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I just got home from the hospital and feel a bit like a pincushion at the moment.

I was in for keyhole surgery to remove my gall bladder, but they encountered a load of infection, so I've actually got 4 keyhole surgery wounds now. In the end, they could have done open surgery, but it was too risky with the infection, so I'm being dosed up with antibiotics to clear that up.

That explains why I've been feeling so run down and exhausted recently. It made me wonder if the infection actually started after the first gall stone months ago.

It was surprising that they didn't pick up the infection beforehand though, as I've been in and out of the hospital multiple times last week for blood tests and pre-op assessments.

Anyway, it looks like I won't actually get my gall bladder removed for another six weeks. /sigh.

I've been working on chapter 163, but haven't quite finished it yet. I'll wrap that up and publish it as soon as I can.

Tefler

Comments

MVFast

Hope this helps you get better soon. Thanks for the update.

DemonHunterCole

I’m glad to hear that you’re safe and home. I have been worried about you keeping you in my thoughts.

Whoriar

I'd send you some flowers, but you have to pretend.

Randy

Glad for a sage return Pray for a smooth recovery

Marcel Ortlepp

I wish a fast und full recovery to you. Maybe Rachel could have a look 🙃

Pat White

Get to feeling better Tefler. Stories can wait

vontzki

Wish you a speedy recovery!

Cignal

Yea I agree it sounds like the infection has been around for quite some time. Take it easy and get well.

Wyoming Iceberg

If you're in the UK, I'm not surprised if what I've heard about the 'fantastic, amazing, and wonderful' NHS is any close to the truth. The biggest argument against greater govt. control of the health sector in the US was the NHS and the Canadian system... where I heard that at one time, there was a 10-11 month waiting list for a bed in a maternity ward in Vancouver, BC

Who Me

Thank you for the update. Really appreciate that. Best wishes to you for a quick recovery. Please get healthy and well. Have been re-reading this fantastic story, Currently on Chapter 11 and I can't believe all the forwarding hints you have dropped! Golden Coronas indeed!

morris ridgeway

Please take care of yourself. That is the most important thing. Patience, on our part, is a virtue.

darkuncle

take care of yourself, be with your family - your supporters are here for the long haul :)

R Scott

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

Rurik

Ready for more chapters, but more concerned with you making a full recovery. My grandmother had her gall bladder removed nearly half a century ago, but she's tougher than an old boot. If she was a matriarch those thralls would toe the damned line lol. Progenitors might speak softly as well. That said, you got this, even if you don't always accept it.

CJ Mora

Get well soon. I hope you make a full recovery, Tef! Thanks for the update.

Laurel Hodghead

Appreciate the update. Get better and give yourself time to heal.

Michael

Take care of yourself man

Robert Kerr

The main thing is to heal and get better. We can wait.

DevilDoc82

Glad you're home and they caught it before you became septic.

James Locknane

We are so glad you are home and it looks like you can finally start recovering!!

jerry661

Thank you for the update it makes waiting so much easier

TF007

Glad the surgery went almost well. The real question is did you call your wife any of the TSM female characters names, while under anesthesia?😁

Mike Saxion

You get to feeling better.

PrashR

Take care and get well soon.

Evilebob

Take your time and focus on your health. Post when your able and please no charging for empty posts IE placeholders. You can ask for $ and do gofundme or paypal or other, but involuntary donations are not cool.

G E

So sorry to hear about your troubles. When I had a perforated appendix the hospital also did not detect any signs of infection despite me having peretinitis and feces leaking into my gut. They also thought it was my gall bladder until an hours long ultrasound couldn't find anything. A lot of the doctors today utterly rely on their own diagnostic tests to the exclusion of almost everything else and I would not simply take what they say as gospel. I would make sure to ask them to explain all of their conclusions and then I would do a bit of research and make sure things add up. Perhaps you don't need your gall bladder removed if the causes of the problem are related to infection. It does perform some important functions. I wish you good health and good advice.

2ndAndrocentric

So instead of removing the Gahlkirian bladder from the start, they mess around with a sick Gahl long enough for the infection to spread. Brilliant, absolutely ace...IF medical care were a Monty Python skit. Medical technology has rapidly advanced at about the same rate as medical common fing sense has regressed.

Azwiz

Things like that . Not knowing about your infection . Does make one wonder . At the same time . We see all the truly amazing things that can be done these days . Just whether or not our own Primary Physicians are on top of their game . And having a good day when we need them . There will always be stories about seemingly healthy people . Going in for a routine check up . Discovering a tumor . And dead within 6 months . Making some believe that had it been left alone . They would have continued a long happy life . You just never know .

