Trevor Carson: Motherwell Cancer and PST goalkeeper & hard work at the gym

Trevor Carson thought that he was just calming down his mother when he went to A & E with "a little niggle". Instead, the doctors told him that they were "90% sure" that he had cancer.

Goalkeeper Motherwell and Northern Ireland was finally diagnosed "only" with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), but the disease has stopped her indefinitely in recent months.

Here, the 30-year-old explains to BBC Scotland that he feels "lucky", that his partner is worried about his fall from the treadmill and that all the shaking in his head could be fatal.

"I just wanted to be alive, be a father & # 39;

Carson woke up on November 11 knowing that something was wrong. Thinking initially that he had a nerve trapped in his neck, he was leaving later when Motherwell was humiliated 7-1 at Ibrox before going on an international mission with Northern Ireland. This would lead him to be diagnosed with DVT, but only after the doctors were initially "90% sure" that he had cancer.

I began to make a small reproach in my arm, which I had never seen before. I had shoulder injuries, but this has accumulated during the week I went to Northern Ireland.

My mother knew something was happening. She told me to go to A & E and after that, I was in good hands at Wishaw General Hospital. They picked up the clot and it had also entered my lung, so I had it at the right time. If I had waited a week or even a day, who knows what would have happened?

For a doctor to tell you that he is 90% convinced that you have cancer, you think that you take a lot of things for granted. It was a bit of a shock; you do not expect that age to have this kind of disease. Initially, I just wanted to be healthy, to be alive, to be a father to my fiancee.

The people around me took it much worse than me. I took it as a positive point, what luck I had. I could have had cancer. I've tried to stay positive all the way through and his definitely helped me. There have been times when I have come down, but I have people around me who have come to pick me up and I really look on the bright side now.

"A blow to the head could be fatal"

Carson's treatment ends May 25, and he will undergo tests to make sure the clot has completely disappeared from his shoulder and lung. His goal is to be back for the start of next season.

Carson, in the center, was forced to look aside

I am on tablets and at the hospital every other day, but I can not believe how much better I feel physically in the space of two months. At the time, I was probably exhausted emotionally. I was lethargic and I did not have energy, but now I am doing a full workout at the gym.

In fact, it's a bit frustrating because I do not feel hurt and I can not play, but I know that if I get a shot to the head, it could be fatal, so the risk is only worth certainly not worth it to be caught.

While I take these tablets to clear the blood, I can not do any contact sports. If I had to be hit in the head, it would not coagulate because my blood is so thin. Even if I put my head around the house, I have to go directly to A & E to have it checked because it can be fatal. You play with an injury to the shoulder or ankle because the worst thing that can happen is that it starts again, but it could kill me.

My wife is very protective, my mother too. If I go on the treadmill, they say, "Be careful, do not fall," but you can not live your life like that.

I trained 10 times stronger since coming back to the gym. I am now more hungry than ever to be able to advance and play at the highest level possible. That gave me the motivation to push myself.