Manchester United and Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher always confident of comeback
Friday 12 October 2012 12:25, UK
Image:Darren Fletcher: Manchester United midfielder admits there were fears over his career
Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has insisted that he always knew that he was going to recover from his chronic bowel problem.
Battle
However, Fletcher admits that he lives under constant fear that ulcerative colitis could recur in the future.
"The doctors just needed to find out if not playing would make me healthier," he said. "Then I would have been left with a decision to make. Do I want to play football or do I want to live a healthy life?
"But deep down I was always confident it wasn't going to end that way. I always felt we would find a medication that would work. I just had to stay positive even though many people, maybe even the doctors, didn't think I'd ever be back.
"The condition never goes away and that's the thing I have to live with. Every day is a battle for me. I have to watch my diet and take certain medication or it could come back.
"I'm never going to be 100% and that's something I'm going to have to live with for the rest of my life. But the position I'm in now, compared to where I was? I'd gladly accept being like this for the rest of my life. It's not ideal, but it's manageable."
