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Hello friends. This is a personal update on me, Mr. Krystal, the shadowy figure who updates your favorite Krystal-related website. I know you've noticed I haven't posted lately. And while I normally would just try and continue posting as if nothing happened (because people hate blog-apology-filler), this time is a bit special.
Long story short, as some of you know, I've been having serious problems with my wrists and hands for a while, probably from typing too much. My day job is programming. Combined with this site and others, that's a lot of typing, which hasn't helped my condition. Fortunately, it is not carpal tunnel syndrome, but instead a related syndrome for the ulnar nerves (which controls the pinkie finger and part of the ring finger, and is what is commonly called the "funny bone" in the elbow). Unfortunately, in the past few months I've been trying just about every type of treatment available for my specific problem with little to no success, and the problem is slowly worsening. That leaves surgery as my only option for now.
It is a very safe procedure, though it might not actually help my symptoms (fingers crossed). However the surgery means I will lose the ability to use one of my arms for a couple days, followed by two weeks of soreness and pain. I'm going to take off time from work to recover and avoid typing, so that also means I won't be able to do much site updating either.
So if I can't type much, I thought what I might do instead is some live video chats with you, the fans of the site. I'll have a lot of time to kill without using my arms, and I haven't done a podcast in forever. What do you guys think? Would you want to hang out online and let me respond to questions or talk about Krystal and Star Fox stuff? Respond in the comments if you are interested and what you'd want me to talk about. Whatever we do, I'll record it and post it permanently to YouTube, so even if you can't make it live, you can still watch.
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@Mr. Krystal
Sorry to hear about your condition and I think it’s a good idea to take this nice break to relax yourself. Since you have this condition I’d suggest to limit the time you type per day.
As for the live video chat I think that would be a great idea. Just a question, is the video chat gonna be like what you did before where we join a room and chat, or are we gonna be speaking?
Oh man, that’s not good. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it goes well for you Mr K.
Yeah, the video chat is a fantastic idea. I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for it. I definitely want to join it. I will make a list of things to ask or talk about.
Best of luck with your surgery, hope all goes well. Video chat sounds hype, I’d definitely join if its within convenient time for me.
Sounds like a fun idea. Hope you get well soon.
I’m really sorry to hear that, Mr. K! :( I hope the surgery goes well! Also, I’d be up for a live video chat if my schedule isn’t too busy! :)
Oh, man. That sucks to hear. Well, hope you get better soon.
Well damn… Sorry about that man.
Oof… best of luck, and godspeed on your recovery if you go through with that surgery!
Well, I hope that you’ll get better soon, (I might get the same for too much writing…).
Also, the live chat would be a great idea, but i imagine that the people on one side of the world will be awake, and the other will be struggling to stay awake XD. So, it has to be done on a reasonable time.
thoughts of internals makes me sick so I skiped most of that sorry one thing i did get was your condition hope you feel better.
As for your hand, have you tried osteopathic manipulation? As for the live video chat, I think it’s a great idea and can’t wait for the chance to talk with you!
That sounds awesome! An interactive livestream featuring you would be really cool. I hope this surgery seriously helps with your hand problems. Hopefully I’m available when you stream, because that’s something I wouldn’t want to miss. Get better soon Mr. K!