Lee Camp on his injury hell
Wednesday 14th February 2018
Here’s what Lee Camp told the Sunderland Echo about his injury nightmare.
LEE CAMP:
“The reality is a year ago I was lying in bed with a knee brace on thinking I might never play again."
“A year down the line, to be playing is fantastic, in something that matters and hopefully, when all is said and done, I will have had a positive effect and the team stays up and the club moves forward. “It was a strange injury. I slid out for a ball in a game, the lad collided with my knee and it just swelled up. “It was a strange feeling. “I have had bumps and scrapes along the way. but my knee went cold straight away and swelled – I knew it was serious."
“First investigations seemed OK, but something wasn’t quite right. “We looked again two or three weeks later and some cartilage had come away from the kneecap. “I spoke to a few surgeons and it was touch and go. I dealt with Andy Williams in London and he had the idea of preserving the cartilage, which was a lengthy process. “Thankfully, along the way with him and a couple of other surgeons, I have managed to get back playing.”
Interesting stuff from the Sunderland Echo who have published an interview with Lee Camp following the goalkeeper’s loan move to the Stadium of Light from Cardiff.
Here’s what Camp has had to say when asked if he was expecting a deadline day move.
“No, I was preparing for an Under-23 game the next day in Cardiff. We had been in training.
“I knew there was speculation about Andy Lonergan. I am friends with him, but, for whatever reason, it didn’t happen and I got the call at 1pm asking ‘would I be interested, was it possible?’
“Obviously I was interested in playing games.
“It was happening, then wasn’t and then it all got agreed between the managers and the clubs and it was a case of getting everything done in time.
“It was a mad office down in Cardiff. There is a lot of strain on the people that work on these deals, a lot of unsung heroes behind the scenes with all the paperwork.
“You don’t appreciate how much paperwork there is even for a loan to get signed and scanned back.”
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