Long story short I went through a divorce, had a scary health issue and generally was just burned out. I sold everything and travelled for 3 years.

Now that I am back it seems the Datbase Developer position is not a thing.

my last job was a Senior Database Dev for 4.5 years on Oracle and Mssql with my main skill being database design and modeling. Have some experience in ETL and all that as well. I worked with PHP for a short time but it was not advanced and mostly procedural ERP/CRM reports and what not.

The more I see comments and look at LinkedIn, the more my gut sinks. Did I ruin my career path by staying in SQL only Database Development and set it on fire by taking a long gap.

I really dont care entry or mid level but even there seems to be very slim pickings now.