A Massachusetts woman who almost lost her leg after developing a dangerous condition following a spin class is warning others to be aware of the symptoms of rhabdomyolysis.
. Almost two months later, she’s still walking on crutches.
“I was definitely pushing myself for sure, but I don’t think I was overworking myself to the point where I was like, OK I really overdid it,” Franco recalled. The soreness turned into pain and she noticed other frightening symptoms: she had trouble walking — to the point where she was grabbing walls and counters for assistance; she found it difficult to bend her legs and she noticed her urine was turning a dark brown color. in her blood — an enzyme that can reveal muscle damage — was off the charts. A normal range is about 33-211 units per liter; Franco’s CK level reached more than 259,000 at one point.
Without the surgery, “you could have lost your leg… you could have also lost your life,” a doctor told Franco, she recalled.
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