ST JOHNSTONE midfielder Jamie Adams is eager to face surgery so he can take a step on the long road to recovery.
Adams is suffering from a broken disc in his back and it has been decided the only way to cure the problem is to have an operation.
While it would be an exaggeration to say he is relishing the thought of going under the knife, Adams is nevertheless keen to have the work done so he can move on.
“Hopefully, I will get the surgery within the next week or a fortnight at the latest,” said Adams.
“I want to get in and get it done as soon as possible.
“I am desperate to get myself back fit as soon as I can and that means getting the operation done as quickly as I can.
“This is probably the worst stage of my career.
“I have now done my cruciate twice and had a few other bad injuries but I have found it much easier to come back from them, knowing what the injury was and being able to focus on the rehab.
“You knew what you were getting every day.
“However, with this one it has been frustrating, waiting for about four months since I had the injury and not knowing what it was or what I was going to do.”
Adams has suffered more than his fair share of injury misery and admitted it has been mentally as well as physically taxing as he has tried to cope with it all.
“Yes, it has been hard because you are coming in every day not knowing what is happening,” he said
“One day it is feeling better and then the next it is worse than it was before.
“For example, after I went for an epidural I felt great for two weeks afterwards.
“I even started running again, but a couple of days later it was back to what it was before.
“It was then that it was decided to get the operation.
“Yes, the timing is bad, but it could have been worse.
“I guess the only positive is that I could have done it in May and then faced an uncertain summer.
“So hopefully, getting the surgery in January will mean I will be back training before this season is over.
“Also a lot of people I have spoken to who have had a broken disc but have the surgery have found it to be successful.
“Those who have just rested the injury have maybe suffered a recurrence so it looks to be a better option to get it fixed.”
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