I've gone through back surgery a couple times, and of course, my radiation treatments for six weeks got me to the point where I was not able to play at the level that I was accustomed to.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's hard to come back and play when you've gone through surgery.
I had a lumpectomy. It wasn't that bad. Six and a half weeks of radiation.
My spine healed incorrectly. There were long periods when I'd be perfectly all right, and then there were many other times when I wasn't, when my back would give out and throw me down to the floor amid waves of nauseating pain.
I struggled quite a long time with my backhand, which was one of my best weapons before my surgery.
I've had 36 orthopedic operations, have two fused ankles, my knees, hands and wrists don't work, I now have a fused spine, other than that, everything is great.
My back was just destroyed after pregnancy. I almost had to have surgery, until I did Pilates and rebuilt my body.
I'm ticking things off my list: I had a tumor removed; I had spinal surgery; I had four surgeries in three months.
I struggled quite a long time with my backhand, which was one of my best weapons before my surgery. It took me a long time until I regained full confidence in it again and only tried to keep the ball in play at the start of the '09 season.
I haven't had any problems with my back since I got the foot surgery.
Even when I was hurt with triple ACL reconstructive surgeries, there was a target on my back. I had to come back and fight through it.