She burst into tears after finally getting the long-awaited medical call

Sólveig Jóhannesdóttir Larsen said she cried when a doctor finally scheduled surgery after months of unanswered calls and persistent pain. “The doctor found nothing wrong with me, and I threw myself into working with Breiðablik’s physiotherapists,” the former footballer said in an interview.

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The doctor found nothing wrong with me, and I threw myself into working with Breiðablik’s physiotherapists.

Sólveig, now 25, had to retire in March this year after long-term injuries. She played the final match of her career in January 2023, just before moving into professional football with Swedish club Örebro. She never appeared for the club because the injury proved more serious than doctors first believed.

“I tried jogging and passing the ball, but I was always in pain,” she said. A year later, she began repeatedly calling the doctor. She could not reach him directly, but reception staff kept promising that he would call back.

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I tried jogging and passing the ball, but I was always in pain.

The call finally came a month later. After looking at the scans again, the doctor said something might be wrong and booked her for surgery. “Then I started crying. Finally, something was happening,” Sólveig said.

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Then I started crying. Finally, something was happening.

During the operation, surgeons had to repair several problems, including excess cartilage and a muscle that had become too thick. She described the situation as badly damaged, but said confirmation that her pain had a physical cause brought “such a good feeling.”

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It was such a good feeling to finally have it confirmed that something was wrong.