VT

Thanks for the update Tefler. Get well soon!

Parzival

Hopefully they’ve solved the issue and you’re on the up. Thanks for the update and all the best with your recovery

Shelton

Your health comes first, and your worried how your family is reacting. I pray you get better first.

Michael56Smith

.34: Thanks for the update, please take care of yourself, ... get well soon, .... you are in my prayers ... ;-) ttfn

AzureReader

Thanks for the update. We appreciate it. Bet the antibiotics will make a huge difference in the next day or two. Soon you’ll have the writing strength of 10 Teflers plus 2 (to borrow from the Grinch that Stole Christmas).

Bp Hlpt

Many Thanks for the update, Tefler, even though, maybe especially since, the news wasn't great. Just knowing is very helpful and reassuring. Your health is most important, so do what you need to in order to get well, just please keep us informed. I hope your family is doing well so there is one less thing for you to worry about. Take care, my friend.

John Sanders

Thanks for the update. Just make sure you take care of yourself.

sunxia

Best wishes towards your rapid recovery.

Siddharth SV

Hey Tefler hope you have a speedy and comfortable recovery. Out of professional interest, did your doctors order a scan (CT/MRI)?

Jefferson Selvy

As to why the infection wasn't found before, it's the NHS mate. Don't presume competence.

Peter Albright

Updates every week would be fantastic. Blessing to you & yours. Ignore the complainers & try to maintain a positive attitude.

Steve Kubler

Take care and best wishes. Infections are a tricky mess, I hope your recovery goes well.

Josh

My friend just went through that - the infection had his gall bladder adhere to his kidney complicating everything. So rest up and do what you need to do to get better.

Jerowski

Take care and get fully recovered soon. And thank you very much for the timely update!

Robert Barr

Feed better, rest and heal good sir.

matthew

thanks for the update hope you get better soon dont push your self to hard your health is important so get lots of rest and recover

Alex H.

Thanks for that update! Get well soon and no stress.

Azwiz

BTW Thanks for the update . You'll feel even better once your Gal Bladder is removed . Until then chill , relax , and enjoy something .

Deryck Stevenson

Health more important than writing get well soon

Michael56Smith

.63: ... what I want to see in the next chapter or two is for those sneaky Maliri males to have a bit more fire power up their sleeves, ... like a few cloaked battleships that have bigger / better / stronger Nova Lances, ... like that, ... -- and after that, Faye's return, .... yay!;-) ttfn

Michael carney

On another note. I have tried to get into a few audio books, but found them annoying. But clicked on what I thought was a YouTube video but was a audio book with subtitles. Human voice, sounding similar to War of the World's. Only into chapter 5, but has got me hooked. Printedtext slowly scrolls up screen, large black screen pause between chapters. https://youtu.be/LM1oMiUS_kA Why humans avoid War complete series. Nearly 5 hours in length, and adds seem only at chapter breaks. Enjoy.

PwdRacing

Hope you are healing. I know exactly how you feel. Had 3 days of antibiotics before they took out mine a few days back.

Vince

Tefler, I don't write much here and I am on my tablet so this will be a run-on paragraph. The big concern for some people is you have 3 months of payments without any deliverables. Many have given you the doubt benefit because this story is soooooooooooo awesome. But, that awesomeness pales when you go for future payments with few deliverables. Some people have been really crass and crude regarding your father's death (my condolences again) and your gall bladder issues. Even though I understand their frustration I disagree with their writing methods. NP - Now some have thought you should have attempted to write in those months. That's water over the dam wall (double entendre intended). I don't know your family situation except you have two sons. I do too. They are work, great work being a father. But, if they don't see the rest of 163, 164 and a prerelease to 165, I believe you will see a more people in a blowout. NP - I hope you get your medical issues taken care of. Take some time and update us here, your loyal fans more often and even the most crude will give you more slack. You disappear until the end of each month, so the speculation becomes sour when it doesn't have to. We got you but do you have us? Comprende?

