Savannah DeMelo, a midfielder for Racing Louisville FC, publicly discussed her struggles with Graves' disease and hyperthyroidism, conditions that significantly affected her performance last year. After a frightening incident during a game where she experienced severe symptoms, DeMelo sought medical advice and was eventually diagnosed. Despite her health challenges, she expressed optimism about her ability to play at a high performance level in the future, highlighting her determination to overcome these obstacles while maintaining her career in women's soccer.
Playing a 90-minute game felt unbearable. I would get to maybe the 25th minute and felt like my heart was just beating so fast, like out of my chest.
I didn’t really know what was going on. One day, I woke up and my Oura Ring measured my resting heart rate at 85 beats per minute, about double my usual.
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