Status update
Added 2024-07-01 02:48:05 +0000 UTCHey everyone,
I've been incapacitated with health issues again this month, leading to multiple hospital visits.
Caution for the squeamish, medical details to follow:
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Both legs suddenly swelled up, and developed purple bruising all along first my right shin, then my left, which was alarming to say the least. It got so painful that I was barely able to walk.
The doctor was concerned it might be sepsis, but after an endless series of tests, including x-rays, ultrasounds, and a number of others, I was eventually diagnosed with a severe case of Cellulitis.
I've been on antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, and a course of steroids for the last few weeks, and I'm finally able to limp around without too much discomfort. I've had to keep my legs elevated as much as possible, which has made writing impossible until recently.
Still no news on when I might be scheduled for the gall-bladder surgery, as I'm still stuck on the interminably long waiting list.
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I've been working on chapter 169 and written another 8k of combat scenes. The battle isn't quite finished yet, but I'll hopefully finish it very soon. I'll upload the latest version in a separate post.
Best wishes,
Tefler
Comments
Although I generally enjoy a majority of your comments, it’s seems you’re quite the cheeky little fucker when you want to be, eh? Carry on then, you pompous cheeky bastard you. 😎
EroticPoetic
2024-08-28 21:17:09 +0000 UTCTefler, can you give us an update? It’s already the 28th and we haven’t heard from you in a while. Any chance we’ll be seeing more of, or preferably a completed chapter this month? WITHOUT more placeholders, please!!! 🙏 It would be AMAZING 🤩 if you delivered the rest of 170 and 171 this month. It’s been too long since you gave us something to binge read. 😅
Dominic Walker
2024-08-20 22:26:08 +0000 UTCIronic that as you have commented you must also be a Tefler Patron and therefore it follows that you class yourself as a dummy!
Unresolved Plots
2024-07-26 14:38:21 +0000 UTCChatGPT, write me a medical excuse so I can keep stealing cash from these dummies. Try that next time, it’ll be good.
Andrei
2024-07-25 09:32:10 +0000 UTC-- Thus speaks healthcare advisor Walker, ... but he just might have a good idea there, ... ;-) ttfn
Michael56Smith
2024-07-20 00:50:45 +0000 UTCTefler, we all want you to regain your health and well being. PLEASE look into homeopathic remedies. Holistic health includes a whole food diet, detoxing heavy metals and parasites. You can regain your health in record time if you focus on bringing your body into balance and letting your body heal itself. Western medicine will attack the symptoms. Holistic health focuses on the root causes and allows your body to heal itself.
Dominic Walker
2024-07-19 19:48:06 +0000 UTCDear Tefler, can you please check with "get well soon" portal. in Priory hospital they are privately charging @7500 or near by but I ofcourse I don't know how much serious is your current status. However my point is there are good private hospitals in UK where you can get treated early in place of crying so long and getting the health issue prolonged which will further bring other health issues. Get well soon.
Unctadsk
2024-07-14 04:55:17 +0000 UTCYou have observation bias. Vaccines are safe.
Myrnalin
2024-07-12 11:17:25 +0000 UTCAll these whiny folk should read Patrick Rothfuss or George R R Martin if they think a few months are too long a wait. And neither of them can use ill health as a reason
Gort69
2024-07-09 16:48:55 +0000 UTCI am not a doctor. But I am an observer. And I have observed a lot of this in recent times in work, friends and family. Not in any unvaccinated though.
G
2024-07-08 20:45:18 +0000 UTC--- this past year, I too have been medically advised to elevate my legs to aid my healing, ... this procedure ruins the rest of your life, ... you can only watch television, and have quite limited computer activities, -- like Tef's writing wouldn't have been possible until he got much better, ... anyway, we can at least wish him well, ... thanks for your TSM, love all of John's girls, and John is not too bad either, .... keep up the good work, .... ;-) ttfn
Michael56Smith
2024-07-06 07:37:58 +0000 UTC,,,, thank you, Doctor G, ... ;-) ttfn
Michael56Smith
2024-07-05 09:10:57 +0000 UTCSounds to me like a vaccine injury. Especially if health wasn't best beforehand.