Brandon Moore

So I've been sitting back and reading the comments over awhile so I just wanted to add my 2 cents on what I have read from ppl. First off though, speaking as someone who is disabled and in somewhat poor health otherwise, your own health is important which I have been thankful to see everyone agree with. Seems that condolences for your father's passing continue and that's also good of everyone to understand. Lost my father at the millennium and it really can be a part of yourself gone. However this comment is kind of for everyone who has had some issues with the delays and the placeholder problems. I've been addicted to TSM for a very very long time now and through thick and thin guys Tefler comes through for us. It's not a trying to get kudos or anything on my part, but more the faith that he'll come through. I had more issues when a certain purple pixie vanished than I do at the moment. I'd be lying though if I said I didn't check at least twice a day for the last bit of 163, but I guess it's more important to have it when it's perfect than to rush and get a bad job if I make any sense there. But I am pretty sure that everyone that comments have been trying to help no matter the tone of the comment. It's fans offering what support and ideas we can for ya. But take care that your 100% to give us 100% so we can then return support 100% :D

Michael56Smith

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Anthony Kester

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AzureReader

Tef - today is the day to deliver rest of 163. Pretend today is the last day of the month. I’m sorry you can’t wait for your incisions to fully heal. There’s hope of getting 164 out if you start tomorrow. No hope of delivering 164 if you finish 163 at 11 PM on the last day of the month.

Tyler Derkearmian

Eh get real. He's been taking everyone for a ride for months now. We'll have 163 finished the end of the month and more empty promises a out 164. I'll bet you the dollar limit I put on my account because I'm sick of the excuses. In any other job he'd have been fired by now. Personal issues health etc do not excuse repeated missed deadlines. Mark my words Michael Smith.

Tyler Derkearmian

Fire, no. But pay him what he a tually deserves for what he delivers. Yes, and this the $ monthly cap. If he a tually delivered more than promises I'd be happy to support him more, but at this point the only reason I do at all is be cause I want to know how this stage ends. Otherwise I'd walk.

William Wallace

He's had 9 day's to remove al the needles, but still no end of chapter 163, and guaranteed an next placeholder when he finished 163 Goh I hate freeloaders, he has so much stuff going on posting the already written books on amazon, will keep him going, bust as long as people are going to mother him he's not going to change TEFLER IT IS TIME TO GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR AND BACK IN ON THE JOB, if you were one of my employees, I would already thanked you for services rendered, months ago!! Tefler is earning $7,285 per Chapter on Patreon

Michael56Smith

.84: .... don't feed the trolls, ... don't feed the trolls, .... don't feed those silly trolls, .... sheesh! smh, .... ;-) ttfn

Grandizer

It is interesting to note that I remember in the old days that Patreon would show the number of people subscribed and the amount Tef was getting per month, I have not seen that information for a long time now.

Newnotsure

Wow thank you for the link

Rayce Royal

So. . . anyone want to hazard a guess as to which chapter we see our favorite Purple Sprite? What chapter will she earn her ring (by giving up her ring! ) How will Daphne and the Collective see the new Faye? And lastly, what psychic power will Faye get?

Michael56Smith

.97: Okay, a few more items to add to Dana's already impossible workload, ... 1) mini maintenance bots to inspect small / tight spaces, ... 2a) floating medical crash carts for Rachel, (like the follow me floating luggage), ... 2b) floating away team gear carriers, with meals, water and spare rifles and ammo, ... 3) an open-to-space, but with force field protection to hold in the air like on the hanger deck, -- they can use this to more safely test fire the progressively more powerful personal weapons that Dana keeps coming up with, and not blow out the side of the ship, ... 4) the Dreadnaught Destroyer auxiliary ship that they once discussed over a hundred chapters ago, .... 5) and finally build that superior Paragon 2.0 armor, ... (or did she already do that? I know she almost started a couple of times), ... 6) and on the next upgrade, replace the bulk of the ship's old titanium decks and walls with something better, like Etherium - similar in weight but it can be made much stronger and thinner too, ... any thoughts from you guys? .... ;-) ttfn

Phil Dean

I don't think theyll be heading back to kythshara until at least the end of 165. I think 166 will finish off with the trip into the deep astral for the team, with John only just getting away from Xar after pummelling the fallen progenitors. The final scene I can see being Faye opening her eyes and saying something along the lines of we're all filthy organics now. Lol 😆

Michael carney

In regards to small robots. It always nags me that after sparks had put the ship back together and collapsed. She had recovered when they were discussing inspecting large guns, think the collective had skipped them. Nagging point is why didn't John just fill sparks up so she could do the molecule inspection trick on the weapons. That would be simple compared to picking up ship and putting it back together. And why doesn't John give all the girls a boost just before they go into battle.

Anthony Kester

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Vince

Hello Tefler. Hope all is well. As you heard our strangely mentally challenged president last week comment or comment last week (you choose) "God save "the queen"". Maybe you can decipher that for us in Chapter 164 or 165 as an "Easter egg"?

2ndAndrocentric

I just hired Kali, the Vodou Queen, to unpin cushion Tefler. Once she has performed the rituals, I expect Tefler's Horny House to become more reliable. You may thank me in advance. The Troll

AzureReader

The pace has dropped to half a chapter a month but I’m not sure Tef can maintain that if he’s gone back under the knife after clearing out the infection. Hoping for half a chapter by the final hour of the month, but something tells me he might not deliver a single word this month. Not really impressed with UK health care. They can’t seem to handle what should be a routine medical problem.

