Rhabdomyolysis Support Group
Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of skeletal muscle due to injury. The result of this process is renal failure due to accumulation of muscle breakdown products in the bloodstream, which are injurous to the kidney. Treatment is with intravenous fluids, and dialysis if necessary. The main therapeutic measure is hyperhydration (by administering intravenous fluids), and if...
Hi all,
I was diagnosed with Rhabdo a week ago. I had work a BP cuff that squeezed my arm to the point of extreme pain for a research study, the next day I maxed out on push ups and pull up negatives. The only pain I ever experienced was from the cuff. Nothing ever indicated to me that something was wrong.
A WEEK LATER my arm swelled up 3", I landed in the ER with a CPK of 5,000. It has now been a week since diagnosis and my number is down t0 160. I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience, and how long their recovery time was.
I'm having some muscle soreness from standing and sleeping funny, but the light headaches I experience have stopped , and again, no pain. I'm hopping since my numbers are so low, I'll be able to start working on my training again.
I was diagnosed with Rhabdo a week ago. I had work a BP cuff that squeezed my arm to the point of extreme pain for a research study, the next day I maxed out on push ups and pull up negatives. The only pain I ever experienced was from the cuff. Nothing ever indicated to me that something was wrong.
A WEEK LATER my arm swelled up 3", I landed in the ER with a CPK of 5,000. It has now been a week since diagnosis and my number is down t0 160. I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience, and how long their recovery time was.
I'm having some muscle soreness from standing and sleeping funny, but the light headaches I experience have stopped , and again, no pain. I'm hopping since my numbers are so low, I'll be able to start working on my training again.
How has your recovery been since then? How are you doing?
I developed rhabdo 3 weeks ago =( I am absolutely devastated because training is my life. There were no warning signs for me developing rhabdo, I was training as normal, everything felt normal then my arm suddenly swelled after a training session - no pain, no discomfort... it was out of the blue.
I've been documenting my recovery and my rhabdo story on YouTube, please check out my vlogs and leave a comment - I'd love to hear from you and I am dying to get in touch with other rhabdo sufferers.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIoo_NGYkHONZyoOGhKx0jxWW9MYyMO5J
Take care!