This would be the reason I'm glad my 16 year old hasn't any real interest in playing football and the 6 year old is small for his age so maybe football won't be in his future (please...no football...mamma's nerves are not so good!)

I hope you'll be fine. Listen to the doctors, your parents and your coach about recovery or whatever is needed. It's a game you love but your long term health is the more important issue at hand.

I went through this stuff with Kate when she nearly destroyed her left hand in girl's hockey (so much for non-contact...yeah right...it's hockey!). Hours of work by a top ortho surgeon and her first question is can he cast her hand in such a way that she can shove it back into her hockey glove! Geeze louise you kids, enough to drive us parents totally nuts and grey haired before our time.