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Possible Repeat Rhabdomyolysis?
Hello!
I am a 32 year old female and weigh 198 pounds. I have steadily been gaining weight over the past 4 years or so due to unhealthy eating habits and no exercise. About 4 years ago, I was overworked by a personal trainer in the gym and ended up in the hospital for 5 days due to Rhabdomyolysis. I had never heard of this disease before this day. Turns out the trainer overworked me. Needless to say, I am not a big fan of exercise since then. I've dabbled with it over the past few years. Once I worked with a personal trainer who knew of my history and I only did walking on the treadmill and used my own body weight for strength training--I loved that and I never felt bad about working out.
However, this past Tuesday, I started working out again, after about a year of no exercise. I did the elliptical trainer for 30 minutes. The first 10 minutes were really hard but then started to feel really good. Hours later, about 8 hours or so, I got up from laying down on the couch and almost fell over. I was so dizzy, my husband had to help me to the restroom and to bed. I felt better the next day.
My question is whether it is possible to get rhabdo must faster and easier the second time around? I thought I had remembered my trainer (the good one) saying I had to be very careful because I might be prone to it again in the future. Since Tuesday, I have not felt like myself. No more dizziness but some headaches, felt dehydrated, achy, and tight chest.
I am summing it up to just overdoing that first day. I wear a heartrate monitor when I work out and know that I should be between 150-155bpm. On Tuesday, the average was 162.
I couldn't help but wonder whether I might have rhabdo again. I know that a blood test would confirm but can you assist me with my previous question? And also, any symptoms I should watch out for?
Thank you. Sorry this is so long.
I am a 32 year old female and weigh 198 pounds. I have steadily been gaining weight over the past 4 years or so due to unhealthy eating habits and no exercise. About 4 years ago, I was overworked by a personal trainer in the gym and ended up in the hospital for 5 days due to Rhabdomyolysis. I had never heard of this disease before this day. Turns out the trainer overworked me. Needless to say, I am not a big fan of exercise since then. I've dabbled with it over the past few years. Once I worked with a personal trainer who knew of my history and I only did walking on the treadmill and used my own body weight for strength training--I loved that and I never felt bad about working out.
However, this past Tuesday, I started working out again, after about a year of no exercise. I did the elliptical trainer for 30 minutes. The first 10 minutes were really hard but then started to feel really good. Hours later, about 8 hours or so, I got up from laying down on the couch and almost fell over. I was so dizzy, my husband had to help me to the restroom and to bed. I felt better the next day.
My question is whether it is possible to get rhabdo must faster and easier the second time around? I thought I had remembered my trainer (the good one) saying I had to be very careful because I might be prone to it again in the future. Since Tuesday, I have not felt like myself. No more dizziness but some headaches, felt dehydrated, achy, and tight chest.
I am summing it up to just overdoing that first day. I wear a heartrate monitor when I work out and know that I should be between 150-155bpm. On Tuesday, the average was 162.
I couldn't help but wonder whether I might have rhabdo again. I know that a blood test would confirm but can you assist me with my previous question? And also, any symptoms I should watch out for?
Thank you. Sorry this is so long.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi Roweeboat, Happy 4th of July!
Rhabdomyolysis is an uncommon condition - I imagine it was a tough thing to go through. However, I would be very surprised if 30 minutes of moderate exercise would cause it, even given your history. Also, if you in fact did have rhabdo, you would be unlikely to have recovered by the next day. I am obviously not in a position to give a diagnosis in this forum, but I imagine that it is highly unlikely that you have rhabdomyolysis if you currently feel well, have no significant muscle discomfort, and have normal-appearing urine. Take care.
Rhabdomyolysis is an uncommon condition - I imagine it was a tough thing to go through. However, I would be very surprised if 30 minutes of moderate exercise would cause it, even given your history. Also, if you in fact did have rhabdo, you would be unlikely to have recovered by the next day. I am obviously not in a position to give a diagnosis in this forum, but I imagine that it is highly unlikely that you have rhabdomyolysis if you currently feel well, have no significant muscle discomfort, and have normal-appearing urine. Take care.
Thank you so much. I have been feeling much better. Going to take it easy this week and just do some walking on the treadmill...work my way up to where I used to be:)
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