Sharna Burgess isn't letting a pesky knee injury keep her out of the Dancing With the Stars ballroom or out of heels.
"I'm fine, here walking in heels. We're good. I will be back before you know it," the professional dancer told E! News' Sibley Scoles after Dancing With the Stars' Halloween performance show.
Burgess had to bow out of the competition for this week, prompting her partner, Indy driver James Hinchcliffe to dance with Jenna Johnson. The two got a perfect score from the judges for their Suicide Squad inspired Viennese Waltz.
"it was amazing, honestly," Burgess said of the dance. She praised Hinchcliffe's ability to take direction from Johnson and Johnson's ability to fulfill her vision. "I'm incredibly proud of both of them," she said.
Burgess injured her knee during dress rehearsal for the week seven performance. Doctors originally told her she may have to be out of the competition for three to six weeks, but she could be back in the ballroom as soon as next week.
"The trick is to really find the best treatment available and that's what I did. I made the really difficult choice to leave James for three days, go to Ohio and sought out the best available treatment in the country and as a result I'm healing quicker than ever," she told us. "I really do plan on being back next Monday. If these doctors tell me I can't, apparently I have to listen to them. And if it's not next Monday it will be on the one after that. Oh, I'm back."
Dancing With the Stars airs Mondays, 8 p.m. on ABC.