He spent a weekend in the hospital, bedridden, hopped up on heavy doses of painkillers (morphine), waiting in agony for the staff to diagnose and treat his illness. 2009. The 6'3", 265-pound fighter was taken to the Brandon Regional Health Authority, which at the time didn't have a working CT machine. Lesnar was initially stricken during a hunting in trip in western Manitoba, Canada, in Nov. It felt like I had taken a shotgun blast to the stomach, and then someone poured in some salt and Tabasco and stirred it all up with a nasty pitchfork." "I have a high threshold for pain, higher than most guys, and I couldn't deal with it. Want to know what it feels like to come down with a serious case of career (and possibly life)-threatening diverticulitis?įormer UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar describes the painful stomach sensation in graphic detail in an excerpt (via The Canadian Press) from his new book, "Death Clutch:"
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