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Status Report- Opening for YCH soon and got a good diagnosis
7 years ago
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TL;DR; MAIN POINTS HERE:
I've been gone a few weeks because of medication issues. Everything is better now. Got a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, but it's not a terrible one because it's treatable.
Opening for YCH and other commissions soon.
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Hello all! It's been a while since my last journal/update, and since my last post even. There's been a ton of great uploads here recently, I miss being part of the mix.
A major reason I've been gone was that for a couple weeks, I was completely out of my pain relief medication. I think the most clean way I can say it, is that it was taken from me. Those weeks I was going through withdrawl and it seriously weren't great, I couldn't get any work done and talking to folks was almost out of the question. I had to wait to refill the prescription, as this medication is a controlled substance, so my doctor and the pharmacy absolutely could not refill it early for any reason.
Things are back to normal now however, I got the refill finally, and am really itching to draw and post once more! There's some other news though. The reason I've had pain in the first place has kinda been a mystery for a while, it's been a general all-over achiness and surging that's really intense, and it tends to flare up worse at certain times than others. I never had a diagnosis until now, and the medication was mostly a band-aid.
My doctor just recently told me she thinks I have fibromyalgia. This isn't as bad as I thought it was, it's certainly treatable but not curable. It is a strange diagnosis however, as 90% of fibro sufferers are female. I guess I won the lottery, haha. Still though, it explains my symptoms perfectly. If there's anybody that has fibro, I would really love to talk to them about what you've been through, how you deal with it, treatments, etc. I have a few treatments I've tried already and they've worked alright, but still looking for more info, both for the pain and for the difficulty in thinking that fibro causes.
In happier news, since I feel well enough to draw again, I am gonna open for both a YCH commission either tonight or tomorrow, and I wanna do stream sketch commissions again soon. I'll let everybody know if/when I stream, and look for the YCH post soon if you wanna get in on it. Any commissions would be greatly appreciated right now, as because I missed out on those weeks of drawing time, I missed out on that income as well.
One last thing. I admit that I have almost hundreds of sketches and even finished drawings that I've not uploaded on FA, or anywhere. I'm often really nervous to upload them, not because I'm shy about my work or the content I draw (though in the past I certainly was), but just.. moreso for stupid reasons. A lot of what I draw is draconic TF, or self-TF, oftentimes both. A lot of what I have on my HD is unfinished or sketchy. Does self-TF or drawing the same species of TF annoy people? I honestly think a lot of people would say "of course not", but I've also read comments and such that self-tf is offputting. Any feedback would be appreciated.
TL;DR; MAIN POINTS HERE:
I've been gone a few weeks because of medication issues. Everything is better now. Got a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, but it's not a terrible one because it's treatable.
Opening for YCH and other commissions soon.
---
Hello all! It's been a while since my last journal/update, and since my last post even. There's been a ton of great uploads here recently, I miss being part of the mix.
A major reason I've been gone was that for a couple weeks, I was completely out of my pain relief medication. I think the most clean way I can say it, is that it was taken from me. Those weeks I was going through withdrawl and it seriously weren't great, I couldn't get any work done and talking to folks was almost out of the question. I had to wait to refill the prescription, as this medication is a controlled substance, so my doctor and the pharmacy absolutely could not refill it early for any reason.
Things are back to normal now however, I got the refill finally, and am really itching to draw and post once more! There's some other news though. The reason I've had pain in the first place has kinda been a mystery for a while, it's been a general all-over achiness and surging that's really intense, and it tends to flare up worse at certain times than others. I never had a diagnosis until now, and the medication was mostly a band-aid.
My doctor just recently told me she thinks I have fibromyalgia. This isn't as bad as I thought it was, it's certainly treatable but not curable. It is a strange diagnosis however, as 90% of fibro sufferers are female. I guess I won the lottery, haha. Still though, it explains my symptoms perfectly. If there's anybody that has fibro, I would really love to talk to them about what you've been through, how you deal with it, treatments, etc. I have a few treatments I've tried already and they've worked alright, but still looking for more info, both for the pain and for the difficulty in thinking that fibro causes.
In happier news, since I feel well enough to draw again, I am gonna open for both a YCH commission either tonight or tomorrow, and I wanna do stream sketch commissions again soon. I'll let everybody know if/when I stream, and look for the YCH post soon if you wanna get in on it. Any commissions would be greatly appreciated right now, as because I missed out on those weeks of drawing time, I missed out on that income as well.
One last thing. I admit that I have almost hundreds of sketches and even finished drawings that I've not uploaded on FA, or anywhere. I'm often really nervous to upload them, not because I'm shy about my work or the content I draw (though in the past I certainly was), but just.. moreso for stupid reasons. A lot of what I draw is draconic TF, or self-TF, oftentimes both. A lot of what I have on my HD is unfinished or sketchy. Does self-TF or drawing the same species of TF annoy people? I honestly think a lot of people would say "of course not", but I've also read comments and such that self-tf is offputting. Any feedback would be appreciated.
As for your last question, I have absolutely no issues with self-tf. Especially with the way you draw yours. Seldom do I see TFs that hit all the buttons that yours do~ I'd love to see whatever you have regardless if it's just a sketch or not.. :D
I certainly do want to draw and post all the self tf, it's a hell of a lot of fun to draw, so as long as people such as yourself really wanna see it, I'm really excited to do so.
Though on the happier stuff, I too have a giant pile of random garbage that I just write up on TF but feel a certainly level of shame to share :p. Lots of self-fulfilling junk with weird TF ideas and targets of questionable consent. I dunno about my stuff, but I know I'm just happy to see more art from you regardless of the content even if it's of a similar vein. You like what you like :O. I've certainly noticed a penchant for getting draggy if I am to select a TF form to go into. It's gotten to the point I wonder if my current fursona is of the correct species X3. Certainly looking forward to the possibility of throwing money at your face though. I still have a very keen interest of becoming the most biggest of piles of growing, shifting, and possibly gender swapping flesh, perhaps with you! Here's to a less painful, brighter future!
Hehe, I think many people have a dragon in them in one form or another, though it resonates more strongly with some than others. I would certainly love to read anything you've written up, I imagine I feel the same about your writing as you've said you feel about my posting, it's always exciting. I'm gonna try and remember that in the future.
But yeah, if you wanted to commission, I'm definitely willing right now, and with that shifty sensual description, it sounds like it'd be a ton of fun
I always enjoy seeing what you draw even like the sketches. Whatever it is always looks good and has that look of something you're passionate about. And I totally get what you mean about posting self-TF stuff. I feel "bad" and am afraid of drawing it and also posting it myself ><;
I stress way too much about things being perfect or finished. Even when I'm aware that perfection is never truly possible, it's hard for me to cope with. I would love to talk to you sometime soon and share many of the WIPs and things.
And hey, if we relate on the apprehension about self-TF, I guess I kind of answer my own question, but it in no way whatsoever bothers me at all. In fact I really love seeing you draw yourself changing, it makes you really happy to draw and imagine yourself shifting like that, and it's really joyous to see.
And Bud, whatever you've got to post, I'm happy to see.
God I remember how bad it was for you when your medication was short or you couldn't take it as was prescribed, if sometimes not at all. You poor thing. :( Zangy is there for you at least, yea? He seems the type to take care of you well!
Will be nice to see more stuff from you, whether it is new, or works that you've never completed. I say don't feel worried about it. People are always happy to see you work.
I really don't understand why I worry so much about stupid things, when you're right, the answer is almost always "people just are happy to see more". My mind works against me a lot of the time, but I'm gonna try and do better.
Thanks so much for writing here Grah, I hope you're doing well too