GymRatMama
Proud Parent
My daughter broke her big toe during vault practice last Monday night. We saw 2 different doctors who both said it was a small fracture. They put her in a boot & said she will probably be in it for about 4 wks, possibly a bit shorter or longer. She is devastated about missing a meet this weekend. Her next meet is in 5 weeks. She thinks she will be okay to compete then, but I am skeptical. If I scratch her from the meet in the next few days I can get a refund, but if I take a wait and see approach I will lose the fees. More importantly than money, I don't want her to come back too soon and re-injure or get a new injury. The coach thinks maybe she will be okay to compete on just beam and bars because she is still going to the gym to do some conditions. We will see the doctor again in two weeks. We will have a better idea of her healing progress then. Does anyone have any experience about returning to competition after an injury? Her last injury was not during competition season so it wasn't as much of an issue.