Taking a Medical Break
For the past two weeks I’ve had some developing and worsening gastrointestinal issue that has become a source of near constant discomfort. It’s either an ulcer situation or a gallbladder situation, and I have some tests scheduled in the upcoming weeks to figure out exactly what is causing it.
Even though drawing doesn’t hurt much, it’s hard to focus and be motivated when you spend most of the day trying to find positions where you don’t feel miserable. As such, I’m gonna take a break for a bit until I figure out the problem/feel better. You can probably check in periodically or keep an eye on my social media to see when I’ve come back. Take care everybody! Fuck 2020!
8/18 EDIT: I have an endoscopy (camera inserted into my stomach) scheduled for next week, so at the very least don’t expect anything until then, they still aren’t sure what’s wrong though they’ve narrowed it down a bit and I’m still mostly miserable
8/20 EDIT: So this might be going on far longer than any of us hope, my procedure was denied by the insurance so now I don’t know if I’ll be able to sort that out soon. Our healthcare system is a complete fucking joke and anyone who supports it is a grifter or a gigantic moron. I fucking hate this, and I am sorry I haven’t been able to update.
Take all the time you need to get better Dave.
I love and appreciate your work!
2020 sucks. Hope it’s minor and you recover without much difficulty.
Thanks for always making our 2020s more bearable!
Sorry to hear, Dave, good job putting yourself first. Hopefully, like 2020, you just wake up one morning, and your issue is magically gone. Are you looking for guest comics while you’re in absentia?
oh fuck
gunnery sergeant ms paint reporting for duty
If the “random comic” button is working again, maybe we can grab a random one 3x per week, blank out the talk bubbles, and then people can fill it in like ad libs with absolutely no context. XD
… it isn’t. ='(
THE CURSE OF THE FIRE CRACKER POPSICLE!
Get well man.
Bruh you look like a caveman in that picture.
he accurately predicted august dave
I haven’t gotten a haircut since January and the beard is also thicker now, add more grey hairs and it’s true to life
Alright, I looked at you marriage save the day thingy. You look like you are 6’5”. Also do you watch Gridiron Heights?
I’m 6’3, my wife is just very small
Smol?
damn man, that sucks….get well soon
Fell Better Dude.
Damn, you and Tito Francona. Get better, Dave.
Here’s to a full recovery, Dave. In the meantime, we can wait.
Best of luck, hope you feel better soon
Same thing happened to me and a friend of mine this quarantine. For me it ended up being non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Feel better soon Dave!
Feelin’ a little growley in the bowely there, eh Dave?
Hope you have a fast recovery.
been there, not fun. hope it’s nothing serious
If you have near-continuous heart burn, it’s probably gallstones. Been there, lost my gallbladder.
Me too. For the most part, I don’t miss it and the surgery wasn’t too bad.
Oh, and since I didn’t state it overtly there – hope you feel better soon and that it is something as relatively minor and non-life impacting as gall bladder stuff. We’ll be here whenever you get back, so don’t cause yourself harm worrying about a posting schedule. Anything we get is just a bonus in my mind!
Do what you gotta do and take care of yourself. No rush, we’ll all be waiting for you.
Get well soon. Try not to die
Get well soon. Be safe
curious how you came up with the word “estomacho”
ventri is the latin (goes with the “et tu”)
estomago is spanish (closest to what it sounds like)
makes me think of nacho man and tbh i kinda giggle at the thought of nacho man murdering an organ
the Spanish word for stomach is estomago.
did i stutter?
don’t overthink it
I just thought Estomacho sounded funny
Best of luck on a speedy recovery, Dave! I had a slow-developing reflux problem that messed up my whole digestive tract for awhile and caused lacerations in my lower esophagus. Made for a miserable time, so you have my complete sympathy!
Rest up and follow doc’s orders; we’ll be here when you are ready to resume the hilarity! 🙂
Shame, just as the DeAndre Baker news broke… nobody does Giants hate quite like a Giants fan…
Anyways heres to hoping you get well soon
Feel better caveman man.
Yeah, I got nothing witty. Get better, eh?
Get well soon, sir. These periodic comics got me through some hard times and all through 2020. Wish I could do the same in your tough times. Heal up!
Just saw the update. Hope all is well!
Goddamn, Dave, that sucks.
Is it a reflux deal? If so, I can throw out some “random guy on the internet diagnoses better than trained medical professionals” wisdom….
Get well soon Dave! For whenever you get better an idea for a Derrius Guise comic, I saw a comment that said AP taught Guise too much. Thought you could implement that into the comic. Cheers!
Sorry to hear, man. Get well soon.
Best wishes, Dave.
Oh, man. Get we soon, Blessed David.
Get well soon, when I had a stress ulcer the only stress relief thing I could manage without being really painful was slightly warm baths. Hope your finding something to give you relief.
Take it easy man. Rest and Recovery. You’ll need your strength for the season, if we get one.
This is what’s wrong with you millennials no work ethic. Ow my tummy hurts. You’re a pussy all you have to do is sit and draw just man up.
the poe’s law is strong with this one
It really is, genuinely can’t tell if it is parody or not because far too many people would actually have this opinion
lmao this issue has sent me to the ER but sure, assume it’s just a tummy ache and not 3 weeks of constant pain.
Also, this is my side hobby, not my actual 8 hours everyday job. This is a side project that I’ve kept going for almost a full decade, taking multiple extra hours every single day, uploading 3 times a week almost every single week during that time, for essentially no other reason than I enjoy doing it. I can take a break for health reasons if I fucking want to and you can eat a big ‘ol pile of shit.
Being willing to constantly sacrifice your health for the cult of work is such a depressing way to spend the one life we get
I was gonna come ask how things were going but it looks like some asshole already prompted you to share.
