Update

Thursday the 16th I went back to the doctor. He said I was able to shoot as long as I didn’t jump, meaning I could shoot free throws and form shooting. However I was happy with this news because it has been killing me not being able to shoot. He also said I could start to run in straight lines. This news made me even more excited because I can’t wait to get back in shape. When I got back to school I texted my coach and told her the good news. I also asked if I could stay after school and shoot some. She rapidly replied yes and told me she was so happy I was back on track. My rehab had been postponed when my other knee got hurt, but I was now back on track from my ACL injury.   After school I told my trainer the good news and he told me he was proud of me. He said that if I wanted to go shoot I would have to first heat up my knee and then stretch. At first when I was shooting it was weird because I could not bend my knees as far as I was use to. This caused my shot to be thrown off plus my shooting was off because I had not shot in months. The next day in training I was able to run on the treadmill for ten minutes. Midway through the run I felt like I was going to die. Man I thought to myself I am really out of shape. After the run when I stepped off the treadmill I felt like I was still moving on the treadmill, it felt so weird.  All of my hard work has paid off.  I have been training for almost 2 months since my second surgery.  It has been hard not to see any results.  Yes, my quads and gluts have gotten stronger, but it is not like when you play a basketball game and score points and get the rebounds.  You just train and don’t realize the progress you are making until the doctor says you are on the road back to playing basketball again.  I see progress and can’t wait until I hear the doctor say those great words, “Erin, you can play basketball again.”  But until that days happens, I must continue my training and strengthen my core.  The game will just follow.