St Helens free ahead Morgan Knowles says his restoration from a long-standing groin harm might pave the way in which for him to enhance his performances going ahead.
The England worldwide, 27, missed three months of the season and wanted surgical procedure.
He performed in Saints’ win over Hull FC on Saturday – his first sport for the membership since a 40-20 house defeat by Hull KR on 3 Might.
“It was powerful on the lungs. Nothing fairly replicates enjoying. I’ve had a tricky two or three months,” he instructed BBC Radio Merseyside.
“You begin questioning issues. Am I going to get again or get to the place I used to be earlier than, if not higher? It is in all probability longer than the three months, it is two years I have been managing it and it is the third surgical procedure I’ve had now.
“I have been enjoying with ache for the previous couple of years. Generally it will be higher, generally it will be worse, but it surely was at some extent the place I could not do my job whereas earlier than I could not do my job so far as I wished to.
“However now it should not be limiting me and I ought to above and past the place I have been prior to now two years.”
Saints have been stricken by harm absences and suspensions of late and have slipped away from the highest of Tremendous League, however Saturday’s eight-try win at Hull FC ended their five-game dropping run.
“It is actually irritating [being injured] since you really feel so responsible. You see the boys enjoying and doing huge minutes and being requested to do rather a lot week in week out and you may’t do something,” mentioned Knowles.
“It has been actually powerful however we have began getting a couple of again now and we have a primary win on the board and [the dressing room] has been rather a lot happier prior to now week.”