Fortunately i never had such a bad injury that it keept me away from cheering to long.
Reading your stories i have to say that most of you are beast!
I broke something inside my ankle jumping of a tighstand while catching a full from the 2-2-1. It was like 4 weeks before competition so i got a brace and as soon as it was not swollen anymore i taped it, put the brace on and did everything, even jumps.
On a camp i broke my left wrist catching a new flyer from a single full - she just jumped out while we were dipping down. I just did not have enough time to catch her right way :(
I just went to a x-ray and knowing what it was i just taped it. It was right before competition and there was no one who could do it.
I'm sidebasing so i thought it would be okay. That time it was - it hurt but i could do the routine, i can't tumble so there was no problem.
Today i must say that i really regret taking it so easy. I still have problems with my left hand, doing 10 bhs can be to much and i can't mainbase any stunts except straight up and full down. Doing tic tocs or full ups as a mainbase is just to painfull after a few times. The doctor told me that the bones just did not heal the right way (who wonders) and it would be difficult to fix it. So i'm a sidebase and backspot, it's okay for me.
This february i broke my nose - personally the worst insury of my cheerleading time. I knew that it was broken the moment the ellbow hit it, the flyer was still rotating and the doctor who did the surgery joked that it was kind of a puzzle to get every bone back to its original place. But now it's fine, i'm just wearing a protector every time i stunt because they told me even a light hit during the next 6 months could brake it again.
So i respect every cheerleader who continues practising or ending the routine with an insury - but please take care and listen to your doctor. Having life-long problems because you wanted too much too early can be really frustrating!
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