I feel your pain! 3 years ago, I stepped off my 4-wheeler onto a small log and twisted my ancle so badly I couldn't walk in the woods for months, no deer hunting for me. 2 years ago, I timed my hip replacement so I would get over it by deer season, I got a botched replacement that took me almost two years to get over, no deer hunting that year. Last year I slipped on some stone steps on a hiking trail and tore my meniscus to the extent that the injury, waiting on a DR appointment, testing, surgery and rehab lasted from the day before Alabama M/L season until gun season ended in February, no hunting for me.
I am finally back up to speed this year and even killed a little buck.