James's blog

Hey! Checking back in again.

Knee pain is still ongoing but much, much less intense. It's only there if I do a lot of walking. which is nice! I went out and bought a knee brace, and that's been helping a lot. Gonna be looking into an ankle brace as well, as that's been acting up too. Doctor said I have mild tendinitis in both my knee and ankle, so I'm making sure to take good care of those joints. It's important to keep them in line without straining em too much.

In the meantime, I went and got PRK surgery! The difference between PRK and LASIK is that LASIK creates a flap in the eye to correct it, whereas PRK completely removes the top two layers of the cornea to correct my vision. LASIK is faster and easier, but if I take a bad hit in the ring, that flap is opening back up. Which means more surgery. PRK is more painful and has a longer recovery, but there's less risk of my eye getting FUBAR in the ring. As I'm tryping this, I can only barely read what I'm writing. Full vision is expected to be back by early April.

It's been...hard...to go 3 weeks without boxing or intense exercise. Next week will be 4. Luckily, my LASIK consultant (who is also a boxer) said I'm good to go back to the gym next week! So I'm really looking forward to that! I've got a big ol headguard, mouthguard, and sweatband to make sure my entire head is protected. Even then, I'll probably stay away from sparring for the first month or so until my eyes are fully recovered. I'm careful. And anxious.

I'm back at work, now. My eyes are recovering, and everything at work is on fire, so I'm trying to hang in there. I'm so, so excited to get back to boxing next week. I promise to take it slow, but sometimes you just gotta stand and bang, right? See you in the ring, guys!