Back to volleyball

Today was my first day back to volleyball after my surgery. I didn't get to go to club volleyball practice on Monday because I was in so much pain. Yesterday I went to the doctor for my Post-Op and he cleared me to play but he said that it will hurt a lot when I go back. I was super nervous all day before practice because I knew that it was going to hurt. 

So, I got to practice and in the first ten minutes I was already in a lot of pain. I hadn't even done anything other than the basic stuff yet. When I did start actually playing it hurt so much. My friends asked me if I was okay and I said I was okay...and that was a lie. I just love playing volleyball so much so it bothers me and makes me really mad and sad that doing something I love leaves me in so much pain afterwards. I didn't do anything that I knew would hurt me at practice like I didn't dive but I did attempt to spike the ball but it didn't work out very well. 

When I got home after practice I was in so much pain. I sat in the bathroom for about an hour because I felt so nauseous. The upside is that I still have not thrown up since my surgery. I am going to club ball practice tomorrow and that makes me super duper nervous because I was in so much pain today when I didn't even really play hard. So, I know tomorrow I am going to have to play really hard not quite full out but I know I will have to run a lot.  I am excited to go back to volleyball because I love to play so much.