{news} Small (but kinda big) health update (Patreon)

If you've seen me kinda distant on social media (more than usual), or missing my update days as of late, it's cuz i've been dealing with a pesky chronic set of symptoms on my lower back and right leg since november 2021.

Finally, after 4 months of other treatments, i visited an orthopedist yesterday and got a preliminary diagnosis. The symptoms point towards degenerative disc disease, something most people get eventually. Except i got it at 31 cuz i'm tall (190cm, which i know in other countries is laughably average if not a straight-up manlet, but for Mexico i'm like, Gargantuesque) and I've been working sitting down in front of a computer for the last 15 years or so. the medic can't confirm the diagnosis 100% fo sure without an MRI, but that's kinda expensive so instead we'll see if i respond well to treatment, which would confirm the diagnosis if it works. Once the pain is gone i can start rehabilitation and exercise to help my spine carry the weight by strengthening the muscle around it.

So yeh. I speedran oldness i guess.

either way i wanted to let you guys know 'cuz the medic says i may or may not need spine surgery, if not today, maybe in months or years. 100%  maybe. Hard maybe. So dont freak out if one day i show up like "Hey Vsauce, Michael here, i'll be bedridden for months" or whatever.

That is all. For now i'll continue my treatment and see if i get better. The pain isnt like, massive (a 4 out of 10 maybe), or completely incapacitating, so i can work for now. The webcomic ending soon will help me as well, freeing some of my time to spread my projects better along my schedule and hopefully have more resting time in between. Have a good one! 👨‍🦳