Soccer: Game Nine, and a Slight Disaster

[przed]

So, there was some doubt that I'd make tonight's soccer game.

See, this morning was a Taekwando morning, and because it's summer and people are on vacation, today it ended up being just me, one other guy, and our replacement instructor. This is the instructor who makes our usual instructor, the one who regularly gets me lifting 20 pound kettle bells, look like a wimp. It was a great class, and I pushed myself really hard and totally enjoyed myself. I tripped my asthma a couple of times, but seemed to get away with it. But when I got home I went from covered in hives, to face swelling and throat doing funny things in a few minutes. Exercise-induced anaphylaxis strikes again! So it was two Benedryl for me, which meant passing out for the remainder of the day. Which is marginally better than the alternative of taking my Epipen and spending 4 hours in the E.R. whilst they make sure I'm not going to keel over.

All in all, I wish I wasn't allergic to exercise. Because I really, really love that class.

Oh, well. I surfaced in the afternoon, and was alert enough to coach. And the Sweetie took over the player rotation, which was helpful. We played a really tough team (the last time we played them, when the game was over all of my players started telling me about how they'd been poked, prodded, tripped and generally roughed up by their players) and whilst we put in a really great effort, they beat us, 1 - 5. But we still all had a great time.

Ros put in a good effort, and really got stuck in a few times, which was nice to see.

I am, unfortunately, going to miss our next game. They re-scheduled our rain out for this coming Friday, and we're due at a friend's cottage for the weekend. Fortunately, another mom has volunteered to step in, even though we'll only be fielding five players. The other team has the same number coming, so at least it'll be even.

Comments

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

Ouch!! Allergic to exercise sounds no fun at all, P. I'm glad it wasn't too serious, and that the Epipen stayed in its pouch.

And can I say how much I *love* how into football Ros is??

[przed.livejournal.com]

The allergy to exercise is tres annoying. I always have to make the calculation of how to handle it: Benedryl, and get knocked out for 12 hours, or Epipen, and be shakey and stuck in hospital for at least 4 hours. Neither option is particularly appealing.

I'm definitely happy that Ros likes footie. It's certainly my favourite team sport. She's not obsessed or anything, though she did insist that her dad make sure she didn't miss any games when he was booking the trips to see his family.

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're all right! Enjoy your weekend. That sounds nice. I want somebody to grill me a burger. :)

[przed.livejournal.com]

I am soooo looking forward to the weekend. Forget burgers, I'm planning on making lovely BBQ pork chops. ;-)

[miwahni.livejournal.com]

Being allergic to exercise must be a pain! Pun not intended....
Shame the other team has to play so dirty, they can kill any enjoyment that your kids might find in the game. And it's a pity to think they're being such dirty players at such a young age, too.
Have a lovely weekend with your friend.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Being allergic to exercise is extremely annoying. Especially since I've always got to be calculating how far I can push myself with trigering a reaction.

The other team aren't exactly dirty players, they just play a very, very physical game. But at least there was not quite so much unnecessary shoving last night.

We shall definitely have a great weekend!

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear about your reaction but glad that you didn't have to go to the hospital.

I'm also sorry to hear about that other team. Given how young they are I can't help being suspicious about what their coach is teaching them.

[przed.livejournal.com]

I always have to make the choice of what's worse: 12 hours unconscious from the Benedryl, or 4 hours or more shaking and stuck in hospital from the Epipen. I'm still not sure what's worse. And if I choose the Benedryl and it doesn't work, then I get shaking and unconscious and stuck in hospital. ::sigh::

The other coach is a bloke, and I suspect they are getting a bit of encouragement to play a more physical game. But they're also bigger kids than most of our team, so they'd probably dominate us anyway.

[jawanderer.livejournal.com]

I'm very glad to hear the hospital was not necessary.

You know, I've heard people say they're allergic to exercise before, but what they mean is they don't want to do it. Sucks that you do want to, and have to be so very careful not to set your body off.

take care of yourself!!

[przed.livejournal.com]

When I tell people I'm allergic to exercise, they get that skeptical look. But then there's usually someone around who's seen it happen and can tell them I'm not just being a lazy git. *g*

It's bloody annoying, though. I love the endorphin high I get from a really intense workout. Now I'm always second guessing myself about how intense is too intense. Clearly I misjudged it yesterday. :(

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

Eeek, I'm glad you were able to keep the allergy on the self-management side of things, do be careful! ♥

Getting away for the weekend sounds fun - enjoy! *g*

[przed.livejournal.com]

Self-management is always preferable. (I hate when I end up waiting an extra hour or two in the E.R. while they find a doctor to discharge me. Though I'm sure it's no fun from your side either. *g*) And I did class this morning with no problems! \o/

Getting away for the weekend is going to be awesome. Have a great one yourself!