I have Graves Diease which is a thyroid diease and i was perfectly fine until i started recieving treatment. I took the radioactive iodine pill and after that is when i got Rhabdo my doctor was suppose to start me on a thyroid replacement pill in which he didnt. I have had muscle spasms, legs tighten up, back pain, joints pop. In the hospital they said that they think because the radioactive iodine pill worked well it brought my hormone levels down which was too low and to keep taking my thyroid pill. Im still having symptoms and other things have occured since i took that radio active iodine pill at this point it has my nervous they said i could have died my kidneys were acting crazy because of the Rhabdo. I stayed in the hospital for a week! I wish i would have never took that radioactive iodine pill.

I just recently diagnosed with rhabdo. It started with pain in my legs right before Thanksgiving.When I went to my PCP the following week my CK was only 187; the pain and weakness continued until the week of Christmas when my chest started hurting. I went to ER and my levels were 2767. I was there for 6 daus my levels would get up to 2990 then dropped to 1057 on day of discharge. We had been getting wood almost every weekend since JulyJuly, the last time was just after Thanksgiving. I did not think this was the cause for mine, the doctors are stumped. I also have rash on my chest so they did a muscle biopsy and skin biopsy to rule out dermatomyositis.
I have an appointment on 1/23 with rheumatologists to go over all my tests. I am still very weak, but thank God not as much pain. I still have to have help getting my drawers on, lifting my right leg into the car, Climbing stairs is still hard. My left arm is weaker then my right. I am anxious to find out what is going on.

I got rhabdo 3 weeks ago after a week of intense training while (a) having a stomach bug and (b) relocating from European winter to African summer (subzero to hot temperatures). I have been documenting my rhabdo journey on YouTube in case any one else out there needs to see it.

My Rhabdo Journey:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIoo_NGYkHONZyoOGhKx0jxWW9MYyMO5J

It's been a really devastating process, and the people in my life don't seem to understand the emotional trauma of rhabdo. I get what I call "Rhab attacks" - anxiety attacks relating to rhabdo - and I think I may see a doctor to get a prescription to help with the anxiety.

I forgot to mention that my CK levels were at 30 000 U/L, 3 hours after my arm suddenly swelled after a workout

I am a 45 year old male with no previous or recurring health issues.In late October I entered a Law Enforcement job as a Corrections Officer. I went through some very intense physical training. By the second day I noticed my muscles were hurting ALOT!! But I thought that was normal. I also noticed I was urinating dark. I was drinking a lot of water at the time. By the 3rd day I was hurting even worse and noticed my urine had a dark material mixed in also. My muscles were shot, I could not perform any sit ups, push ups or run, I was almost incapacitated. Then on the 4th day I woke up feeling "sickly" medical term I found. I was nauseated, could not urinate, incoherent and dizzy.
I ended up at the hospital were I finally was able to provide a urine sample and it came out black with a lot of material in it. The medical term is "tea" because it looks exactly like when your tea pouch rips and all of the tea swims in your cup of water.
After the analysis of my urine I was informed I had Rhabdomyolysis. The doctor said I had pushed myself as much as a marathon runner does. The first two days I thought I was going to die. When I closed my eyes I saw psychedelic images like and LSD trip in the movies, one time I even saw hell. I could not even pray, my mind was not there.The doctor said it was the excess nitrogen in my body that was causing that. I ended up on Dialysis. This is not FUN. The first day you are literally drained of blood to get it basically "rinsed". That one day you have no energy, then on the off day you want to sleep and rest cos' you are so tired. The first day They removed 6lbs of water from me. The next few sessions were no less in the amounts. I ended up on 5 sessions of Dialysis. My creatinine by the way was 8 when it should normally be between 0.6 and 1.59. (GULP). By the 5th session I did not need Dialysis as my creatinine had hit 5. I was also starting to urinate by myself. I started out with 2 oz and in two weeks was urinating 100 ounces per day. The nephrologist said there was a possibility I would acquire hyper tension or high blood pressure. As of late January my creatinine was 1.60 and I have no issues with high blood pressure or hyper tension. By late January I felt like none of this had happened. All I can say is if this happens or just happened to you, be very patient as it takes time for all the garbage to exit the body. Also VERY IMPORTANT do what the doctor says, NO sodium, no potassium, no junk food, etc., etc., adhere highly to what the doctor recommends. The doctor also said I can do everything normally again , he just did not recommend putting myself through such physical extremes again. The kidneys suffer a little bit of an irreparable damage, but I can still go on with my life. It is worth the wait, you will recover if you take care of yourself. Trust in the LORD is what I did and here I am getting to tell you all. Be safe.

My Dr said that the blood work didn’t show I had rhabdomyolysis but 2 Drs thought that is what I have from Statin use. I have severe pain in both my arms. Any advice? It’s been almost 2 months and I could barely do anything. My arms hurt even when I am not doing anything.