Derrick Rose made his first official trip to a hospital this week.

“Tuesday, it felt like I was having a heart attack,” Rose said Friday evening. “I couldn’t breathe and stuff. That’s when I was scared. The next day, we went to the hospital. Family and everybody came up there then. We were in there almost the whole day.”

Rose was diagnosed with two stomach ulcers, but he still played on Friday.

Rose, who said his medications have been limited by what his stomach can stand, was told that the ulcers were related to his love of spicy food and some anti-inflammatory medication.

“This is the first time in my life I had to go to the hospital. It was weird but hopefully I’ll get back healthy,” Rose said. “Things can change very quickly. [I will be] making sure that I eat right, get enough rest, make sure everything goes right.”