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What is the worst injury you have ever had? It does not have to be from footy.
I was playing kick to kick at school in 1996. I kicked the ball the same way I had done 1000000,0000 times before, and my knee decided to dislocate. Just like that. Nobody put any pressure on me, it just happened. It was my right knee.
I went to see a knee specialist about this injury. According to him, 95% of people who dislocate their knee, are able to get it pushed back in place. 5% of people need an operation. So, guess which group I was in. That is right people, I was in the 5% of people who needed an operation.
The guy said that it was possible that I may be able to avoid the operation if I went to the Physiotherapist. So I did, hoping that the knee would get strong enough that this would never happen again.
For 6 bloody months, I went, and did the exersises. I had 1 week left to go. By this stage, I was walking, kicking the footy, and I thought my trouble was over.
Days before my last appointment, it happened again. It happened the same way it happened the last time, in the very same position of the oval as last time. Under no pressure at all.
So, I had the operation. Not the highlight of my 1996 year, I can tell you. After a while, back to physio I went once again, for another 6 months.
This is the worst part of all of this. I asked the Physio if this could happen again, and he didn't know. So, that did nothing for my confidence. Then came the killer blow to my confidence. I was told that this could happen to my left knee. Ever since then, every time I kick a footy, I have done so knowing that I am putting both my knees at risk.
I have another story from my primary school days, about the same knee, but that is for another time.
What is your worst injury?
I was playing kick to kick at school in 1996. I kicked the ball the same way I had done 1000000,0000 times before, and my knee decided to dislocate. Just like that. Nobody put any pressure on me, it just happened. It was my right knee.
I went to see a knee specialist about this injury. According to him, 95% of people who dislocate their knee, are able to get it pushed back in place. 5% of people need an operation. So, guess which group I was in. That is right people, I was in the 5% of people who needed an operation.
The guy said that it was possible that I may be able to avoid the operation if I went to the Physiotherapist. So I did, hoping that the knee would get strong enough that this would never happen again.
For 6 bloody months, I went, and did the exersises. I had 1 week left to go. By this stage, I was walking, kicking the footy, and I thought my trouble was over.
Days before my last appointment, it happened again. It happened the same way it happened the last time, in the very same position of the oval as last time. Under no pressure at all.
So, I had the operation. Not the highlight of my 1996 year, I can tell you. After a while, back to physio I went once again, for another 6 months.
This is the worst part of all of this. I asked the Physio if this could happen again, and he didn't know. So, that did nothing for my confidence. Then came the killer blow to my confidence. I was told that this could happen to my left knee. Ever since then, every time I kick a footy, I have done so knowing that I am putting both my knees at risk.
I have another story from my primary school days, about the same knee, but that is for another time.
What is your worst injury?
