 Lomu is optimistic but realistic about his comeback |
Former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu is running again less than two months after undergoing a kidney transplant. The 29-year-old was struck by nephrotic syndrome early in 2003 and required up to six hours of dialysis treatment a day before the surgery.
The side-effects of the treatment included numbness and tingling in his legs, but the problems have cleared up.
"Not only can I walk properly again, I can also run and I'm getting more and more confident every day," said Lomu.
Lomu underwent 14 months of dialysis treatment before a donor, friend and radio announcer Grant Kereama, was found.
"You don't know who your friend is until he turns up with a kidney. He didn't want anything, he just did it," said Lomu.
He denied reports that he was planning a comeback at next March's Sevens World Cup in Hong Kong but said he still had "a lot to offer.
"I have got to ensure that I am in good shape. I have got to jog before I start to sprint."
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