Health Update, June 17 (Patreon)

Hey all, just got back from my doctor appointment. 

After about 9 days of painkillers and rest, my arm feels better, but not completely painless. X-rays of my shoulder revealed no obvious causes. I also haven't lost any mobility or strength in my arm or wrist, as far as the doctor could tell. Overall, the pain is much reduced today - as in, it just started to feel better yesterday. 

The orthopedist I saw today could only suppose that I'd strained something harshly, since he sees no evidence of a lasting injury. Lacking any kind of obvious cause, they've suggested I consult someone in their sports medicine department, keep taking the pills until I run out, and call if something becomes more urgently painful. So ... progress, but no answers.

What you see above is pretty much all I could draw in these past days. It's only a practice piece, but I could only work on it for about 2 hours before I started to hurt. Although the pain is subsiding now, I don't think I'll be doing very much art for the rest of the month. I'll judge how much I can draw based on how I'm feeling, but I don't want to take any risks. So, same as before, it looks like June is a lot of involuntary time off. 

Thank you all for being patient and understanding. I'll be back to work as soon as I feel confident that I can.