Corey Perry returned to practice Thursday, and appears to be on the mend following a case of the mumps.

The Anaheim Ducks forward skated on his own prior to his teammates taking to the ice, and he later admitted to being somewhat unfamiliar with the illness upon his diagnosis.

“I’ve learned more in the last week about it, but there’s really no medicine for it,” Perry told the team's official website. “Sometimes the booster helps and sometimes it doesn’t, and vaccinations don’t always work. I had my shots as a kid.”

Perry said he suffered from a fever, headaches and swelling in the face, and while he didn't rule out playing either Saturday in Los Angeles or Sunday at home to Florida, he confessed it will take some time to get back into game shape.

“It’s going to take some time,” he said. “The body is a little weak. Hopefully I can do all the right steps to get ready. It’s mostly the lungs. Being weak is the most noticeable thing.”

The aggressive forward has scored 11 goals and added four assists in 13 games this season.