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An unexpected hiatus
6 years ago
Not going on one, but the recent absence.
Well that was an odd one, a lot longer than it should have been, but not exactly directly in my hands
I'm putting a TL:DR at first for those who are very busy
TL:DR: Had serious abdominal pain caused by a cyst and neurological issues, I'm a lot better now since winter is ending. I've been working as much as i could, more than halfway done/almost done with paid pieces, halfway and very much started. Working hard and crying! Still hurts, but I can do work! Hadn't replied to any notes, because I wasn't sure when this garbage situation of mine will end, but looking foward in a more positive note.
Now that tl:dr is outta way, well the acute pain caused by the cyst started and you cannot get any treatment for it unless it has turned into a tumor, so I was chugging painkillers without much of result. Winter struggle caught up to me (that's just my guess) and I started to have very visible neurological issues, tensing my hand a bit would result is nasty shaking and sometimes i cannot straighten out the fingers and arm, also chugging some blood pressure meds to hope that it will help me against the panic and some larger issues that can be caused by my severely twisted carotid artery. I'm currently saving up for the medication that could help me with the oxygen supply.
The reason why I called it winter struggle is that winter only bout a week ago started to back off and it's no longer -10 to 0 degrees. And that I live in an pretty old house with a furnace, that has no heat isolation shennanigans makes the whole deal pretty tense - always staying up til sunrise, listening carefully to all the noises and watching out with the amount of flame. And the late winter is most hazzardous, my neighbourhood is very small, but had firefighters driving here a lot, because of chimney catching fire. The stench is really nasty, no kidding - it smells like tar with some garbage burning.
About the work? Oh I took the opportunity of peace whenever i could and some pics are already done, I know.. a LOT later than that I usually do, but it's being done. I also tried not to burnout myself in the physical state that I was in. I'm aware that this is very much at my own expense and I'm hoping to make up to it especially since even hearing blackbirds chirping in distance makes my nerves more soothed. Pics are very much halfway done, even some that I need to talk about with a customer. Also the reason why so long to wait for a reply from me - I wasn't sure when I'd be feeling any progress so I didn't want to make false promises when I'd be in no condition. This is one of the rare springs when I'm handling better and quicker than other times - probably the feeling of urgency is irking me.
I've got two important pictures to draw that are more about official promotion of somebody else's OG content, I'm actually super stressed over that.
And to put things clear - the abdominal pain has not stopped at all and had got very much worse. Also sorry for some nasty grammar typos, pharmacies were closed and I have no painkillers, so chugging water with valerian tincture in it (my cades are giving me these glares over it..)
Thanks a lot for reading and being patient! <3
Well that was an odd one, a lot longer than it should have been, but not exactly directly in my hands
I'm putting a TL:DR at first for those who are very busy
TL:DR: Had serious abdominal pain caused by a cyst and neurological issues, I'm a lot better now since winter is ending. I've been working as much as i could, more than halfway done/almost done with paid pieces, halfway and very much started. Working hard and crying! Still hurts, but I can do work! Hadn't replied to any notes, because I wasn't sure when this garbage situation of mine will end, but looking foward in a more positive note.
Now that tl:dr is outta way, well the acute pain caused by the cyst started and you cannot get any treatment for it unless it has turned into a tumor, so I was chugging painkillers without much of result. Winter struggle caught up to me (that's just my guess) and I started to have very visible neurological issues, tensing my hand a bit would result is nasty shaking and sometimes i cannot straighten out the fingers and arm, also chugging some blood pressure meds to hope that it will help me against the panic and some larger issues that can be caused by my severely twisted carotid artery. I'm currently saving up for the medication that could help me with the oxygen supply.
The reason why I called it winter struggle is that winter only bout a week ago started to back off and it's no longer -10 to 0 degrees. And that I live in an pretty old house with a furnace, that has no heat isolation shennanigans makes the whole deal pretty tense - always staying up til sunrise, listening carefully to all the noises and watching out with the amount of flame. And the late winter is most hazzardous, my neighbourhood is very small, but had firefighters driving here a lot, because of chimney catching fire. The stench is really nasty, no kidding - it smells like tar with some garbage burning.
About the work? Oh I took the opportunity of peace whenever i could and some pics are already done, I know.. a LOT later than that I usually do, but it's being done. I also tried not to burnout myself in the physical state that I was in. I'm aware that this is very much at my own expense and I'm hoping to make up to it especially since even hearing blackbirds chirping in distance makes my nerves more soothed. Pics are very much halfway done, even some that I need to talk about with a customer. Also the reason why so long to wait for a reply from me - I wasn't sure when I'd be feeling any progress so I didn't want to make false promises when I'd be in no condition. This is one of the rare springs when I'm handling better and quicker than other times - probably the feeling of urgency is irking me.
I've got two important pictures to draw that are more about official promotion of somebody else's OG content, I'm actually super stressed over that.
And to put things clear - the abdominal pain has not stopped at all and had got very much worse. Also sorry for some nasty grammar typos, pharmacies were closed and I have no painkillers, so chugging water with valerian tincture in it (my cades are giving me these glares over it..)
Thanks a lot for reading and being patient! <3
I know cysts cause immense pain and I'm pretty sure they should be removed surgically if they lower your quality of life. Are you denied treatment because it's not a tumor yet? That sounds really cruel
But I am glad to hear that springtime makes it a little less rough for you, let's hope the weather stays warm and nice.