I had an episode (for lack of better terminology) of exercise-induced rhabdomyolysis in June this year. It occurred after a spinning class that lasted about 45 minutes. It was my first time spinning, and I had been exercising regularly for about 5 months prior and am otherwise healthy. My CK peaked at 36000 and I spent 6 days in the hospital with treatment of IV hydration, pain control and lab monitoring. I was fortunate enough to NOT suffer any significant increase in BUN/creat and LFT were increased but all levels have returned to normal. I spent 2 months off of work (as an ER nurse) and have finally made it back to work full-time recently. After a muscle biopsy that was negative for underlying conditions, my PMD thinks that I may have been a bit dehydrated prior to the spinning class and that MAY have been the cause. But no real way to know for sure....
At 2 1/2 months post-incident, I am now able to work my full-time job (on my feet) for 12 hour shifts, but I do suffer from some muscle soreness/weakness if I really push it. There seems to be a cumulative effect if I work multiple days in a row.
As a medical professional myself, my concern is how long should I wait to resume diving?? Is there a logical answer here? My physician, who is not familiar with dive medicine had no good answer for me. As diving is not common in my area and we do not see dive related injuries, my ER physicians don't really have a good answer either. Does this episode of rhabdo pre-dispose me to dive-related conditions??
As I obviously have not resumed diving as of yet... I am hoping to be able to dive in Cozumel in October. But I really want to know that I am safe to do so. As I am anxious to get back in the water, I also consider my buddy/husband and want to make sure that I am a reliable dive buddy for him also. I am also smart enough to know that if I do have muscle weakness/soreness, I will not put myself at risk.... the reason I have not YET resumed diving.
Thanks for any feedback you can offer!!
At 2 1/2 months post-incident, I am now able to work my full-time job (on my feet) for 12 hour shifts, but I do suffer from some muscle soreness/weakness if I really push it. There seems to be a cumulative effect if I work multiple days in a row.
As a medical professional myself, my concern is how long should I wait to resume diving?? Is there a logical answer here? My physician, who is not familiar with dive medicine had no good answer for me. As diving is not common in my area and we do not see dive related injuries, my ER physicians don't really have a good answer either. Does this episode of rhabdo pre-dispose me to dive-related conditions??
As I obviously have not resumed diving as of yet... I am hoping to be able to dive in Cozumel in October. But I really want to know that I am safe to do so. As I am anxious to get back in the water, I also consider my buddy/husband and want to make sure that I am a reliable dive buddy for him also. I am also smart enough to know that if I do have muscle weakness/soreness, I will not put myself at risk.... the reason I have not YET resumed diving.
Thanks for any feedback you can offer!!