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Suzann Pettersen of Norway, above, buries her face in a cold wet towel before teeing off on the second hole during the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin July 5, 2012. REUTERS/John Gress
I should have known to go inside, when I stopped sweating and got the chills…
Yesterday was one of the hottest days on record in Wisconsin and for the third time in my life, I found myself throwing up and about to pass out. Despite drinking tons of water and Gatorade, I ended up with heat exhaustion today and then surprisingly enough I slipped into heat stroke as soon as I got back to the media center. I just couldn’t cool off despite the fact that I was in an air conditioned tent, so I asked my assistant to get me a bag of ice, and before I knew it a bystander was calling for people from the medical team to come to my aid after I began shivering and I lost my lunch twice in a waste basket. With 5 people hovering over me for 20 minutes I started to feel less nauseous but I remained very shaky… which made me think they were going to make me go to the hospital.
After having a bag of ice between my legs and next to my femoral arteries for 30 minutes and a wet compress on my forehead, I began to feel better and surprisingly enough I felt normal within a few hours, but I never returned to the course in fear that I was just a few minutes of sun away from a relapse.
Thanks to everyone who helped me and all of the well wishers. Today is supposed to be cooler, so lets hope for a different outcome!
Na Yeon Choi of Korea drives from the third tee as Yani Tseng of Chinese Taipei looks on during the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin July 5, 2012. REUTERS/John Gress
Suzann Pettersen of Norway chips on to the number two green during the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin July 5, 2012. REUTERS/John Gress
AI Miyazato of Japan watches her shot from the eigth tee during the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin July 5, 2012. REUTERS/John Gress
Lexi Thompson hits from the fourth tee during the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin July 5, 2012. REUTERS/John Gress
Suzann Pettersen of Norway reacts after sinking a birdie put on the thrid green during the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin July 5, 2012. REUTERS/John Gress
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Should of been at the steel mill for 16 hours I felt like I was drunk lol
LOL… it was close!