Dancing With The Stars really takes its toll on its contestants and unfortunately Melissa Rycroft is the latest victim.  Mel has sustained a hair line fracture to her rib that caused her to sit out Monday night’s competition.  We spotted Melissa leaving a medical center in Los Angeles on Tuesday night with her boyfriend Ty Strickland after receiving some treatment.

Luckily, Melissa is expected to recover and wants to return to DTWS and thanks to some sympathetic judges, she and partner Tony Dovolani were able to stay in the game. 

"My heart went out to the judges because they had to base their comments on us making a routine!" Tony told US Weekly. "It wasn’t even dress rehearsal, it was orchestra rehearsal! And we had already done it three times, so I told her to take it easy on that one. I mean, talk about bad luck! But, you know, I never question what God puts in front of me. So if this is what I have to go through, then this is what I have to go through. God always picks strong people to go through these situations, so I guess I’m the one."