"HERO" TO ZERO

February the NINETEENTH. It all started like any routine Thursday. Bla Bla Bla, fast-forward, until someone was too rushing to go to the toilet and parked illegally on the shoulder of the road resulting the car got clamped. Unlucky day for him but SERVE YOU RIGHT! LOL. As any friend would do, I fetched him to the Campus Security Office to pay the fine then off to Sports Centre for our KO-K session. After 4 straight weeks of no handball practice, I was all fired up on that day.

We started by doing some warming up and also some pace training with the Assistant Coach. As soon as the Head Coach came, he divided us into 3 groups for a few round of games. In the earlier games, I missed a few sitters and hit the post once. The right side of the wing wasn’t working as expected so others decided I moved my position to the right. The game play changes and I manage to score a goal! Soon defense turns to attack and I received the ball, managed to cut in and evade an opponent, leaped and fired a shot on goal! BANG! The ball hits the woodwork! The next thing I know I was rolling on the ground, all visions black out. Straight away I knew it was an occurrence of old injuries, my right ankle started to swell and the pain was UNBEARABLE!

Goose Egg?

Right after training ended, my coursemates decided its best to go for an x-ray. Lewin drove me along with Jayee and Kok Heng to Emergency and Trauma Unit, University Hospital. Got a wheel chair for me, got through the registration process and then we got scolded from the receptionist for a reason. HAHA! Later on, Keng Hong and Eng Kian joined the party, and started GOSSIPING while one of us had to start “reporting”! Sorry ya but I couldn’t help of not writing!

Keng Hong, Eng Kian, Lewin, Kok Heng, Jayee

After long hours of waiting, it was my turn to meet the doctor accompanied by Lewin and Jayee. I was lucky to meet Dr. Farid who is a good and funny doctor. He told me not to be a kid when he examined my leg and I got laughed at, worse was when he told me that it could take 2-3 weeks of recovery as I expected more of a 2-3 days. On a safe side, he sent me for an x-ray. As soon as my uncle arrived, he pressured me to persuade my friends to call it a day, and at last I give up to that pressure was feeling so bad that I couldn’t join them for dinner as they had waited long past their dinner time for me. He even made a big fuss informing my parents. Results came back and it confirmed my worse fear, it is a 6-8 weeks RECOVERY PERIOD and there is calcium in my tendon together with old injuries. Now, it is 3 injuries each so it is kinda balanced rite?

After precious 5 hours in UH which cost me RM50, my uncle took me back to Cheras and got me Ayam Goreng McD which it was for my breakfast, lunch and dinner as I had not taken anything that day. Couldn’t sleep well and the next day I had to use clutches. Thanx for all the text and calls wishing fast recovery! Thanx to those who was there at UH and also my uncle for the care and food! Extra special thanx to Jayee who helped me lots fetching me to and from classes besides accompanying me to the clinic! Also all kind of rumours starts to pop out like I’ve done a 360 flip for the shot? HAHA!

Day After Bruises

Well, I am back in Malacca on Tuesday to rest, but I have to endure nagging after nagging from my mother and grandmother! But it is good to have someone to take care of you with constant leg massages. My walking rehabilitation process starts today yet I still can’t put any pressure on my right leg. SIGH.

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~speedy recovery~