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Health Update
🕑 Added 2024-01-20 14:28:42 +0000 UTCI’ve had a few health-related issues lately that I wanted to update everyone on. Nothing really bad or life threatening fortunately. But it will disrupt my work somewhat until I can get through everything. I’ve known these things were coming for some time now but wanted to wait until I had more definite info to give out before making an announcement.
Surgery
The big one is that I’ll be having surgery on my leg on March 1st.
I broke my leg really badly 15 years ago and had multiple surgeries to fix it. I’ve got a plate and a bunch of screws in there from that. Over time this hardware has been causing me additional problems including arthritis and nerve pain. So we’ve decided to remove most of it.
The doctor said I’ll be able to walk pretty much immediately after the surgery, although obviously I’m going to be on pain meds for a while. But she also said that if I have the means to, I should take at least one week off from work. I suspect I might not be much in the mood to work anyway. So I’ll be off the week of March 4 and maybe the week of March 11 too depending on how I’m feeling.
Allergies
For the past 2 years or so I’ve been struggling with a bizarre food allergy that I haven’t been able to pin down. Despite eliminating different foods from my diet, changing toothpaste, getting a water filter, etc, I haven’t been able to figure out what it is.
I finally went to an allergist for testing. The test came back inconclusive because I was allergic to the test itself. More specifically, I have such a high histamine count in my body from this persistent allergic reaction that any scratch or poke on my skin would cause it to immediately swell up. So when they did the test they couldn’t tell the difference between any allergic reactions and the reaction to the pokes.
To fix this, I’m on a really restricted diet along with a heavy course of antihistamines. Fortunately I only have to take the medication for 20 days, and it tapers off. Unfortunately what I’ve been taking so far has made me really drowsy. (And it’s also killed my libido :c ) My work might be a bit slower over the next week or two as well until I get through the heaviest dosages. But the good thing is that afterwards I should have a more definite answer as to why I’ve been having so much trouble with food lately and I’ll know what to avoid, which should hopefully improve my well-being overall.
Once again thanks for your patience as I deal with some of this stuff. Once I get through it, things should be better for a while! :>
Comments
Tazrael
Been caught up in a whole bunch of stuff on my own end but now that I'm finally able to poke my head out a bit sending you a lot of hug energy. Hope you're doing better day by day.
Kujiiro
Oh wow, that's some wild allergy stuff. Wishing you the best on getting it figured out, I know how frustrating it is to not know what's affecting you.
Pulsar
I know, it's crazy. x) Can you believe I had been posting art for less than a year at that point?
Dark Claw
Sorry, that's awful. Allergy tests are a bitch. I really hope this medication helps sus out the target allergen and gets you back to feeling like yourself. <3
Purplecat
I actually remember when you broke your leg, can't believe that was 15 years ago at this point! Hopefully the surgery goes well. Hopefully the cause for the allergic reactions can be found out, and hopefully something easily avoided!
