i hope its not he end of my dream

by zach
(ohio)

I am only a fourteen year old male. I tore my acl in half, partially tore my mcl, tore my meniscus in three places, and had a bone fracture in the articullar bone. I had high expectations to play football. I was supposed to be real good and make varsity as a freshman. That was until this happened.

I got the ball on a bubble screen on the first day of hitting practice. I was juking outwards when i got hit on my knee and it collapsed. I have been able to bounce around all my life in sports and never got injured, but this time was different. I just remember a very weird feeling in my hole leg. it was like numb, and i couldnt put any pressure on it or it would feel like someone was stabbing me in the back of the knee.

I got up and limped off the field in excruciating pain.The trainer looked at it and believe it or not he said that nothing was wrong with it and i should keep playing. I just said whatever and continued to play with a huge limp. I looked like a waterhead out there stumbling around.

I went home and my knee was swollen like a balloon. it was very painful. I tried to hide it from my dad because i didn't want to think i was a wimp. I just wrapped it so tight i couldn't bend it before practice. I played two straight weeks of two a days and two varsity scrimmages with it. It gave out countless times. i actually got used to the pain, can you believe how freaking stupid i am.

Then one night my dad caught me limping on it. He scheduled a doctors appointment right away. When i got to the doctors he basically told me how stupid i am. He took an mri and told me exactly what was wrong. He said that i would need two operations, One to repair the meniscus and one to repair the acl. The mcl and fracture would heal on their own.

Well i got the meniscus surgery done and ended up getting a staff infection. I only have 75% of my meniscus left. I am still waiting for acl sugery. I just hope i am able to play sports again and be as good and as fast.

Please remember to tell someone if your hurt.