The six-foot-four Lesnar, who has to cut weight to make the UFC heavyweight limit of 265 pounds, said he had been ailing for some time last year, before falling seriously ill during a trip to Canada. What had started as flu-like symptoms was upgraded to mononucleosis and then diverticulosis.

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Asked about the low point during the last few months of his illness, Lesnar said: "Probably the lowest moment was getting care from Canada."

"They couldn't do nothing for me," he noted in a later media conference call Wednesday. "It was like I was in a Third World country."

"I'm just stating the facts here and that's the facts," he continued. "I love Canada. I own property in Canada but if I had to choose between getting care in Canada or the United States, I definitely want to be in the United States. Canadians, don't get me wrong here. Listen I love Canada, some of the best people and best hunting in the world. I have family up there. But I wasn't at the right facility. And it makes sense for me to say that."

Lesnar, who makes his home in Minnesota, refused to say where he was treated in Canada although he talked of his wife driving him "in excruciating pain" to the border.

"I knew that I had to get out of there. And my wife saved my life. She got me out of there and drove 100 miles an hour to get me down to Bismarck, North Dakota, to Medcenter One (hospital) and got me with Dr. (Brent) Buderer and his staff, and that doctor there saved my career and saved my life."

Yes, lets automatically discount any firsthand personal experiences.  LOL, especially if we don't agree with them.

The spelling has been corrected.. thank you for pointing it out to me.

yes u have def been missed!!!and no truer words could be spoken that there can be substandard care ANYWHERE even in good ol usa! i have a pt that had an incarcerated hernia repair at the only trauma hospital in vegas. he waited in the hosp for 5 days before the surgeon came back from vacation??? anyways they did the surgery and while they were in there his gallbladder which was tortioned anyways from the giant hernia just exploded.... he had to go to the icu on a vent for nine days..geez dont cha think maybe somebody looked at any labs during the 5 days before the surgery esp since his sister went to the rn and asked her if it was ok for her brothers eyes to be yellow???o holy crap ..somebody was just not paying ANY attention!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and to that a big AMEN sister!!