G
2024-07-03 19:38:02 +0000 UTCIs it possible to get medical treatment someplace else? You've been waiting so long... Honestly reading about this year's long saga with the medical establishment makes me glad I decided to visit Finland instead of England this spring.
Rurik
2024-07-02 05:05:14 +0000 UTCFairly certain he times his posts to be right before close of month for Patreon purposes. Payments are processed beginning at midnight PST on the first of the month. He posts about two to two an half hours prior to that. Cynically, seems to me that he is either writing everything he gives us at the last minute, staying up until near dawn to finish so he has something to bill, or he's waiting until almost the last minute so the majority of his subs can't quit after they get what he does deliver, before he charges his placeholders. Probably a little of both, if I was a betting man.
KingDumple
2024-07-01 20:26:29 +0000 UTCYou have my sympathies - I am a long time sufferer of bouts of cellulitis. In my experience, a week or two on the right antibiotics gets rid of the infection, but walking can be hard for another week or two, as the thickened skin returns to its new normal. However, being completely wiped out can last a week or two more after that. Personally, I carry a course of antibiotics with me all the time, as bouts can recur, and hitting each new bout hard and fast is important. .... BTW, I love your story. It is very gripping - especially the battle scenes.
Stephen Paynter
2024-07-01 19:47:44 +0000 UTCAs soon as you started describing it I knew it was cellulitis. Compression socks help although not sure at what stage. I hope you stay in good spirits and I’m optimistic that you will get better. Thanks for taking the time to write such a fascinating story
Kenneth Murphy
2024-07-01 15:13:52 +0000 UTC"The maximum waiting time for non-urgent, consultant-led treatments is 18 weeks from the day your appointment is booked through the NHS e-Referral Service, or when the hospital or service receives your referral letter." -- NHS Website For well over a year, you've been telling us you've been just waiting on surgery. Something doesn't add up. My vote is the source of constant excuses as to why they never do what they say.
Rev. Thwack
2024-07-01 13:46:37 +0000 UTCI feel for Tef. My son has had cellulitis several times. The last two times, he had an antibiotic automatic drip strapped on for 6 weeks, and then another 6 to 8 weeks of antibiotic pills. He certainly was unable to work! I know and can appreciate what you are going through. I hope that everything clears up soon, and that the NHS backlog reduces so youcan have your op. I look forward to the chapters as and when you can complete them.
Jonathan Fowler
2024-07-01 13:12:15 +0000 UTCLet’s say you’re right: you should ‘vote with your feet’, write a better series, and show the world! I salute you!
Adam Murphy
2024-07-01 12:33:44 +0000 UTCOH NOES FOMO! ! You mean not getting something he's not producing??? One second while I LMAO. Okay, lets just be clear, the past 4 months we have not been a part of "the creative process". As far as I can tell no creative process has occurred, just a whole lot of complaints about the situation of his healthcare service, and promises to do better. Well it's been a season of disease, and I'm not here to fund prolonged medical treatments without something more than a promise. That's what a gofundme is for. I'm out.
Gubment Cheez
2024-07-01 12:27:37 +0000 UTChttps://gallbladder-removal.co.uk/costs-and-finance/
Armin
2024-07-01 11:01:22 +0000 UTCwithout going into how long waiting lists in the UK are, the cost for paying price for the gall bladder removal is less than one placeholder.
Armin
2024-07-01 11:01:10 +0000 UTCGet well soon Tefler and don't compromise your health by trying to write if you are unable
Unresolved Plots
2024-07-01 09:39:36 +0000 UTCI was like most people suffering from multiple health issues and came to that point of giving up. Then a good friend slapped me around and told me to try the carnivore diet. He said it will not kill you to just eat meat for two weeks and see how it makes you feel. At the end of that time I swung myself out of bed that morning to think is anything different. Yes I hadn’t done my stretching exercises to overcome my pain that I had gathered over 30 years of military and car accidents. Pain free is amazing!!! Read Dr gundry’s book the plant paradox. Watch utube Dr Ken Berry, Dr Anthony Chaffee and Dr Shawn Baker. I’ve been pain free for over two years, all my heart scans have seen my blockages clear, it has been a new life for me. It goes against common doctrine but when you get to the bottom of the barrel why not try.
