During training today Coach Brown called me out on something. I've been acting a bit weird -- making faces when I throw certain punches, commenting that my hand is uncomfortable, and staying away from throwing certain punches when I train.
"How long has your hand hurt?", he asked.
"Honestly... for 2 weeks now", I told him.
Yup, that's the stubborn Polack in me. My right hand has been hurting for a solid two weeks now but I've been training through the pain, trying to ignore it and continuing as if nothing is really wrong.
Something is clearly wrong.
My pinky finger doesn't smoothly turn in when I go to make a fist, instead it's like it stutters or gets somewhat jammed in the motion. And then there is the fact that if you press down on the outside of my hand, below my pinky finger knuckle, a sharp pain suddenly shoots down my palm to my wrist.
I made an appointment for this Thursday. It was originally to start all the medical testing that I have to do for my Canadian pro boxing license but now it's for injuries. Injures are a part of my job, it comes with the profession, and most I can train through but this particular issue is painful. Coach Brown thinks it is a boxer's fracture and I'm okay with. I just can't have a break. A break means a cast and a cast would put me on the bench for a bit but I can train through a fracture. I guess it all depends on what the doctor says this Thursday now. No pressure.
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