Eager to kickstart her fitness journey, one woman, who goes by the name Gloria, signed up for her first-ever spin class.
Unfortunately, instead of looking forward to her next session, she said that she ended up checking into the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department for a muscle condition called rhabdomyolysis.
She did not say which hospital she visited.
In a TikTok uploaded yesterday (Oct 11), Gloria shared that she had attended the spin class on Friday (Oct 7) and began to feel some pain the same night.
She initially thought that she had Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), but on Saturday (Oct 8), the pain "got worse" and come Sunday, her urine "turned brown", she posted.
While she jokingly compared the colour of her pee to a cup of kopi-o kosong — black coffee without sugar — the pain was unbearable to the point where she decided it would be best to visit a general practitioner (GP) to get some medication.
However, she said her condition turned out to be so serious that she was referred by that GP to visit the A&E.
There, she said she was hooked up to an IV and underwent a blood and urine test.
The tests revealed that the Creatine Kinase levels — which is the waste product of muscle damage — in her blood were abnormally high, she said.
Gloria said she was placed in an observation ward where she was hooked up to more IV drips. She was then warded, she posted.
While she shared that she is now feeling better, she added that the hospital won't be discharging her till tomorrow (Oct 13).
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