Hey! This is Zoro coming with an update about my health as quite a few things have happened the past couple of months. As some may know, I've been dealing with chronic pain and illness since February of last year as mentioned in this post here.
A quick summary of it was that I have been dealing with constant bladder and stomach problems suddenly that were disrupting day to day life as they were painful and constant. Despite the multiple hospital visits, nothing was really done and at the time I could only wait to see certain specialists (which required a lot of money to see). Recently however, I finally got an answer to what was causing me pain in one part of my stomach! The culprit was my gallbladder and it has been removed!
The rest of the post will be caught off so for those who want to read in more detail, but one issue has been solved (at least i hope so)!
I also want to note here and thank everyone who's been supportive of me during this rough patch in my life. I also want to thank those who sent money for the GoFundMe! However, due to a few circumstances which will also be explained in the read more section, I will be refunding it all to those who donated.
TLDR version of my reason is that I was advise to do so for the eligibility medical/financial benefits I've been looking into. The refunds should be sent in about a week, so keep and eye out!
TW for Medical related subjects such as surgery.
For what was causing me pain in my stomach, or at least one of the reasons:
Turns out I had gallstones that somehow CT scans and ultrasounds didn't pick up last year, despite the pain and discomfort I was in from them. It got to the point where the pain was so unbearable, I was crying for about 2-3 hours before going to the ER. They found one stone had thicken walls through the ultrasounds and my gallbladder was infected from these stones.
Because of the findings, I underwent surgery to completely remove it during my stay in the hospital. I am now close to two weeks post-op and so far it has relieved most, if not all, of the constant pain I've been in my upper right. While I still have issues elsewhere in my body, it feels nice to have one issue solved. I just hope I don't need another trip to the ER anytime soon.
As for the detailed explanation for refunding the GoFundMe donations:
A few months back I after the go found me, I was accepted in a financial assistance program that made doctor's visits way cheaper. From close to hundreds of dollars to 3 dollars, that was way more an affordable price range for me. Despite that, i kept the donations on hold just in cause anything changed or something wasn't covered by the program until now.
Along with that, I've been applying for disability as I am considered disabled by my psychiatrist due to my mental health. After talking to a few folks who knew about the system, they mentioned that the money from the fundraiser could harm the process in gaining these benefits. Their recommended course of action was to refund the money as a precaution, so I'm following their advice. After the refunds have gone through, I will be closing the fundraiser.
Again, I want to give a massive thank you everyone in general who have supported me through all this. Its been difficult, especially since I had to accommodate to the pain and changes in my body. There has been MANY ups and for sure downs, but I'm still holding on!
Thank you for reading on this update, and expect to see me slowly become active again on here! I'm still in my Zonai phase so expect more content revolving around that, along with possible Zora content. Original works not involving fandoms will also (hopefully) be posted too!
Im also thinking of opening commissions in the future! I'll need to ask about that first due to what I mentioned above, but as far as I'm aware, I should be okay to do so (but don't quote me on it). So keep an eye out!
Man, the fact that my birthday is 15 days from now kinda feels surreal. Last year was a big doozy, and this year already has been something. I'm doing my best to hang on though, especially since I'm still sick and waiting to get answers. Maybe I'll post some birthday doodles or something for it when the day comes.
On one hand, I wanna sraw Rauru in all his glory. On the other hand, the complicated details *squinting at all the little clothing doodads he has*
That's why we have the power to simplify details, depending on the style! As long as the drawing looks like the character/you can recognize them, I'd say give it a go!
Weirdly enough his jewelry, along with his hair, are really fun to draw (even if i complain about his bling along the way), but it could be because I adore overly detailed designs.
Late post, but for those who sent me asks relating to Rauru and Sonia, I'll be responding to them with some doodles as I got ideas/headcanons in my noggin. They may take a bit!
This has been the most overwhelming yet mind blowing time I’ve ever experienced so far. The love and appreciation for my art has been amazing and seeing you guys be just as excited as I am makes me really happy! It’s definitely made me smile in a time where I am not feeling well due to physical health issues.
And to add the cherry on top of it all, the voice actress of Mineru retweeted my art of Mineru on twitter and I just broke. This has been an absolute unreal experience. I have no words, besides thank you for enjoying my art and silly fan art ideas!
Give me a word or few and I'll write you a poem! You can even include phrases or even ask me to write works based on your OCs, works and other things as well! Anything and everything goes!
What about a poem about the ocean/ocean related? O: I would love to see what you come up!
NGL maybe its because Ranran (I know the game just came out and the name is out there, but I'm still calling him Ranran for now) has been my hyperfixation but lowkey I been thinking of doing something involving him here like an ask blog. Is that even a thing in this era of Tumblr? Who knows, but it sounds fun. Idk, maybe something in a similar way that mostly focuses on him (and probably Basket). Not sure yet.
Also, got a lot of doodle ideas for him and Basket. Working on something I'm not used to based off a theory I had when the last prelaunch trailer came out. It probably has been confirmed or proven wrong at this point but may as well finish it. I'll probably look into the stuff I haven't seen yet after to see if I was onto something. I started it a while ago anyway after that trailer dropped. Same goes for other headcanons/ideas that I had before the game released.
