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    Western Bulldogs rush Tim Callan to hospital

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    Western Bulldogs rush Tim Callan to hospital
    The Herald Sun
    Daryl Timms | March 25, 2009

    WESTERN Bulldog Tim Callan was in hospital last night after an allergic reaction to nuts that caused him breathing difficulties. Callan, 25, suffered the reaction during a team lunch at former Bulldog player Paul Dimattina's Carlton restaurant.

    Callan's airway immediately started to narrow as his neck swelled.

    Teammates Matt Boyd and Daniel Cross raced to a nearby pharmacy to get some anti-histamines for Callan.

    Captain Brad Johnson then drove Callan, who is aware of his allergy, to hospital.

    He was expected to stay only a couple of hours but was kept in overnight for observation after doctors decided he needed more treatment.

    He was placed back on an intravenous drip after his airways again began to close after the drip was removed.

    Callan's teammates were stunned by the incident and had genuine fears for his well-being.

    A food allergy can cause airways to close and also lead to potentially fatal anaphylactic shock.

    Callan, expected to line up in Sunday's game against Fremantle at Subiaco, suffered a similar allergic reaction when the Bulldogs played in Darwin last year.

    Dimattina said Callan went "white" after eating some pasta with pesto sauce, which contained pine nuts that weren't visible.

    "He asked me about a minute later whether there were nuts in the sauce and I saw him go white," Dimattina said.

    "It was pretty scary. I think he was kicking himself because he hadn't asked if the food had nuts in it. I knew he was in trouble straight away when he went pale. I just hopes he gets over it quickly and can dominate on Sunday."

    It's understood Callan usually carries a special needle that contains a shot of epinephrine to treat his allergy in an emergency.

    Western Bulldogs football manager James Fantasia said last night medical staff at the hospital would update club doctors this morning.

    "Once he has got the all clear, it tends not to be an ongoing issue at all," he said. "At this point it time we are still thinking he'll be right to play."

    Essendon players were also booked in for dinner last night at Dimattina's Lygon St restaurant.

    Dimattina said he'd told his staff to ask each player whether they had any food allergies.

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    Re: Western Bulldogs rush Tim Callan to hospital

    Scary stuff, hope he's right to play..

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    Re: Western Bulldogs rush Tim Callan to hospital

    Eade spoke about this on sport 927 this morning. I trust he will be ok as Eade joked that even he knew that Pesto had pine nuts in it.
    Therefore I have come up with a new nickname for Callan.......... "Pesto"

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    Re: Western Bulldogs rush Tim Callan to hospital

    Tom Williams must be spewing. There's an injury he hadn't thought of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Desipura View Post
    Eade spoke about this on sport 927 this morning. I trust he will be ok as Eade joked that even he knew that Pesto had pine nuts in it.
    Therefore I have come up with a new nickname for Callan.......... "Pesto"
    or .....nuts!


    keeps in the tradition of Rick Kennedy's nickname.
    ie rude parts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sockeye Salmon View Post
    Tom Williams must be spewing. There's an injury he hadn't thought of.
    now now lets see what unfolds this year..............

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    Re: Western Bulldogs rush Tim Callan to hospital

    My brother has the same allergy. Not very nice, and definitely very scary.

    Tim must always remember to carry an epi-pen with him.
    Last edited by Go_Dogs; 25-03-2009 at 04:43 PM.

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    Re: Western Bulldogs rush Tim Callan to hospital

    Last year it was a stingray, this year, pine nuts. The Dogs seem to be going out of their way to find novel strategies to get out of playing ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lantern View Post
    Last year it was a stingray, this year, pine nuts. The Dogs seem to be going out of their way to find novel strategies to get out of playing ...
    I can see Gilbs suffering a case of elephantitis at this rate. A bit like the Simpsons episode where all the big time baseballers (Ex. Darryl Strawberry) find a reason not to play.
    Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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    Re: Western Bulldogs rush Tim Callan to hospital

    Quote Originally Posted by Sockeye Salmon View Post
    Tom Williams must be spewing. There's an injury he hadn't thought of.
    haha good one

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    Re: Western Bulldogs rush Tim Callan to hospital

    Quote Originally Posted by Sockeye Salmon View Post
    Tom Williams must be spewing. There's an injury he hadn't thought of.
    Now he's vomiting is he? I thought it was Tim Callan who had the food poisoning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sockeye Salmon View Post
    Tom Williams must be spewing. There's an injury he hadn't thought of.
    The only other illness I want Tommy to get is leather poisoning.

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