The two worst with the disease fought Lauri Korpikoski is finally returning to the trough.TPS’s captain fell ill last year, first with IBD and then a heart muscle inflammation.The NHL 609 matches played striker will return to the league on the rocks 6. march, when the TPS hosted a Lock.Korpikoski told the evening newspaper openly difficult times.Lauri Korpikoski admit I believe to be between the test. Jarno Kuusinen / AOP

TPS star striker Lauri Korpikoski got sick last spring, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, i.e. IBD.

in the Autumn he fell ill with myocarditis. It was caused by drug hypersensitivity.

Long sick leave months have worn a small with my daughter when we were. Next week the League’s big-name performing players hear turku is finally ready to play the season in the first league match.

Korpikoski last year, the sick report is breathtaking to read. IBD symptoms began last spring, when he kiekkoili in Zurich.

– a Diagnosis I received in may. Of course it was the beginning of a little stop to news, Korpikoski told the evening newspaper.

the NHL 609 matches played striker learned to live with the disease throughout the summer.

When the season started, and the TPS was in September, CHL-game trip in Munich, Korpikoski felt chest pains and weak feelings. After a couple of days later in Finland on the rise still a fever, the doctor sent him to the hospital.

I was diagnosed with myocarditis. It was caused by drug hypersensitivity, which is manifested in a few people. I don’t want to issue it in more detail to open, Korpikoski times background.

Full rest

Chronic bowel disease and myocarditis. These two things with Korpikoski artists last autumn.

a heart muscle inflammation because I took the whole autumn calmly. The top was full at rest. That things are slowly progressing, and in December I get to move, sweat and practice.

Myocarditis was and happily went, but IBD has brought increasing challenges.

– the basic disease is caused by a training setback, and this has gone up and down. Has become the symptoms that have slowed the pace.

– sometimes I have had to go longer periods of time without hard training. Condition from a heart muscle inflammation due to the so bad that the game fitness has taken time. It has not been easy the package, the player sighs.

Family support

the Sick person is often also in a bad mood. It granted to the bank of the rapid.

Earlier in the career of the longest period that I have been on the sidelines, has been for about three weeks. This is new to me.

When the inflammation is turned on, then the body will consume resources against the disease to fight, no training or hockey. Life has been a roller coaster ride.

the Family has received a share of a hockey player bad wind as a whole.

– They have had to bear with me. The bad weeks have been pretty recently too. The home forces have been important to me. We have a little boy at home with a pretty energetic vibes, it has helped to forget about the illness.

Faith was many times put to the test.

I Know you don’t career to this end. But the big frustration is yet to come, when there was a desire to get the game in shape and not really been near it. Between this season’s about the feeling that is this going to be ready.

Clasp bouquet

korpikoski’s return to the games moved a few times, but 6. march man play again in the league reel, when the TPS face Lock.

in the Autumn before the heart muscle inflammation he could play two CHL match. The last time the feisty winger played for the club for the NHL’s lockout season in 2012-13. Then the result was a hard, 11 match was born 17 power points.

– to Keep the start again to remember that what the game day stuff. Strange feeling that’s probably. The whole season has been so strange.

– focusing on the small things. I don’t want to get started with too big to return. Put the skates back on and go to the field, then see what it brings with it, Korpikoski thinking.

inflammation of the Intestines does not yet allow a completely normal life.

– the Normal, everyday life then becomes sometimes, when the disease went into remission. I don’t think about it further, this inflammation can predict.

Towards spring

Korpikoski aloud becomes enthusiasm, when the conversation moves from the medical report in the game.

the Man last season in Switzerland ended with a championship party. The spring festival in Turku would be good this year.

the club has gone really well. Injuries have hit the team hard hand, but the TPS is going to be the spring hard-to-win team. Let’s leave this little quiet for the triple crown season. Arrangements are good.

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– They are dominating the regular season. The team will play clearly with good confidence. I feel that there things are but a click right. But they keep us four times to take the series in wins, playoff series are long.

– No, we walk over to so instead, the TPS-captain said.