McKenna Bertinelli is the number one women's college ice hockey recruit and is starting her freshman year at the University of Wisconsin. Always humble and never one to brag about her skills on the ice, she is making a big jump to play on the women'...
Two flights in two days while injured is something I never want to do again. The only thing that made it bearable was that I had Cassie by my side, and the three icy hot patches she put on my shoulder just before we boarded the plane, but mainly Cassie. My mom was waiting for us at baggage claim when we got off the flight in Boston. She was super happy to have us be on the ground and in front of her even though I was little to no help in getting the bags off the carousel. Since most of the school year was over, I brought home an extra bag so I wouldn't have to lug it all home at the end of the year.
Mom was just grateful that she took Alyssa's pick up truck with her to the airport. Once everything was loaded into the truck I was finally able to relax a little bit but it didn't last long when we pulling into the staff parking lot of the hospital.
"I should have known." I said and slowly got out of the truck.
"Yes, you should have. Having your shoulder popped back into place with no pain killers was going to hurt and linger. I wanted to have you looked at first thing to make sure there isn't anything underlying from that hit. Now come on, Alyssa is waiting with Doctor Hutchinson to take a look at your shoulder." Mom said after I met her around the front of the truck.
"Come on, the sooner you get looked at, the sooner we can get back to your house and take a nap." Cassie said and slipped her hand into mine.
"Fine" I grumbled and just followed after mom as she us led through the maze that is the hospital until we found Alyssa standing with a doctor in a lab coat. After a quick greeting to Alyssa and the introduction to Doctor Hutchinson, we were taken back into an exam room.
At first the doctor looked up my history and then started to feel up my shoulder and check my range of motion. When he was satisfied, we moved onto an x-ray to make sure the bones didn't chip or fracture. After that came back negative, he wanted to get an MRI to make sure there is no ligament or muscle damage. When I rolled my eyes over to my mom she gave me a stern look that say there was nothing I could say to get out of this one. So I just sighed, nodded and signed my life away on the tablet.
The MRI took about 45 minutes and because the results were rushed, they were waiting for me by the time I got back into the exam room. Just as I sat back down on the exam table the door opened and Doctor Hutchinson walked in. After looking at the images, he told us that there was no damage found anywhere. I sighed in relief a little and sank into the bed. For now the doctor still wants me to wear the sling for the next few days to let my shoulder settle a bit and when I get back to campus he wants me to do some PT for my shoulder. I just nodded and finally we were free to go.
It turns out that mom dropped Alyssa off at the hospital before she came to pick us up from the airport so we all just climbed into Alyssa's truck and went home. This is actually the first time I get to see the new house in person and I was excited. As we pulled into the driveway of the two-story house the color in person is definitely different then it was through a phone screen. The color is this beautiful green grey color with a brown garage door and a small porch right by the door.
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