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🕑 Added 2021-02-14 05:14:40 +0000 UTCHey folks!
So it looks like I'll be on track to start recording again next week. I just wanted to let everyone know what has been going on and to thank everyone for their patience given that early release has slipped on a couple of shows, and Bonfireside Chat skipped a week.
A couple of weeks ago, I got a non covid cold. I worked through it just fine, but during that time, I think I zonked myself to sleep to hard and ended up with a very similar injury to the one I had a few years back (detailed in Episode 264 of Abject Suffering). It started as mildly inconveniencing, as you can hear on last week's guppy episode, and then became a full blown nightmare. The first half of the outer wilds recording I was able to struggle through but some serious grumpies came through. However, we got to a break where I had to tap out. The next day, I went to Urgent Care.
Urgent Care is pretty useless, as you probably know. They told me I hadn't had a stroke, and just said to take tylenol and ice it, and they gave me a muscle relaxer for sleep. I did those things, but the problem got worse. SO MUCH WORSE. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't sit at my computer, I couldn't stand or sit on the couch. I basically couldn't do anything. I have a medical condition which prohibits me from taking NSAIDs, so I couldn't take an ibuprofin or anything. I had to settle for tylenol, the novelty pain reliever that doesn't work. It got so bad I couldn't put on my clothes by myself. Luckily, my girlfriend was there to help with all of this.
I ended up returning to urgent care 2 days later because I was sure something was Very Very Wrong with my body. They took an x-ray which basically destroyed me. Trying to stay still while they x-ray'd my neck had me shaking and sweating. The doctor was about to send me home again with another american health care shrug, but I insisted she give me something. Rather than given me pain meds, thanks opiate crisis, she put me on an aggressive course of steroids. This has actually helped a lot! I feel like I fast-forwarded through the very painful part of the shoulder thing and into the "your hand is numb and you drop things" phase. I'm speedrunning my old injury, gary-percent.
Numb hand is making it hard to play games, but I can still record, so I'll be back baby! Also, I have a physical therapy appointment so hopefully I can determine what I'm doing to cause this shit, and how I can prevent it in the future.
So, anyway, I just wanted to clue you folk in, given that you're my livelihood, and also let you know that I'll be back this week. And thank you very much for your patience!
Your valentine,
-Gary-
Comments
Duckfeed.tv
Thank you! I am feeling much better. I had the shadow of it's return recently but fought it off with a weird neck decompression device.
Morgan
Oh no, hope yir fully recovered now, Gary 😟💙
Richard Barcena
Glad you recovered well man 👊🏻
Fatt Mox
get well soon!
David Alvarez
Gary is valentine 🥺💜
Jonathan Yih
Be well Gary and everyone else! Also, 69th Like 👍
CoalmineCanary
Love you Gary <3
Danesthetic
Glad you're on the upswing! Don't tell my wife that you're my valentine. <3
Eric Sigmon
Feel better !!!
Andrew Hunley
You're not alone my friend. I called off all weekend for a very similar reason. Not looking forward to tonight lol
Vojtěch Čejka
Hope you get better soon!
Joshua Kane
Speedrunning injuries is a pro gamer move.
Alex Honeydew
Thanks for the update, wishing you all the best! Backs are truly the Dark Souls of being in your 30s.
Shane W
Feel better soon, Gary. Sending good thoughts! Take care.
Juli Reed
So glad you're feeling better, Gary! We missed you. Always take care of yourself first and foremost, and we'll be here for support whenever you're able to return. <3
tundacct
So sorry to hear about this... take it easy and get all the rest in the world!
Marianne
Hope you feel better soon!
Matthew Boraiza
Wow. That is a nightmare. Hope things continue to get better!
Tom Healey
Glad to hear you're feeling better. Take care of yourself.
Ben Robson
Great news! I'm pleased to hear you're on the mend.
DAVID VISCONTI
Damn man. Rest well, there is no rush.
Shaun Sannerude
Take it easy Gary & don't rush back! Hope you make a swift recovery
Sam White
Get well soon and take the time you need! Have you considered becoming a Canadian? At our hospitals you would get treated and also get a complimentary bottle of maple syrup!
Josh
I definitely hope you feel better soon, if I recall you said you were seeing a chiropractor soon too so hopefully they find the issue, it definitely sounds like some spinal issues I've dealt with personally with referred pain, hoping its something that can be managed well for you friend, stay safe, and like everyone says, take as much time as you need.
Jason Straub
Your health is the most important thing. Take the time you need to recover.
Gabriel
Hey, Gary, I'm sure you might have already heard of this, but I had very similar symptoms as you have previously (horrible pain starting in the neck/back, going into extremities, loss of feeling and strength in arm or arms), and steroids helped me as well. Get an MRI, if you are able to. Ask them to check to see if you have anything fucked up with your discs. I found out I have degenerative disc disease this way. There's no real way to fix it unless you can afford and risk surgery that might not even do it, but at least you'll know what it is. Also, ask your doctor about gabapentin for the pain. If it's a disc, what's most likely happening is it's being compressed and is pressing up against a nerve, and gabapentin is very good for nerve pain, or at least it has been for me.
Luigiatlarge
Don’t be sorry or negative at all. We love you please take as much time as you need to feel better
Juliet St. Moon
I can't imagine a better Valentine than you, Gary! Really damn sorry you went through all this. Get well soon, and hopefully there won't be a next time.
Andrew
Feel better Gary! Good luck with your recovery!
Badger Catcher
FEEL BETTER, GARY. GOD DAMN IT. Love you
Sam Parrino
If you skip like 6 minutes it basically becomes a one man play about the events of spider man 2 the video game
Sam Parrino
https://youtu.be/AfOuDfjUtzc
William
Good luck with physical therapy! Sorry you had to force your doctor to treat you.
Dave Jackson
Glad you’re feeling better! Keep taking all the time you need.
jeddy
Feel better soon, Gary! Take the time you need to recover.
Jack Corrigan
We’re all hoping for the best! Hope physical therapy is fruitful and successful!
Todd Bryanton
Take your time! Sounds awful, hope you feel better soon
Andrew Hunter
Feel better and take all the time you need!
