PETALING JAYA: It has been a tough road to recovery after a nose surgery for Lakshya Sen (pic).
The Indian men’s singles shuttler is slowly finding his feet again after recovering from surgery for a deviated septum after the World Championships last August.
Surgery was needed because the deviated septum had nearly blocked Lakshya’s right nasal passage, with the air intake around 20% of normal.
The procedure involved shaving off a portion of the bone that was impeding air intake and setting right the shape of the nose.
In a recent interview with the Badminton World Federation (BWF), world No. 19 Lakshya opened up on his struggles after the surgery.
“Recovery was expected to take three months but instead, it took me over eight months to get back on track,” said the 21-year-old Lakshya.
“I also had to deal with a lot of allergies and stomach upsets due to changes in water and weather.
“The immunity was down for quite some time and I had to take medication to deal with it.’’
Recovery was slow for the man who used to be super fast on the court.
“Whenever I was training, I was getting injured or sick when I trained,” said Lakshya.
“Then I had to take a step back for a bit, because for the first two months, I didn’t have any idea that it could be this serious.
“I made a lot of changes in my food, and also in the training load.
“I’ve felt better over the last two or three months.
“Now I’m really looking forward to playing tournaments with a good fitness level.”
Lakhsya is out to regain the form that saw him capture the Birmingham Commonwealth Games singles gold and Indian Open title last year at the Korean Open from July 18-23 in Yeosu.
He has a tricky opening round match against Denmark’s world No. 16 Anders Antonsen.
His best performance this year was in the Thailand Open where he reached the semi-finals before losing in three game to homester and eventual champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn.
