Hello My name is Lamar Mathurin

I am a comic book artist from Austin Tx. I have spent many years devoting my time and energy to drawing and staying active. This comes with long hours drawing at my desk, while trying to stay fit enough to stay out of doctors offices. If you are from the Austin area, there may be good chance I have drawn your pets, or a significant other.

I have had my share of injuries throughout the years, and I have always been able to find ways to manage them. But in this instance I have found my self in a bit of a stand off with my shoulder. It has, at this point, completely stoped me from being active, causes me pain while working on comics/ drawing at my desk which is how I make a living, simple things like reaching into my cabinets has become an issue, and now it has progressed toward pain while sleeping. I don't want to be graphic, however the sounds, that come from my shoulder are questionable at best. Im pretty self motivated to solve my own problems, and I am not one to ask for help when I require it, but in this instance I am willing to let go of my pride. I have dealt with this issue for a little over a year and none of my attempts to fix this has helped, and now its affecting my work.

I have been looking into procedure that avoid surgery. Since I still have full range of motion (for now) I am a strong candidate for prp treatment or Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy. I understand that what I am asking for might not be possible, but its worth a 'shot'. I hope to fix this before its out of my hands and surgery becomes a real reality. I've done physical therapy, Yoga, changing my diet, and my morning routine has turned into an hour of stretching, bar hanging for 3 minutes at a time to working with resistance bands and taking medication for the the inflammatory responses to my shoulder while icing through out the day. Even with all this there no improvements to my situation. This is effecting me in numerous ways, and due to my lack of being physically active depression has started becoming more of a frequent mindset.

These treatments are like most are pretty expensive. As an artist I do not currently have health benefits to cover the cost. After speaking with a physician the cost of seeing the specialist will cost up to $400 an hour and the PRP injections for my shoulder joint and tendons depending on how many I get will cost up to $2,500 per session (approximately two sessions each.)

My shoulder joint has spoken loudly and I will have to take action while I am still relatively young. My Birthday just past (April 19th), and this would be the best gift I could ask for. I appreciate any help that I can get. Thank you

~Peace and Love

Lamar Mathurin