Ankle Surgery Sidelines Athlete for The Rest of The Season

     Yes it's true. Another player has fallen victim to a vicious injury. Calm down, your fantasy points are safe. It's not a star NFL player, sadly it's me. It was the first competition of the season. So far in the scrimmage against Central Catholic I had ran the ball twice. My first run was twenty yards, and my second run was fifteen yards which resulted in a touchdown. I was even able to stiff arm one kid and shred a tackle. On my third run I ran for about 10 yards. I was still standing but I had two kids on me already. I was about to go down when another kid comes from behind and hits me in the legs. That didn't bother me, but when we were laying on the ground he continued to put a lot of pressure on my leg. The play was over and kids started to stand up, but this one kid kept going. I was laying on my side with my left leg over my right, and the kid was still on me. My left leg had no where to go but down, and eventually I heard a pop and a snap. I stood up and my ankle wobbled like jello. I tried walking to the sideline, then ended up hopping over. After three x-rays, three doctors visits, and one MRI I found out I had a minor fracture and a torn ligament. I went in for surgery the next day. I couldn't eat for the whole day and I waited in the hospital for 3 hours. Eventually I was In a hospital bed being prepared for surgery. I got an IV and was brought into the operating room. They were going to put me to sleep and twist my ankle to see if any ligaments popped. If that happened, then they were going to put a metal plate and two cords around my fibula and tibula. The doctor said that he was giving me the anesthesia. The next thing I remember, I wake up in the recovery room and my dad says I got the surgery. Now all I can do for the rest of the season is wear the jersey and do my part as water boy. After that, I have physical therapy into January.