Ellie Roscher

Whereas I didn't realize how much pain I was in until it was gone.

The trainers were treating me for bursitis.

So I would get ultrasound.

They'd do a lot of massage.

It wasn't moving the needle.

So my dad sent me to his friend who's an orthopedic surgeon just to make sure there was nothing big wrong.

And we did an MRI, and he said, there's nothing wrong with you.

But I knew my body so well, and I knew that there was something wrong.

So I got a second opinion.

I went to a hip specialist.

He did an MRI, and there was something wrong.

There was a piece of cartilage floating around in the joint, and then there was a damaged ligament that you only need in childhood.

So I did a really quick, easy 30 minute scope.

He took out the piece of cartilage.

Wow.

He took the damaged piece of the cartilage down and I woke up and the pain was gone.

I mean, it was unbelievable.

Also frustrating.

So frustrating.

So there's this moment in time between when I made the second appointment and when I had the surgery where my dad was mad at me because he was, I think looking back now as an adult, I think he was embarrassed for his friend that his friend missed it.