Adventures in Coaching

[przed]

With footie season done, it's time to gear up for hockey season. So, this Saturday I skipped one of my TIFF films to attend the women only coaching seminar. It was an on-ice lesson and I was looking forward to getting on the ice again.

Remember last week I said I was diagnosed with osteoporosis? (You can see where this is going, right?)

I'm on the ice for five minutes, I'm standing there listening to the instructor to explain the next drill, and I absentmindedly lean back on my skates.

The thing with hockey skates is that the blades are rounded. Lean backwards and you keep going. So. I start to fall, I flail around, and I fall. Right on my left hand.

Crunch.

Yep, I broke my left wrist. And yep, I'm left-handed.

I'm going to be in a cast for 4 to 6 weeks. I'm being optimistic and hoping I can play with my team soon after that.

All-in-all, I'm going to be quite happy to see the end of 2019.

P.S. Typing one-handed sucks.

Comments

[kore]

OUCH! and Goddamn!

2019 sucks rocks.

[przed]

Big ouch and double Goddamn.

And yes, 2019 absolutely sucks rocks.

[potofsoup]

yeeeesh oh noes!! sending you lots of hugs!

[przed]

Thank you! Hugs greatly appreciated.

[dine]

well, *that's* not the sort of adventure I was hoping to hear about! I sure hope your bones heal up quickly

[przed]

It wasn’t the sort of adventure I was hoping to have either. Fingers crossed on the healing.

[graculus]

Yow. Please to not keep doing this sort of thing!

[przed]

Yow, indeed. I am hoping never to do this again.

[solosundance]

Oh crap... sorry to hear this, hope you heal up super-quick.

[przed]

You and me both!

[mrlnpndrgn]

I tried those kind of skates. Once.

Fell on my *ss.

Luckily, it's well padded, but still...

Got back to the nice, ordinary, "girl" skates right away. Of course, I do not play hockey :-(

Hope you get well soonish.

[przed]

I always hated figure skates, and I usually love my hockey skates. Just not right now.

[mrlnpndrgn]

Hockey skates are so much more comfy than the figure skating ones...
You just have to get used to the different center of gravity.

Too late for me, I guess!

[corvidology]

Ouch, that' awful!

I hope you make a swift recovery.

[przed]

It was not my most shining moment on the ice. :-/

The swelling is starting to go down. I’m hoping that means the worst is over. Still hurts like the dickens if I move the wrong way, though.

[gwyn]

Oh my gosh, P, that's awful!! I'm so sorry that happened, and I hope you're not in too much pain--I remember all too well how uncomfortable that kind of cast is. And yes, one-handed typing is awful. I have a lot of admiration for people who can do it. {{{hugs}}}

[przed]

Fortunately, the pain is mostly just a dull ache, except for when I move my hand wrong. It’s more just a pain having to do everything with one hand, especially since I’ve got limited movement in my right arm. I don’t usually even notice that because I can use my left arm. Now, it’s a real pain in the neck.

I can do the one-handed typing thing but only for a while because it just gets so frustrating. Though at least it’s given me a reason to finally use the Touch Bar on my MacBook. The predictive text on that has been helpful for a change.

[spikedluv]

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that! I hope your wrist heals up quickly and well so you can play.

[przed]

I’m being optimistic about being able to play sooner rather than later. The Sweetie is encouraging a more realistic approach. (Reality is overrated. 😉)

[dracothelizard]

Oh no! Feel better as soon as is medically possible!

[przed]

Thanks! I’m getting better! The swelling isn’t nearly as bad as it was.

[halotolerant]

GAH!!! Oh hell that's so annoying. Glad to see from comments above that it's doing better (but then I know how stoical you are, so I bet you're still putting up with a lot). *mega hugs* Hope the cast isn't too itchy!

[przed]

GAH indeed. :-/

It doesn’t actually hurt that much unless I move in a way it doesn’t like. Though it was getting irritated last night. Too much time at work likely. My plans for the weekend are to do absolutely nothing and let it heal.

I feel bad that Don is having to do absolutely everything. Though he’s apparently getting quite good at parallel parking now that he’s having to drive Ros to ALL of her activities.

And yep, the cast is just beginning to get itchy. 😬

[cyanne]

Ouch. Hope it heals up quickly. Working one handed gets very old, very fast. But it counts as a hockey injury, for whatever cred that gets you.

[przed]

I’m hoping it heals in the 4 weeks, not 6. Either way, SHareCon is going to be verrrryyyy interesting. See you soon.