Dale
2024-07-01 08:56:12 +0000 UTCA&E v ‘waiting’ list. No contest. National Health System.
stephen mincher
2024-07-01 08:39:48 +0000 UTCStrange that the message function seems to not be working, so I will leave it here and see if it is seen from tef.
Dale
2024-07-01 08:36:01 +0000 UTCI know your never going to see this but after the battle is over do some filler to bulk out the next few chapters, The crew deserves a break after this and hopefully it'll be less intensive to write as well.
Vizth Hal
2024-07-01 07:36:08 +0000 UTCAnyone who is losing their minds over placeholders - why not cancel for a year and come back? You won’t pay anything! But you can’t - because that would mean not getting the latest stories. I suspect these negative comments make the situation worse, so on behalf of the rest of us: write your own 170 stories at this level of quality, then you can show us how it’s done. The rest of us want to support and be part of the creative process that’s what Patreon is supposed to be for
Adam Murphy
2024-07-01 06:24:03 +0000 UTCHope you're better soon. Prayers go out to you man.
RKieran2
2024-07-01 05:28:37 +0000 UTCHope you get better soon man. All the best.
SGU29
2024-07-01 04:49:50 +0000 UTCHe posts at 4am gmt - not sure he is in the UK
ThunderBird Two
2024-07-01 04:47:51 +0000 UTCYikes, yeah. My wife had cellulitis a few years ago (antibiotic-resistant, even), and it was really not good at all. There was a time when she had to try to sleep with her legs packed in ice at the hospital, and woke up indignant about her dream because penguins and polar bears are not from the same hemisphere. Luckily she's recovered and back in good health now, but it was not a good thing at all.
Brooks Moses
2024-07-01 04:34:14 +0000 UTCSeconding what Evan said.
Brooks Moses
2024-07-01 04:32:04 +0000 UTCSo this in the UK national health service that many in the U.S. want to have. 18+ months now for simple Gall Bladder surgery? That is insane. Still, more placeholders is b.s.! It’s a crutch that hands turned into a really bad habit. Keep taking money for work that has not been done. That was supposed to end and never did.
Joe Waldvogel
2024-07-01 04:10:05 +0000 UTCBloody hell, Tefler. Sounds like you need new a healthcare system. What you're going through is severely impacting your quality of life, if not outright life threatening. And yet your healthcare system is leaving you in limbo. While it will be wildly expensive, perhaps it is time to consider going to the US and seeking medical care there? I would certainly like to think the US healthcare system won't leave you in limbo like this.
Jedi Khan
2024-07-01 04:06:32 +0000 UTCTefler take some time and heal.
Tefler Fan 007
2024-07-01 03:59:25 +0000 UTCSorry to hear of your health issues, hope you get these resolved and wishing you all the best
Duncan Smith
2024-07-01 03:57:24 +0000 UTCSounds like you could definitely use a visit from Rachael. Good luck in your recovery.
Bigfoot
2024-07-01 03:55:23 +0000 UTCI don't comment much but just wanted to send a few words of encouragement/ well wishes. TSM helped through some rough times and I'm glad to be able to support. It's good to still see you still posting updates (if not as much as some hope) just wish the comment section wasn't so hostile (respectful words of disappointment is one thing but I've seen some pretty hateful stuff thrown at both those unhappy and those who support) . Hope your health gets better and you finish the story you want told. Thanks for the work you've put in and back to the shadows I go. :)
Adub
2024-07-01 03:46:41 +0000 UTCAs someone with a wife that has chronic cellulitis, I can definitely imagine your pain and frustration. I hope you get better soon, best wishes for you and your family.
Daniel Watkins
2024-07-01 03:38:39 +0000 UTCHealth first, I hope you improve soon!
Wozza
2024-07-01 03:35:55 +0000 UTCI'll do my best. Thanks for the well wishes :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:32:00 +0000 UTCI'm feeling a lot better this week than I did for the rest of the month, so I was able to knuckle down and write again. :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:31:45 +0000 UTCRachel would be a godsend right about now. :) I could definitely do with a health check!
