West Coast defender Liam Duggan says a thriller leg an infection that hospitalised him for 2 nights left him feeling ‘the worst I’ve ever felt’.
Duggan was sidelined from final weekend’s 122-point loss to Adelaide due to a leg an infection, with the membership backing out of difficult a one-match suspension for a harmful sort out on Collingwood’s Taylor Adams after the defender required hospital therapy.
The 2018 premiership star stated the an infection was in his decrease leg and couldn’t be seen, however left him feeling ‘one out of 10’.
“I woke up Monday (June 6) feeling just a little bit off and then as the day went on I sort of started to take a bit of a turn,” Duggan informed Triple M Breakfast.
“I had some swollen nodes in my leg and a vein in my calf started to pop up a little bit and harden up.
“So there were a couple of little warning signs but I didn’t feel too bad and then by Monday arvo I was falling off the cliff a little bit and some really hard shakes and my body temperature was really up but I was really cold. Fever style stuff. It was the worst I’ve ever felt.
“I did get a tiny bit worried for a second. I called the doctor on the way home from the footy club.
“Simmo (coach Adam Simpson) asked me how I was feeling in the meeting … I said ‘Mate, I’m a one out of 10’.
“All the doctors sent me straight to the hospital and I spent the next two nights on the IV.”
Duggan stated he was nonetheless feeling unwell till early this week however was assured he’d be proper to sort out Sydney on the SCG after this weekend’s membership bye.
“I still felt a little bit crook until maybe Tuesday, waking up a little bit slow but I’ve come good now,” he stated.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
