I'm still not healing fully yet... its been almost three months and my hands still aren't usable to draw anything yet without pain/re-damaging... I've been resting them, taking medication, putting ice packs on them. I want to heal...

This has been the most miserable couple of months for me. All the art ideas in my head i desperately want to create but i physically cant. Time is my enemy.

Please raise your hands and send me your energy...

last month I must have used my hands too much while making art, I did draw a lot more than I usually do because I was very inspired to draw, plus my work I am required to do monthly for Patreon. but once the month ended, I had to stop because the tendons along the backs of my hands and wrists have been in burning piercing sharp pain and it feels like healing is taking a long slow time (or not happening?) I have been suffering with this for about 10 days now, and it's entirely my fault for overdoing it.

I've been doing everything I can to try and let them heal, resting and hardly using them for anything, doing wrist stretches, wearing compression gloves. I had to take it slow typing all this up even. I'm not sure if I have tendonitis or carpal tunnel or what, but it hurts like heck and I'm really worried I might have permanently damaged them, which means I might be in danger of not being able to draw anymore. A nightmare for someone like me.

On the plus side, I do have some more art I made last month that I can still post so I'll be posting those every so often for now. Other than that, no new art from me until i'm healed. I'm really worried about all this, and I've been in a very bad state mentally because of it. I don't have any money to visit a doctor, so I'm really on my own here and just hoping I can heal. Wish me luck.

Hey everyone. It really is hard for me to ask for help like this, but it's gotten so bad these days that I suppose I have to suck it up and just go for it. Times are tough for me financially lately, and it's gotten pretty worrying on how I'm going to continue paying the bills each month at this rate.

If you'd like to help me out, the best way is to donate to my Patreon, which is here:

[Patreon Link]

Even pledging $1 per month helps, believe me, that sort of thing adds up when multiple people do it, and I'm thankful for anything. Plus even that lowest tier gets to see sketch pages I draw each month!

I also post colored arts and sketch requests for higher tiers as well, as well as music I make, so there's a something posted each month.

If you can't donate then I totally understand, and there's no need for you to explain. I want everyone to be able to comfortably take care of themselves before they even consider donating to me.

Anyway, thanks so much for enjoying the art that I post here to NG. and I'll continue to do so for as long as I am able.