--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Take a wild, friggin guess"
<a_change_of_plans_at_y...> wrote:
> Well, actually, I just haven't been online much for the past few
> weeks. Here's what's been going on:
> Regarding the vision situation, the retina specialist seems to
> think that he can restore the vision in both of my eyes to 20/25.
> Two operations will be required for the left eye, and they'll be
> performed simultaneously. A vitrectomy (to remove the massive
> amount of retinal scar tissue), and an operation to remove the
> cataract in the left eye. I plan on undergoing surgery in July
> sometime. It is likely that I will not be able to get assistance
> from Medicaid, since I now work a job which pays me nearly double
> what I was making at my previous job, and therefore cannot qualify
> for the low-income portion of the program requirements. But no
big
> deal. If I gotta pay for it, then so be it. It'll just take me a
> long-ass time to pay it off. No rush on my part!
Glad to hear folks are happy to hear the news. But this surgery
is not really a "fix". The damage has already been done, and the
purpose of the surgery is to stop it from getting any worse. I
monitor my blood sugars constantly now, and make necessary
adjustments to my doses as required. The most important thing is
for me to maintain my sugars as close to normal as possible (normal
is between 80-120 for the average individual. I can currently keep
them between 70 and 160, which is about as good as I can get it.)
The right eye (the good one) does occasionally bleed, and I can
see little spots in the vision field of that eye. But as long as I
watch my sugars, I'm fairly confident I can keep any further damage
from occurring between now and when I get the surgery.
> The Skunkworks site is still being worked on, but it's nearing
> completion. The "hidden site" is also being assembled now as
well,
> and you all know that as soon as the Skunkworks site is finished,
> that secret site will be online. Also, I realize I haven't
updated
> BTT for awhile; I will get to that probably next weekend. Des was
> over here this weekend, but we didn't do much in the way of
> drawing. >;P
Just a little note here, for those of you interested in
this "hidden site". I feel it is important to mention that the site
will contain artwork which some folks may not agree with. A lot of
the pictures and/or comics cross a lot of moral lines, and there are
some subject matters which I would rather not be known for having
drawn. But again, if you can find the site (when it's ready), then
you'll be able to see a bunch of the stuff I've been keeping out of
the public eye.
Didn't get to work on BTT this weekend, since I had to work
yesterday, and today was taken up with Mother's Day and all that.
I'll be working late every day this week, but will try my best to
get to it by next weekend. I've got some fan art, another story,
two comics, and one or two pictures to post there.
> By the end of this month, I will have the next Skunkworks folio
> completed, and plan on having "Bigger Than Life" follow shortly
> after. I'd like to get those two finished before I undergo any
> surgery. Also, I'm toying around with some ideas for (gasp!) t-
> shirts and decals. More information will be made available as I
> proceed with their designs. I'll probably hold a poll or
something.
More information will be posted shortly ( and once a few designs
are drawn up). Stay tuned for more!
--JMH
Received on Sun May 08 2005 - 22:20:14 CDT