THE TRUTH

by Randy Laster
(Blytheville AR)

As a great athlete on a great team my name is Randy Laster and this is my story. In my last regular season football game as a linebacker my coach sent me on a blitz right up the middle, little did i know that stunt cost me. After getting through the line i turned my eyes to the quarter back who saw me and began to roll out. I chased him and sacked him, but in doing so I planted and turned in a way that when me and the QB came down my knee popped and thus my torn ACL with medial meniscus damage. About a month later surgery, and now physical therapy. Im a junior in highschool with a 3.67 GPA and was ranked #1 in tackles in my state for 2 weeks straight with intentions on taking my football career to the next level. For now my dreams came to an abrupt stop but along with the many others I am scared i wont be back to where i was before. With determination and unrelenting therapy i will overcome this injury.

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Dec 12, 2011
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hang in there, NEW
by: Rob

Randy, thats a tough story, but you're young,You can recover . if you follow the advice of others in this forum and work hard on rehab you can still make your dreams happen. i am 46 and tore my acl in bjj. this is devastating for me cuz of my age, and i dont want the surgery, The surgeon advises my options - no surgery and perhaps instability and re-curring damage , or careful rehabbing other muscles around my knee and always be uncertain.

if it means walking away from my sport-then i'll get the surgery, but recovery is 10-12 months.i want to be the best at what i do,its the only sport that thrills me. Now i am sidelined for three months already so far not knowing my future. its sucks. but YOU , can be what you were and better . you can do this - post your recovery. good luck.

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