Sean is in the Hospital

Hi everyone-

It is really late and I'm really tired but wanted to send out a quick update.

Quick background: Sean joined the hospital gym and had a marathon workout session on Tuesday. Since then, he has been experiencing some muscle soreness - nothing that you wouldn't expect from a harder than usual workout.

Today: He got up this morning and could hardly walk. He couldn't bend his legs at all. Thinking he was just incredibly stiff, he went on to work. His co-workers noticed his funny gait and began persuading him to go get it checked out (thanks Hope). He declined until this afternoon when his urine began to get a reddish tint. He knows enough about this kind of stuff to get nervous.

He calmly calls me at home and told me that he was going to be late because he was having some stiffness and wanted to get a couple of labs run - maybe an IV. We thought, no big deal. Cooper and I went and met him in the ER (I am too much of a worry wart to stay home and wait on a phone call and Cooper had to come because he's suddenly refusing to take a bottle). After 3 hours in the ER, his test results come back and give us quite a shock!

His CK levels (don't ask me what that stands for - I just know it's some kind of enzyme) are supposed to be less than 700. His were 50,000 - no, that's not a typo. He has been diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis. This disorder usually occurs during an automobile crash or other trauma to the muscles - in this case, over exercise. So.... he has been admitted to Forsyth hospital room 8437 and will probably be there for at least 2 nights - could be more depending on how fast his CK levels get back to normal. They're giving him fluids and a medicine to protect his kidney. Levels that high could result in kidney failure. So far, his kidney tests are checking out fine.

Please pray for Sean's complete healing!