If the limitations are temporary as you recover from your surgery, I would recommend delaying it until you are more mobile, especially if you intend to submit for official critique. Given its subsidized nature, we operate on limited resources, and if the difference between being able to use fewer of those resources or more of them is a matter of patience, then that patience is greatly appreciated.

If however this is something from which you are unlikely to recover, then those are simply the circumstances with which you must contend, and so just as with anyone who has to deal with a permanent disability but wants to try learning to draw, you should not be afraid to try and find the limit of which you are capable. We're certainly willing to try alongside you.

You mentioned that this is something long, but still temporary in that it'll take a year, I still feel you're falling into that first scenario. But ultimately the choice is yours - I see you have supported drawabox in the past and therefore have contributed a great deal to the resources with which we help the community as a whole, so choosing to pursue it sooner wouldn't be worth feeling bad over, but it is worth recognizing that you'll definitely have a harder time doing it with those limitations, whereas it will be considerably less arduous and frustrating when you have recovered.

Either way, I wish you a straightforward recovery free of any complications or undue stress.

I see you have already made up your mind however I want to wish you a good recovery. Get better soon! The drawabox community will be waiting for you