Rep: Misty May-Treanor's Surgery A Success

Misty May-Treanor is home and resting following a successful surgery to repair her Achilles tendon earlier today.

On Monday night’s “Dancing With the Stars,” Misty confirmed that an injury she suffered last Friday during a rehearsal with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy was taking her out of the competition and sending her under the knife. 

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And early this afternoon, Misty’s rep told Access the volleyball star’s surgery was a success.

“The surgery on Misty’s ruptured Achilles this morning was a success and she is currently at home recovering,” the rep said in a statement to Access. “Her husband, Matt Treanor, is with her.”

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Misty injured herself, tearing her Achilles tendon, while practicing the Lindy Hop, a dance she was looking forward to performing in front of the “Dancing” audience in sneakers.

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“I was doing the Lindy Hop, finishing up, heard a pop over here… It felt like I got hit in the back with a baseball bat,” she told “Dancing” host Tom Bergeron on Monday night’s show. “Then I just couldn’t put weight on it.”

A true team player, Misty apologized to fans for her injury taking her partner, the ladies’ favorite Maks, out of the competition.

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