, I think it'd worth asking doctors about and read other artists' experiences with it and see if they recovered the ability to draw the same afterwards. ask the doctor about what happens if you leave it and keep drawing too in case it going untreated and stressed could have worse repercussions..you've only got one drawing wrist, so you should look after it. Even if it means a couple months off, it'd be worth it to make sure you both find your hobby and livelihood both comfortable and to know it won't get worse in the future..