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:30:44 +0000 UTCThank you. I feel a heck of a lot better than I did just a couple of weeks ago. This started on the first of the month, and got significantly worse for the first week or so.
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:29:40 +0000 UTCHey, sent you a message on discord.
Muledrvr
2024-07-01 03:29:26 +0000 UTCThank you. I hope you fully recover from the blood pressure problems, and have a successful surgery. :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:28:17 +0000 UTCThanks very much. :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:26:46 +0000 UTCCheers. :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:26:36 +0000 UTCThank you! :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:26:30 +0000 UTCI'm sure I will. I am getting tired of the antibiotics. Have a great day
thomas rodrian
2024-07-01 03:25:53 +0000 UTCYeah, I'm definitely wishing for the same thing! :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:25:18 +0000 UTCThanks very much. I'm sorry you've experienced this as well. I'd never heard of it before, but the pain and discomfort is literally crippling. I hope you are in good health now and fully recovered.
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:24:50 +0000 UTCThank you!
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:23:03 +0000 UTCTef, too many counting on you. Take care of you.
Malichi Stygian
2024-07-01 03:21:35 +0000 UTCIt's been 18 months, and I'm still waiting for surgery. I don't have private healthcare, and the NHS is on its knees. I went through one round of surgery last year, but the surgeon aborted it half-way through because of infection. I was then referred to a specialist liver hospital, called Hammersmith Hospital in London. I've been there several times for scans and appointments, but they warned me in January that there was at least a 6 month waiting list.
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:21:00 +0000 UTCDon't lose hope. You'll come out of this stronger
Rayce Royal
2024-07-01 03:20:51 +0000 UTCI appreciate it, thank you.
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:19:00 +0000 UTCThank you fot the update on your situation . Hope you get better and can continue this great story.
John the 5th
2024-07-01 03:18:53 +0000 UTCYou just take for granted moving around without any problems, so it's been tough being immobilised like this for the first time. You're right about the leg pain... holy crap.
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:18:37 +0000 UTCSorry to hear that. I hope you have a speedy recovery. I really hate going to hospitals at the best of times, but our NHS is really in a bad way at the moment. Fortunately for me, the antibiotics seem to have cleared up the bruising, and the swelling has gone down a lot too. Hopefully you'll see similar results too! :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:16:32 +0000 UTCSorry to hear about how much pain you’ve been in. Shame Rachel can’t just pop in and clear these issues out in a second. Thanks for the story update. FYI, I’m in the group that doesn’t care about placeholders if you need them.
Nate
2024-07-01 03:16:26 +0000 UTCI think it is funny you said "not for the squeamish" when we are all reading your stories...
WyLee
2024-07-01 03:15:31 +0000 UTCI'm feeling a lot better now, which was why I was able to start writing again. Thanks for the well wishes. :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:14:26 +0000 UTCSo glad to hear you are getting better. We all were concerned.
Philip Hannum
2024-07-01 03:13:44 +0000 UTCGoing thru similar situation but not quite that bad. Blood pressure issues delaying my surgery. Hope you get past this soon.
Greg Pate
2024-07-01 03:13:20 +0000 UTCHi Tef. I can only imagine the pressure you must feel. You are a victim of your own success, where you have created a world in which so many of your followers are emotionally invested. They cannot help wanting more - and get frustrated when life intervenes to delay their gratification. When you're going through Hell, keep going! You have a lot of well-wishers, and your health WILL improve.
Perry Carruthers
2024-07-01 03:12:29 +0000 UTCTefler, I can’t speak for everyone, but personally, I’d rather hear bad news than no news. We want to be here for you, but it’s hard to know how to best be supportive without feedback. If something is going on, let us know. If you need a break, let us know. If you can’t write for a month or two, again, just let us know. If you need something from us, really, just let us know.
Evan
2024-07-01 03:08:53 +0000 UTCThanks Cignal. :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:08:09 +0000 UTCThanks, I'm definitely on the road to recovery. :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:07:50 +0000 UTCWish you the best my friend!
