Hey all, I wanted to write this great journal and update on my trip to Megaplex but instead I wound up in the hospital soon after my return. I thought I was just having terrible back pains in my upper back. I thought it was from overworking and not sitting right. I then realized even though it was hard to differentiate, that my stomach and back seemed to be hurting. I continued to work through the pain. Afterall I am way behind and have two more huge shows back to back, and need to get caught up on commissions. It wasn't until I had a terrible spasm and then vomited, that I decided to google my symptoms. I am so stubborn and such a high functioned that when I said that perhaps I should go to the hospital, Malvir was like, "really?" You seem fine you are walking around and everything. Neither of us wanted to take the time out to go. But I said, yea... I think I should. Turns out I had very acute pancreatitis which they at first weren't sure the cause of because I don't drink alcohol. This lead them to check my gall bladder which apparently was over half full of stones and kicking them out into my tubing. Soooooo I had to have my gall bladder removed and then be stuck in the hospital for four days and nights on an iv drip. I was so frustrated and worried about my work and upcoming show I actually asked if I could postpone my surgery to which they said no way. So now I'm playing catch up while trying to heal and function on pain meds. Just wanted to give you all an update. I WILL get caught up with everything as soon as I can. I am just freaking about bills and being able to complete my work and con prep while recovering. This couldn't have happened at a worse time, but at least I'm not dead and caught it early enough not to need a second surgery to fish stones out of all my other tubes and organs. The ones that got kicked luckily all passed. I'll be in touch and hopefully have some updates and new art and commissions uploaded and sent soon.
Right now it's just hard for me to get around or sit at my computer at all.
-Shottsy