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Personal Narrative Essay: Why I Need Back Surgery

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Im not going to lie, itll be the worst pain you have ever felt in your life", said my docotor the day i found out i was going to need back surgery. i was 14 years old, about to start another season of competitive cheerleading, with my second broken back and my soon to be first surgery. I never thought that i would have to go through this, all through my life i was a pretty accident prone kid, i broke my wrist three time and broken my ankle once, but never did i think i would break my back twice, and not at this young of an age. The first time i broke my back, i was 12 years old at gymnastics practice, i fell off the high bar onto my neck, and broke three vertebres, T1, T7, and T8. i wore a full neck and back brace for about 6 months, it wasnt all that bad, i got use to it and so did the other kids at school, it was off before i knew it and i was back to doing all my favorite actvities and sports, except for gymnastics. …show more content…

Before i knew it i was in the gym 4 times a week 3 hours each day, and off to competitions, but my back didnt last for long. My first whole season of cheer passed by and i was pushing hard getting myself ready to move up a level and onto a harder team. I got dropped in a stunt, and started to have back pain again, i tried to avoid it as long as i could but it got to bad. Soon after i went to the doctor and there was multiple things wrong, one of my vertebraes, was slipping out of place in my spine and i broke the lower part of my

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