It was a career-threatening injury for me (as if I have a basketball career!) last week when I took a bad fall during one of our semi-final games in the PBA (Philamlife Basketball Association).
It was the second quarter of semi-final game 1 vs. the Red Team. Oh, by the way, we were the green team. Although it pains to don the jersey color of Ateneo's Arch-rival, I somehow got used to it and found it quite amusing. :) We were teailing by ten points in the second quarter so I got a little excited and added a little more intensity in my game. I was not really used to saving balls a la Dennis Rodman, but this time, I did. Unfortunately, when I twisted my body to save prevent the ball from going out of bounds, my knee wasn't able to support the 204-pound physique, causing a bad fall. After that, I think everything went pitch black and I just found myself grimacing in pain, trying to keep myself from crying. It was quite a bad twist. I thought my basketball days were over...
I was carried to the sidelines since I could no longer put more weight on my badly injured left knee. Luckily, I realized it was that bad after all, since I could move my leg up and down. That means it was not fractured. A few minutes later I was able to walk, though limping. That means it was not a patella injury. I quickly packed my things and left the gym to Bubbles' house to get my knee iced (to prevent swelling and inflammation). Thank God for their ice stock, I was able to ice my knee immediately. After that I went straight home to get it iced again. And that evening was one of the most frightening evenings in my basketball injury history...
Well a week after that dreadful incident, I am already able to walk straight ( a little limping at times), thanks to the ice, Omega painkiller and Alaxan Gel, bandages, and tons of prayer... I just hope the injury heals completely soon.
By the way, we lost in that game. Luckily, we were twice to beat so we had a second chance yesterday, and fortunately, we are going to the finals on December 8!!! Hopefully I could come back to playing 100% on that day...
