What's Going On With Angel--Please Answer A Quick Questio...
3 years ago
Hi fellow fursons. Long time furry kitty here and writing to tell you lots of things. If you don't want to read through this whole mess, you can just jump to the bolded part.
First off, hi again. I do hang around FA a lot even though I'm not posting content. I know that a lot of you watching me would like to see that content come back and so would I. Some things I can control but atm there are other things I can't control that are preventing me from working on doing things I used to love to do.
My ring and pinky fingers began to go numb in March of this year. I was loosing grip function in my right hand and I didn't know why. I made an appointment with my Doctor to discuss what was going on.
When I went to the Doctor, they took my blood pressure before seeing me as per routine. It was 175/104, which is way too high. So my appt became more like a wake up call for my health. My doctor lowered my sodium intake first to see if it would drop down into a normal level. My elbow would need rest, she thought it was the ulnar nerve becoming angry from leaning on it too much while I sat in my desk chair. So rest and diet change became the new thing. About 10 days after that my blood pressure wasn't going down so they took my blood and did some tests. Because it didn't seem like any of my blood results found a cause for my high blood pressure, she put me on a medication for it. I tried that med for 4 days but it caused my heart to race so fast I thought I was having a heart attack at work. It also made my arms feel like they were being gently electrocuted and made my back spasm. So we did not use that medicine again. But my fingers weren't still normal even with no drawing, no gaming, no typing. So she said to use ibuprofen to see if that would lower the ulnar nerve's inflammation.
After that, the new medicine started to work but my BP is still a little on the upper side and my elbow still wasn't better. So she referred me to a physical therapist for my hand and elbow and raised my medication dosage. In Mid-May I started physical therapy and am currently getting my hand strength and grip back. Because my BP won't go down just into normal range, my doctor started me on another medicine to take with the one that's been working.
SO to recap, since mid March, I haven't been able to really sit to do anything I really like to do. I haven't been able to eat like I used to. I am taking account of everything I eat, I cook everything for myself so I can make sure my sodium doesn't climb. I am so fixated on my health that I am very stressed out and have no outlet for it.
I need to ask who ever is still out there something important. I want to know what you guys prefer as an online payment system for commissions. I have heard that Paypal is not the best when it comes to paying an artist. I have seen Ko-Fi but they don't allow NSFW. Patreon seems to be--okay but they also have a lot of no-no's too. Subscribstar is what Azzy uses for his youtube stuff but can that work with commissioning someone? I guess you can tip me and then I could draw something for you. I tried to get a Fiverr account but their system has to have you verify who you are with a phone number and apparently mine doesn't work because it needs to be a landline. Are there any other payment platforms that you guys prefer?
The reason I ask is because I may need help with medical bills and physical therapy bills for my arm. If I can square away a better payment system, I can start looking to get commissions to alleviate some of my monetary problems. Now, I hear you going "But if drawing hurts your arm, why are you trying to do commissions?"
Because I want to be able to draw again. I want to be able to hold my mouse without it triggering the nerve. If I have to work slow and draw for short periods so I can gain my long periods back, that's what I want to do. I have to be able to. Drawing was one of the only ways I could express myself and get emotions out. Writing was another. Now I am just a ball of nerves and health problems with no outlet.
So if anyone can answer me this, thank you. If you can't, thanks for reading this far. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.
~Angel~
First off, hi again. I do hang around FA a lot even though I'm not posting content. I know that a lot of you watching me would like to see that content come back and so would I. Some things I can control but atm there are other things I can't control that are preventing me from working on doing things I used to love to do.
My ring and pinky fingers began to go numb in March of this year. I was loosing grip function in my right hand and I didn't know why. I made an appointment with my Doctor to discuss what was going on.
When I went to the Doctor, they took my blood pressure before seeing me as per routine. It was 175/104, which is way too high. So my appt became more like a wake up call for my health. My doctor lowered my sodium intake first to see if it would drop down into a normal level. My elbow would need rest, she thought it was the ulnar nerve becoming angry from leaning on it too much while I sat in my desk chair. So rest and diet change became the new thing. About 10 days after that my blood pressure wasn't going down so they took my blood and did some tests. Because it didn't seem like any of my blood results found a cause for my high blood pressure, she put me on a medication for it. I tried that med for 4 days but it caused my heart to race so fast I thought I was having a heart attack at work. It also made my arms feel like they were being gently electrocuted and made my back spasm. So we did not use that medicine again. But my fingers weren't still normal even with no drawing, no gaming, no typing. So she said to use ibuprofen to see if that would lower the ulnar nerve's inflammation.
After that, the new medicine started to work but my BP is still a little on the upper side and my elbow still wasn't better. So she referred me to a physical therapist for my hand and elbow and raised my medication dosage. In Mid-May I started physical therapy and am currently getting my hand strength and grip back. Because my BP won't go down just into normal range, my doctor started me on another medicine to take with the one that's been working.
SO to recap, since mid March, I haven't been able to really sit to do anything I really like to do. I haven't been able to eat like I used to. I am taking account of everything I eat, I cook everything for myself so I can make sure my sodium doesn't climb. I am so fixated on my health that I am very stressed out and have no outlet for it.
I need to ask who ever is still out there something important. I want to know what you guys prefer as an online payment system for commissions. I have heard that Paypal is not the best when it comes to paying an artist. I have seen Ko-Fi but they don't allow NSFW. Patreon seems to be--okay but they also have a lot of no-no's too. Subscribstar is what Azzy uses for his youtube stuff but can that work with commissioning someone? I guess you can tip me and then I could draw something for you. I tried to get a Fiverr account but their system has to have you verify who you are with a phone number and apparently mine doesn't work because it needs to be a landline. Are there any other payment platforms that you guys prefer?
The reason I ask is because I may need help with medical bills and physical therapy bills for my arm. If I can square away a better payment system, I can start looking to get commissions to alleviate some of my monetary problems. Now, I hear you going "But if drawing hurts your arm, why are you trying to do commissions?"
Because I want to be able to draw again. I want to be able to hold my mouse without it triggering the nerve. If I have to work slow and draw for short periods so I can gain my long periods back, that's what I want to do. I have to be able to. Drawing was one of the only ways I could express myself and get emotions out. Writing was another. Now I am just a ball of nerves and health problems with no outlet.
So if anyone can answer me this, thank you. If you can't, thanks for reading this far. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.
~Angel~
When I can just pay in paypal, I always say sending money to a friend and can even add extra if I like, which I do from time to time.
But if the artist chooses to go the invoice route then I dont have the option to send extra and they have to pay taxes.
~Angel~
Hope you are doing well,
~Angel~