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4713 Posts

May 08 2014 13:10 GMT

#21

Nice to hear from you Sheth, hope you're doing well and I hope you find a more permanent way to solve your pain for good, no one deserves to live like that. I suggest you follow ZombieGrub's advice, sometimes things aren't what they seem. In any case, take care and good luck, hope to see you fighting soon!

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

May 08 2014 16:39 GMT

#22

On May 08 2014 11:41 FuZZyFroG wrote:

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On May 08 2014 10:47 BigFan wrote:

On May 08 2014 03:42 Liquid`Sheth wrote:
So I just wanted to write a really small blog to just let people know what's going on with me. I'm going to keep it short and to the point. My hands had been improving. (Ha if I had a nickel for every time I said this.) I've started doing 2 or so hours a day of SC2 every day. I even casted with TB on Clan Wars, and for LSC this last weekend. I casted at LSC controlling the mouse (poorly) for a very long period of time, without my hands getting much worse even.

The problem with doing all of these things at the moment, is they still come with a lot of pain. I take advil, and it doesn't really help it anymore. It's just a dull pain (sometimes sharp) that I'm coming to live with. And if it comes to it, well I'll just live with it, because what can you do.

However I'd like to try and take a month or so to just completely rest my hands again at this point. As I'm continuing with college in the fall, and I have another job as well that I'm working at, I have to consider what I want to do in the future. I think if I spend another month doing nothing, maybe when I come back and try playing 2 hours a day, the pain will be less. It'll be more manageable and just overall I'll be more equipped to deal with it. If it's not better within a month of no activity, I might try and wait a little longer, or I might just try and live with the pain or I don't really know.

I love being involved in e-sports in some capacity, and I miss it when I'm not. I know I haven't done much lately. And I know I'm always looking towards the future, hoping that sometime I can be involved more and more rather then less and less. For now I'm just going to take this one month or so break and I'll let you know how it goes at the end of it. See, that really was a short blog right?

If you have any questions or comments feel free to let me know,

Sincerely, the guy always talking about his hands.

Taking off a month to rest your hands is a good idea. Having said that, if the advil isn't working and it's still pretty painful, the next step up is usually opioids. Take a look at tylenol #1. I dunno how pharmacies work in the US but up here, you can just ask for tylenol #1 and the pharmacist will give it to you and counsel you on it if its needed. No prescription required and it can possibly help with your pain. Thanks for keeping us up to date and good luck!

hey man, like you I want what is best for sheth and that he gets better, but as a student in pharmacy school, I dont think it is our place to be giving health advice casually and suggesting someone start taking opioids. Especially since we dont know what is causing the pain and what his diagnosis is. Hope you dont feel offended or anything, im not flauting my knowledge (which i dont have any yet) I just feel obligated to comment on this as I am going to be in the medical field somewhere.

Hope the docs figure this out and that you get better soon sheth!

Well, I'm not saying he should just start it but I was commenting on how it's usually the next option after both tylenol and advil fail and is a possibility. Tylenol 1 only contains 8mg of codeine so it's nowhere near something like morphine or the heavier opioids which have some pretty bad side effects.

Personally, I think he should go to a doctor first to find out the source of pain(he said both dull and sharp so it could be both nociceptive and neuropathic), consider the advil dose (could be he's taking a low one) and then if the pain is still severe (he seems to indicate it is though we need more info), it's a good option for him to try them out after doctor consultation. I don't mind you commenting on my post though, it spurs discussion lol.

spoonmaster

United States347 Posts

May 08 2014 19:05 GMT

#23

Thanks for the update Sheth, hope to see you more around the scene even if it's side stuff like casting, there's a hole to be filled in the SC2 scene without you being around. Must be something about all that manner and just being an awesome guy.

Also maybe ZG's anecdotal experience helps too.

Mistakes

United States1102 Posts

May 08 2014 19:33 GMT

#24

Take as much time as you need! Get all rested and healed up and come back to smashing nerds. You're definitely one of my favorite Zerg's to watch. I can't wait for you to come back to competitive play! (Even if your skill has diminished a bit)

Heyoka

Katowice25012 Posts

May 09 2014 07:21 GMT

#25

I'm glad esports is still in your heart Sheth.

Hearthstone is always an option!

Monsen

Germany2548 Posts

May 09 2014 09:19 GMT

#26

You don't owe us anything. Maybe I misunderstand but I feel there's an apologetic undertone to your post(s). Your health is all that matters in this. Fingers crossed.