Melissa's story

by Melissa Romiza
(MA)

I'm 16 years old and tore my ACL and MCL a little over a week ago. A girl on my hockey team fell on me and i heard the popping noise. I got rushed to the hospital but the doctors said i was fine and sent me home. A few days later i saw another doctor who told me he thought i tore my ACL and my MCL.
I went and saw my doctors in Boston yesterday, they told me i tore both my ACL and MCL. They told me my recovery would take about nine months. I'm a hockey goalie and am also a junior in high school, so hearing its gonna take nine months for me to get back on the ice put me in tears. I am very dedicated to hockey and play it year round. Ive been a starting varsity goalie since my sophomore year and play for a national bound hockey team during off season. I was hoping to get a scholarship to college to play. I also was due for a hip surgery in April, but yesterday they canceled my hip surgery (for the 3rd time) so that they could have my knee done first.
Im still hoping to get right back into the swing of things once i recover im probably going to push off my surgery again so i can play highschool hockey next season. My parents want to send me to a prep school to make up for my loss time in playing hockey. Hopefully the surgery goes well and i can be back on the ice by December.

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May 27, 2011
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by: melissa

Thank you! My doctors think ill be recovered in time for high-school hockey starting In December

May 26, 2011
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I know exactly how you feel
by: Amy

Melissa, I know exactly how you feel. I am a senior in high school and tore my ACL, LCL, and my meniscus in my right knee my freshman year. I had two surgeries to fix it and had to miss two softball and basketball seasons and all of my tournaments over the summer. I cried every time I saw the team, it just killed me to not be able to play. After healing 100% I tore my ACL, Lateral Meniscus and Medial Meniscus in my right knee in February so I had to miss my senior season of softball. Just remember to work hard and stay positive because in the end it will make you a stronger person and even more dedicated athlete. I wish you the best of luck and hope you can get back on the ice soon!!

Apr 04, 2011
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by: Anonymous

Thanks it jut kills me. I feel like everything I've worked so hard for is coming to an end. I'm still due for hip surgery at some point after I recover this. I'm hoping to make it back for next season

Apr 03, 2011
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Good Luck
by: David

Hey Melissa, your story reminds me of me. I connected to this very much actually put me in tears, I to tore my Acl and Mcl but i also tore my meniscus, I am a senior in highschool and was deditcated to three sports, Football (captain), Baseball (captian) and Track & Field, I hurt myself, the same thing happended to me the day i was told I had torn something in my knee and was going be done the rest of the season i immedetially went into tears, with this i lost my baseball scholarship...but hey, one thing i can tell you this has defiently opened my mind up to the different things in life, i wish you goodluck and hope you recover well. just know your not alone everyone is here to help out in any way possible!!

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