“Dancing With the Stars” canbe a grueling processfor both professional dancers and celebrities alike.

There are long rehearsal hours, and so many steps to learn before the live shows hit the airwaves.

“I’m feeling great.

Jennifer Grey on the red carpet.

“It was a completely different level of dancing.”

“I didn’t even think about winning when I first started,” Grey later told People.

“This is so unbelievable.

Jennifer Grey and DWTS partner Derek Hough

I feel so grateful, so blessed.”

“Her spine was actually literally falling off.

“We are talking about complete paralysis.”

Sadly, the injury bug hit Grey again during the two-night finale of the show.

By the next morning, the pain was so bad that she was seriously concerned.

“She was in tears.

She absolutely could not move,” Dr. Bray told the magazine.

“Pain was shooting down her leg.”

Bray said he treated the pain and cleared Grey to compete in the final episode.

She eventually went on to win the season and soon after had surgery to repair a ruptured disc.

Through it all, Grey said she’s happy for the experience.