Badminton coach Rösler

From the operating room to the coaching bench

Simmering's badminton coach Manuel Rösler admitted himself to hospital by cab a week ago in excruciating pain: Appendicitis! Just one week after the operation, he was back on the bench yesterday for WAT Simmering's 6:2 win against Ohlsdorf in the Bundesliga.

"I've never been in hospital in my life, apart from when I gave birth," Manuel Rösler is already in a joking mood again. Yet Simmering's "Mister Badminton" experienced agonizing hours a week ago Friday. On the way to the coffee shop, he suddenly felt incredible pain in his abdomen. "I quickly realized that I needed help", he got into the nearest cab and drove to the AKH without further ado.

There he was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and Rösler was then transferred to the Divine Savior Hospital, where he underwent surgery. "I was operated on during the night and then spent two days in hospital. Everything went smoothly and I felt I was in good hands," says the coach.

"But almost worse than the pain was the fact that I couldn't control the situation," said the self-proclaimed "control freak", who had great respect for the anesthetic.

He then spent a week recovering at home. "But I couldn't do much. The food delivery man even had to carry my bag into the kitchen because I couldn't pick it up." Despite everything, Rösler was back on the bench for WAT Simmering's Bundesliga clash against Ohlsdorf on Sunday. And witnessed a 6:2 home win for his charges. Probably the best remedy.