Lauri Rönkkö spoke openly about the health problems he faced.
Lauri Rönkkö was seen last summer in the East-West match of Superpesis. Elmeri Elo / AOP
Sotkamon Jymyn Lauri Rönkkö said the club is sharing In a Facebook post the severe symptoms that drove him temporarily off the playing field.
Rönkkö has not been with Jymy in preparation for the new season.
– At the beginning of last August, I started to feel better. During the playoffs, the symptoms increased dramatically. I kept them largely to my own knowledge, until before the bronze game I had to whistle across the game.
– I suffer from insurmountable fatigue, dizziness, headaches, cardiac arrhythmias and numbness, among other things, Rönkkö wrote.
Diagnosis
After the period, the symptoms did not improve, although the man was thoroughly examined.
– More symptoms started to appear and the previous ones got stronger. Around Christmas, I was already really worried about the future.
In January, Rönkkö finally received explanations for his symptoms. He was diagnosed with reflux disease, in which the contents of the stomach repeatedly rise back into the esophagus, causing symptoms that impair quality of life.
However, Rönkkö speculated that reflux disease alone did not cause symptoms.
– I was told that I suffered from anxiety disorder, some degree of depression and severe exhaustion, among other things, Rönkkö said.
Cure
Now Rönkkö said that he was already in better shape and that he was much better mentally.
– In the big picture, I’m fine at the moment. There is still work to be done, but I have gotten more into everyday life.
Rönkkö has been selected twice for the men’s East-West match. In Jymy, he has won the Finnish championship three times.