Not very long ago I suffered a pretty nasty injury that would change my outlook on very many things, and also guide me in some of my future activities. A little over a year ago I tore my anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) in my right knee and had to have surgery and go through the healing process. Although some may think that being injured would only be a bad thing, I have learned that over time it can also bring some good into your life; as it did with mine. All of these things I learned in the process of tearing my ACL, the surgery progression, and the recovery time.
I started playing football in 11th grade. I was at every practice and played in every game I could. I was going into my senior year and was practicing hard during the summer. About three weeks before school started we were scheduled to have a 7v7 game at section. The day was great and everything seemed it was going well. I was catching every ball thrown to me and making great plays. Then I jumped to catch a high pass and came down to see a defender and tried to cut left but my knee buckled and folded under me. I heard a loud pop, then grabbed my knee and screamed in pain. It was the worst pain I had ever felt in my life. I could hardly put pressure on my leg. It was awful. My coach immediately called a doctor and made me an appointment. I was forced to sit on the side line until my parents got there to pick me up and take me home. Then it was just a wait to go see a doctor.
The surgery process didn’t take near
I started playing football in 11th grade. I was at every practice and played in every game I could. I was going into my senior year and was practicing hard during the summer. About three weeks before school started we were scheduled to have a 7v7 game at section. The day was great and everything seemed it was going well. I was catching every ball thrown to me and making great plays. Then I jumped to catch a high pass and came down to see a defender and tried to cut left but my knee buckled and folded under me. I heard a loud pop, then grabbed my knee and screamed in pain. It was the worst pain I had ever felt in my life. I could hardly put pressure on my leg. It was awful. My coach immediately called a doctor and made me an appointment. I was forced to sit on the side line until my parents got there to pick me up and take me home. Then it was just a wait to go see a doctor.
The surgery process didn’t take near