That sucks. Ironically the one significant injury I can remember that did NOT carry forward was a badly sprained ankle in 7th grade.
In my 30's, so late 90's, I thought the hip I tore up skiing in '88 was going to lead to replacement ASAP. It was KILLING me and had been for years. However, it stabilized, maybe due to some incredibly painful aggressive stretching (adhesions?) and as long as I avoid jarring impact, gives me minimal grief other than a constant dull ache that I hardly notice anymore.