Hopefully your post means you’re out of ER, not a fun place to be these days.
aw jeez homie, i appreciate the hell outta what you do. don’t let these internet jackasses distract you. take your time. recover. repair. re… um…. cooperate.
fuck the haters.
ER? Damn Dave, I hope you’re okay.
I think from the username it was parody, but the damage is done. Hope you feel better soon.
Hey Dave,
It’s been awhile since you posted this. Hope everything is okay. During a really trying time youu have provided much needed levity while not shying away from what’s going on. Hope you pull through this and I am sure we are all looking forward to some good new soon.
Dude, I understand completely how you are feeling. I’ve had gastro issues for the past few weeks (probably the same timeframe as you), and I also have an endoscopy scheduled for next week (and an ultrasound tomorrow). The nausea has been the worst for me. COVID has made it tougher to seek treatment, especially when your docs don’t do telehealth.
I really hope they are able to find out what’s going on with you and treat it quickly and effectively!
Same to you, I’ve been mostly spared from nausea but the pain and discomfort is awful. COVID has made just going to the doctor even more anxiety inducing.
Dave please get well soon!
Dave please don’t be dead…
Im not dead yet, but my timetable for return is not looking soon
Oh for funk’s sake. Dave! You be alive! I appreciate you keeping us fans updated. Please get better!
True Endoscopy Story:
Just as the sedatives are kicking in, the nurse come in and asks “Why are your pants still on?”
Then looks at a chart and says “Oh, is this one ORAL???”
That was the last thing I remember before going under — STILL don’t know if she was messing with my head….
Dave, you understand that now we’re all gonna need to see illustrations of your innards, right?
I’m thinking your tummy is filled with tiny Gettlemen gremlins.
What did we tell you about having Too Much Mustard? *fozzie bear face*
I’ll show myself out.
Take care of yourself. amusing me is an important task and I want you at your best however long it takes. It would also be nice if you weren’t in horrible pain, but mostly the amusing me thing.
Dave, stop worrying about us and having to post regular updates, we are (I hope!) all well aware that one’s health is of the utmost priority… yes, even over a rather great NFL/Sports web comic and we’ll still be here when you’re ready to resume doing the ‘s work.
Also… sorry for being stuck with a sub-optimal healthcare system and having to bloody fight to get tests and treatment done 🙁
gofundme for dave’s endoscopy?
If he sets it up I’m pitching in. How much does an endoscopy cost these days?
roughly $3-4k. not expensive on the scale of health related expenditures in murica but certainly not objectively cheap
probably something on the scale of what draw play fans could hit without breaking any banks
It’s so unfair the way that you’re incompetent enough not to have a job that offers decent health insurance. Damn you Trump! You’re so rich and mean, everything is all your fault all the time! If only we had enacted socialism, then everything would be wonderful just like Venezuela or Cuba! Those are two countries that have really figured it all out!
fuck you. choke on slimy white dogshit and die you stupid asshole. all you have is strawman arguments, and you took the time to spitefully comment on a free site that a good man established to give you a little amusement.
plenty of countries that aren’t your two socialist bugbears (canada, the ENTIRE EU, for example) can manage to have decent healthcare that doesn’t bankrupt their citizens.
i hope you get anal fucking cancer and have to see first-hand how badly this country fucks its own people for the sake of a few bucks.
sincerely patsfanelevenetcetcetcetc
yeah yeah go jerk off that your triggered a snowflake congratulations
There is literally no reason to defend the US healthcare system unless you are one of the ghouls profiting from it. You can make all the bullshit political points that you want, but until you have had to deal with all of the fucking nightmares it puts people through, just for someone who IS NOT a doctor that you can’t do what AN ACTUAL doctor thinks you should. The system exists to make money, not serve as a risk management tool like it is supposed to. You are either too ignorant or too callous to care, and fuck you either way. Just to insult Dave. I would say that I am praying you or your kids never have to deal with this, but I would be lying.
still cant tell if poes law or a genuine genetic moron
I’m just going to go with “yes”
stfu and go back to fucking your sister
I love how dipshits like this fellow always argue against socialist policies by pointing to the literal worst scenario in Venezuela, ignoring all the countries that have implemented more socialist policies (especially regarding healthcare) and are doing extremely well with it. Like a lot of Europe! How come you never point to Germany, Dan? Or Canada? Or Denmark? or Norway? Or Sweden? Or Australia? Or the UK? All of those socialist medicare programs that consistently rank so highly! You named TWO WHOLE COUNTRIES. TWO. That’s your fucking airtight argument? Why would healthcare reform immediately turn us into Venezuela?
It fucking won’t, and anyone who thinks our system is good is either a complete fucking buffoon or directly profiting from it.
You guys are also sleeping on the amazing idea that if someone doesn’t have a great job, maybe they just deserve to suffer and die.
Dave, it really sucks you’re still dealing with the pain. It’s crazy that you’re insurance denied it. The doctor should make the call of what tests and procedures you need, not some bean counter. Get Well Soon!
This. This so much.
Get well, man!
Don’t worry about us man, not like there’s ton of super exciting football news.
I rarely post but I read every one of your comics. I don’t even watch football anymore since I only watched Cowboys and stopped that years ago once Jerry’s evil became too much for me. But I love reading your stuff because it keeps me up to date with NFL events in funny, insightful comics and posts. I want to digest all my news this way, not just NFL. I appreciate your work a ton and wish you speedy, and inexpensive, recovery. Fuck all the shit going on with Trump, the GOP, etc. that puts everyone under the barrel when it comes to healthcare.
Dave’s been Luck’d
Shit, hope you get well.