James St. Clair

You are assuming everything he tells us is factual. Besides, if I could make $8k per chapter, I would be writing from the hospital bed and everywhere else. 1 chapter a month for a nice life, hell yeah!

Tyler Derkearmian

Please this man has the potential to make more than 20k a month. There's pretty much nowhere you can't write from nowadays. Being honest here what else is he gonna do from his hospital bed. If he's too ill to write then he should be too ill to do damn near anything aside from using the bathroom himself. If he actually has as much planned out as he claims it should be absolutely nothing to put out a the overall layout and spend a week polishing it. There is zero reason he can't actually do two or three chapters a month. I should have capped my contribution last year. The man has more excuses than chapters this year

Newnotsure

Wow Michael56smith let’s see tax in Canada income tax starts out at 35% and goes up to 53% now add your living costs we get to keep about 30% of our pay so we all pay the tax but when self employed that person can make deductions to maybe lower your tax cost. Tefler is making money I really don’t care, I just love the story BUT I will not defend him as I do not know him he writes I pay that’s all. Life has been a bitch for the whole world we all need to overcome it and continue. Tefler may need to find a quiet place and find his self and start to write once more.

William Wallace

If there are no 2 complete chapter within the next 3 weeks I will suspend my support and request a money back, since I already payed fo 3 chapters and didn't receive them.

William Wallace

Rayce Royal, I understand were you’re coming from, to give you an idea I will give some of my problems. 1. I am a self-employed translator for the justice dept. 2. I am suffering from Cancer, with the related problems chemo & radiation &and the sick making medicines. I have to work since my health insurance does not cover day hospital stay’s for chemo or radiation. So you understand why I am so unforgiven, for a freeloader. 3. If I miss a deadline I can forget further employment. 4. There is little chance I will see the end of the story but when I am able to read the chapters owned, so I can hide in a fantasy world. Please no sympathy replies they only make it worse!!

Holly Lowery

Hoping you mend well Tefler. Love this story so much! I waited 10 years for the last installment of Earth's children. A few months for chapter of one of my favorite stories is not long comparatively. So excited to "meet" Faye, see how things work out with Buckingham's kids, and how John deals with the Brimorians. Also full of curiosity for how things go with the Trankaran and Kintark "Queens". So much to look forward too. People have gotten so used to instant gratification!

Anthony Kester

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Keepit simple

My advice is for Tef to hire an assistant, preferably named Faye, for him to help put his thoughts on paper. I have had my share of bad dynamics being a widow and health issues, like many of you. I chose to distract myself by focusing on what I could control...my work. Without my team helping, I don't think I could have been as successful, as some times the grief or pain was seemly too great. Tef has the story telling ability and a great story we all enjoy. I believe most are simply frustrated because we want more of the story(starting with getting Faye back ;)). I wish Tef best wishes. Just suggesting good work can still come from letting others help.

Robert

What about writing by dictating. Much easier than writing. One speaks out loud and the computer writes it down for you. All you need is Siri or a similar app. Can also be done on your phone and in bed.

AzureReader

Statistically Tef delivered 15 chapters in 2022 for a 1.25 ch/mo rolling average for the year. That’s a respectable pace. This year he’s delivered 2.5 ch in 5 months giving him a 1/2 chapter average. He’s had a tough year, but I do think if the UK doctors can ever figure out what to do with a routine gall bladder problem he will return to 1.25 chapter average. Tef, don’t let you’re recent productivity inform you about how good of a writer your are. Write off first half 2023 for the shit show it was and expect to be able to do 1.25 chapters a month once you put it behind you. Maybe only charge for 1.0 chapters a month. You’ll get out of your hole in no time.

William Wallace

I I have been reading the comments here continuously, and I cannot get rid of the impression that our dear Teffler doe not give a rats as what is written here, he has not even produced a full chapter this month. There are 3 possibilities 1. Writers block. 2. Forgot to pay his internet, and goes to an internet café to collect. 3. He doesn’t give a toss.

Tyler Derkearmian

Imagine being right that for three weeks we'd have exactly nothing despite claims to the contrary. So glad I turned my limit down to the bare minimum.

Michael56Smith

.151: .... as I toss out a few handfuls of Troll Chow: ... gee Tyler, you are still here, ... why not just go, ... those chapters you paid for will arrive eventually, ... then you can decide if you want to return (to complain some more?), or move on, .... until then, Adios Amigo, .... ;-) ttfn