How I Tore My ACL
I was taking a summer PE class to fulfill my required credits for graduation. It was the 2nd to last day of class, and we were playing capture the flag. I crossed the line to go get some of my teammates out of jail, and I saw someone running to tag me, so I quickly changed directions, and that's when it happened.
What Happened?
Next thing I knew, I was on the ground, having no idea what was wrong, just knowing that my knee hurt REALLY bad. At that point I had never heard of an acl, nonetheless knew what it was. I was helped to the nurse, and ultimately ende up at an urgent care. I was told I sprained my knee, and then left to go rest my knee at home, being told I would be better within a week. A week later, it felt somewhat better, but I knew something still wasn't right. Because I was going with my friend to California to visit another friend, I just had to wait it out. When I came back, field hockey practice was starting for the fall, and at our first practice, we were running drills, and my knee gave out again. I went home early, very upset, and disheartened. My mother didn't understand what I was going through, and thought I was just trying to get out of field hockey. I went to another practice a couple days later, knee gave out again, but this time I saw the trainer, who said I might have a possible meniscus tear. She recommended me to an orthopedic specialist, who I quickly made an appt with. All in all, we found out it was acl after a month after the injury, an an MRI. I had my surgery on Aug. 31 2010, and I am currently working on my 6th month post op.
Lessons Learned
- I always look back and say "man I woulda saved myself a whole lotta trouble if I wouldn't have tried to save people..." haha :)
