CarrionCrow: Holy crap. You have got
way more patience than I do. Tried playing WOW, couldn't get into it.
Course, being in a clan where everyone did their own thing and didn't acknowledge my existence probably didn't help.
That sounds like a really crappy guild. Mine has largely died down from its heyday in the Wrath days (four expansions ago....), but it's still active enough for conversation when you want it and some assistance if needed. That can make all the difference, I've found.
I've played WoW, off and on, for almost eight years. I'll go through very intense phases with it, and boredom phases, and 'maintenance' phases, where I sort of just poke at things. I'm mostly in a 'poke at things' phase, but I'm starting to get back to actually wanting to level characters. It's a very cyclical game for me, at least.
ddickinson: The surgery was never really an option due to the risk and the fact it was not even guaranteed to work. Not even the doctors were keen on it, they only mentioned it so that I had all the options. The nice thing is that once I get past a certain stage in my recovery then things should start to feel better a lot quicker than it has for me being ill, which has been many months now. It will still take me some time to recover, but hopefully if I can just get out of the danger zone then I will be happy as I will know that I clearly am going in the right direction. I am also curious about the problems with my immune system at the moment, but hopefully it is all linked and will all get better over time.
I'm glad to hear from you, although the blacking out thing is a little scary. Very hopefully things will come back well and you can get firmly on the path of recovery! *big, gentle hugs*