Yeomin
2024-07-01 03:07:09 +0000 UTCYeah, it's not much fun. 0/10 Would not recommend.
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:06:55 +0000 UTCThanks, will do. :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:06:39 +0000 UTCI'm over the worst of it for now. I better touch wood, as I don't want to accidentally curse myself into the next trial of Job.
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:06:13 +0000 UTCThank you. :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:04:59 +0000 UTCTake a few months off and get better please.
Tefler Fan 007
2024-07-01 03:04:44 +0000 UTCthanks for the update hope you get well soon
travis btmb
2024-07-01 03:04:41 +0000 UTCI know you guys are always eager to hear more updates, but it's so depressing having to keep reporting bad news. That's the main reason that you don't hear from me more often, because I hate disappointing everybody.
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:03:30 +0000 UTCHealth first. Get well soon
Muledrvr
2024-07-01 03:01:56 +0000 UTCI must admit, all the health issues are starting to wear me down. I've been dealing with one thing after another for nearly 18 months now, with no immediate end in sight. Thank you for your well wishes though. I'm really glad you guys are still hanging in there to finish the story. :)
Tefler
2024-07-01 03:01:43 +0000 UTCBest wishes for a summer of better health and good writing.
MeCherAmigos
2024-07-01 03:00:34 +0000 UTCSorry to hear about the cellulitis. I have endured it many times and I completely understand coping with the pain, the hassle of keeping legs elevated for weeks at a time and the difficulty with brain fog due to massive prolonged doses of strong antibiotics, pain killers, etc. I wish you a speedy recovery with both of your health challenges.
jhc1
2024-07-01 03:00:19 +0000 UTCTake care Man!
Sushant Bhartiya
2024-07-01 02:59:08 +0000 UTCI went to the Emergancy room in pain and ended up getting surgery that same day and then stayed in the hospital for 4 days. So I know what it is like. Milking this Gall Blatter for how many months now? I’ve lost track. I knew there was going to end up being another excuses after more pre-payments and getting behind yet again. Waiting for the last minute to say anything. I guess that is better then disappearing for months on in. I can already see more pre-payments in the future for an unfinished chapter next month along with a whole lot of bu** licking. It’s the same old story and excuses.
Joe Waldvogel
2024-07-01 02:59:01 +0000 UTCWish you the best my friend. Will keep you in prayers.
Charles Miller
2024-07-01 02:57:25 +0000 UTCDude, that sucks. Leg pain like that is no laughing matter. Thoughts and prayers for you man
Rayce Royal
2024-07-01 02:57:00 +0000 UTCSounds like you're basically in the same situation I in. Dean hospitalized, is not fun. Take it easy and we'll see you when we see them.
thomas rodrian
2024-07-01 02:56:28 +0000 UTCGood to know you are still working on it. I hope you recover from all this mess. Good luck
Jim Owens
2024-07-01 02:55:08 +0000 UTCBest wishes and get well. Hope for the best.
Cignal
2024-07-01 02:53:44 +0000 UTCIt’s always good to hear from you, no matter the circumstances. You are like a family friend that we don’t hear from as much as we would like. I’m sorry you are feeling so poorly and with so little relief. There isn’t much that I can do to be helpful, but I pray and wish the best for you and yours. take care. Don
DCM
2024-07-01 02:53:42 +0000 UTCOk Thank you for the update. Get well soon friend
rmccurdy
2024-07-01 02:52:36 +0000 UTCTake care Tefler!! I had my gall bladder removed last year so know your pain.
Doug Hunter
2024-07-01 02:51:59 +0000 UTCHang in there Tef! Keep your spirits (and legs) elevated!
HillCountryCowboy
2024-07-01 02:51:16 +0000 UTCVery sorry to hear about your medical issues, Tefler, but glad that you’re receiving care! We wish you all the best and hope that you get fully healthy soon and have no further medical issues of this nature. And to be clear, this wish has *nothing* to do with your writing!
Evan
2024-07-01 02:51:07 +0000 UTCHope u get better soon
Si
2024-07-01 02:50:54 +0000 UTC
