I broke my butt.
For almost half a year, I was good at keeping an exercise regimen. I have suffered from back/knee and hand joint pain time to time, and I wanted to reduce this. Already last year, I completely cut out caffeine and began to eat healthier too. I was feeling great, but I wasn't finishing work as fast as I wanted.
When I HAD to get the donation comic done by the new year, I put everything on hold to finish. I didn't exercise, because I hardly slept and needed whatever little energy to focus on work. I stupidly did this a couple of weeks longer for Goodbye Chains. And I was pretty happy, having finished pages in a day.
The pain at my left hip/butt was a familiar annoying feeling I sometimes had before. Shifting and light stretches would normally smooth it out, but this time it wouldn't go away and by the early afternoon it was becoming unbearable. I complained to Ms. Hunt, and after talking back and forth, we concluded my hip/thigh area nerve was agitated. The symptoms are exactly like Sciatica. (I haven't seen the doctor yet, and if it becomes worse I plan to see one this week) I can say I've been sitting on my butt for 10+ years and never experienced anything like this before. On the first day of experiencing this, the pain was so severe I was sweating, could barely focus, and even thought I was going to black out at one point. I didn't have any proper medication or heat pad, and sleeping like that over night and waking up was a nightmare. My toes were tingly, it took awhile to walk pain-free, and going up the stairs was a nightmare.
I really regret not working out for the last three weeks. I wonder if it wouldn't have happened if I did. Stuff like this can take weeks to heal. But thankfully, only just a few days later, I think I've been managing it well enough. Working out again, (but being careful) taking walking/stretching breaks instead of internet breaks between pomodoros, even changed the way I slept (On my back and camping on the floor for the time being, I think this has helped the most). The bed will be replaced shortly after tax returns, for sure.
It probably sounds way over the top to do all of that, but this is some serious pain, even worse that it interferes with comicking. I'm up for anything and am very happy that it's working. As of today, I can sit in the chair for about an hour before it starts feeling terrible. I'm hoping I'll continue to improve like this the more I keep up this new regimen.
GC updates might be wonky like it used to be for a short while. :(
When I HAD to get the donation comic done by the new year, I put everything on hold to finish. I didn't exercise, because I hardly slept and needed whatever little energy to focus on work. I stupidly did this a couple of weeks longer for Goodbye Chains. And I was pretty happy, having finished pages in a day.
The pain at my left hip/butt was a familiar annoying feeling I sometimes had before. Shifting and light stretches would normally smooth it out, but this time it wouldn't go away and by the early afternoon it was becoming unbearable. I complained to Ms. Hunt, and after talking back and forth, we concluded my hip/thigh area nerve was agitated. The symptoms are exactly like Sciatica. (I haven't seen the doctor yet, and if it becomes worse I plan to see one this week) I can say I've been sitting on my butt for 10+ years and never experienced anything like this before. On the first day of experiencing this, the pain was so severe I was sweating, could barely focus, and even thought I was going to black out at one point. I didn't have any proper medication or heat pad, and sleeping like that over night and waking up was a nightmare. My toes were tingly, it took awhile to walk pain-free, and going up the stairs was a nightmare.
I really regret not working out for the last three weeks. I wonder if it wouldn't have happened if I did. Stuff like this can take weeks to heal. But thankfully, only just a few days later, I think I've been managing it well enough. Working out again, (but being careful) taking walking/stretching breaks instead of internet breaks between pomodoros, even changed the way I slept (On my back and camping on the floor for the time being, I think this has helped the most). The bed will be replaced shortly after tax returns, for sure.
It probably sounds way over the top to do all of that, but this is some serious pain, even worse that it interferes with comicking. I'm up for anything and am very happy that it's working. As of today, I can sit in the chair for about an hour before it starts feeling terrible. I'm hoping I'll continue to improve like this the more I keep up this new regimen.
GC updates might be wonky like it used to be for a short while. :(