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I thought I had SH and went to the doctor and it hurt like a somabitch to skate. After a while I got tired of it and went to the doctor and they swore up and down that I didn't have it until they found out that I tore my abdomen muscle at work lifting a semi tire into a back of a pickup truck.

It wasn't bad enough for surgery but I had it wrapped for about 3 months and had a streching routine that I had to do and eventully the pain started going away.

I have been hurt alot the last couple of years during hockey seasons. from tearing my muniscus to spraining my elbow, to the abdomen, to a back and shoulder.

I finally got into a little extra non hockey stuff at the rink were I laid a guy out for boarding me and got suspended but that helped me to get back healthy.

It feels soooooooo good to wake up with only knee pain now. I'm 24 years old and my doctor says my joints are as bad as a 40 year olds from playing hockey. I played highschool local teams to travel highschool and 3 seperate leagues all at the same time with another travel adult league ontop of that.

hockey has been good to me but it has beat me up. I have 4 years of college hockey to go at UA and I am going to hang up the skates maybe coach.
Here is a list of injuries I have had from hockey

Blown right knee (tore the acl and mcl)
Tore Muniscus in left knee
broken foot
broken hand
broken fingers
fractured jaw
numerous stiches in the face
dislocated shoulder
broken wrist
back issues
black eyes
broken nose
3 concussions
cracked ribs
pulled groins
pulled hammys
I was borded in a game and taken out on a strecher.

remember I'm 24 years old I have played on alot of injuries but the right knee set me back a year and the left only got me for 3 months.

Never ask any info over the net your canadian go to a doctor. its not going to cost you 10k to rebuild your knees.

Good luck.