Beside a few further complications, my surgery days in this particular light should be over, finally... And I'm still alive, so that's fantastic news.

My brain is getting proper blood flow again now that my artery is not choking me from the inside, and it's all stitched up proper, but there were definitely some bumps along the way, and now there's a new problem; my liver damage.

Apparently I had been taking too many pain relievers and the medicine that was prescribed to me for pain also had a detrimental effect on my liver, so as a precaution in this manner, I've been put on 'cold turkey' for any manner of pain medicine, even those with no known side effects that can harm the liver.

This is bad because EVERYTHING HURTS. LIKE. HELL.

Every 15-30 minutes like clockwork my body suddenly spasms in a pain most intense it feels like there are knives swimming around in my body. This is not a fun feeling. I'm losing sleep over this, nausea as all get and can barely keep food down, and it's affecting my behavior and making me not quite the same mild mannered person I've always been.

I must stay off the pain pills for the entirely of the month since I was released from the hospital, and even after this probation period of no-meds, I'll only get a fraction of the stuff I was getting once before. I understand it's for the sake of my failing liver, but damn, everything hurts.

For those who keep in contact with me via mail, Discord or wherever, expect rage-fluff or clinically-depressed-fluff from time to time as I continue on my road to recovery.