Influential midfielder Stephen Pearson is back fit and is desperate to feature against Aberdeen later today.
The midfielder fell awkwardly against Dundee United last month, breaking a rib and puncturing his lung, forcing him to spend four days in the Southern General in Glasgow.
He has now fully recovered though, and wants to help Mark McGhee’s side finish the season with a flourish, starting against second-placed Aberdeen at Pittodrie today.
“I punctured a lung against Dundee United out there on the Friday night,” he said. “I couldn’t get a lot of breath.
“I went up to the hospital initially but it was rammed. I’d have been waiting for about four hours for an x-ray, so I left it then I waited to see how I was in the morning.
[pullquote]I’m glad it’s behind me now I can move on. I feel good and I’m ready to go again, starting with Aberdeen this weekend[/pullquote]
“There wasn’t any improvement so the physio and I went along to the Southern General and it got sorted out there. They gave me an x-ray and it showed I’d got a punctured lung and a cracked rib.
“I had to stay in hospital and get oxygen for four days. It wasn’t great. I didn’t think I’d done that to be honest.
“Initially I thought I was just winded and I’d try to run it off. Buy my breath shortened up, and I went to hospital.
“I wasn’t expecting it to be as bad as it was. I’d broken a rib before, the same rib. I thought it was maybe just a follow-up of that.
“A punctured lung was a bit worrying but it was only minor. If it’s a more serious case I think they have to drain it but it wasn’t that.
“They just put me on the oxygen to get it back into my lungs. It healed pretty quickly and I’m glad it’s behind me now I can move on. I feel good and I’m ready to go again, starting with Aberdeen this weekend.”