CK level increased ... do I have Muscular Dystrophy ? Posted: 11-16-07 03:57am
I decided to lose some weight and got back
in the gym. A routine physical caught my
CK level at 18900 and then 11000 four days
later. My doctor told me he thought I had
muscular dystrophy. I was checked out for
muscular dystrophy, lyme disease, and
Epstein-Bar and all came back negative.
One month later (no treatments) my CK
level is 97. My doctor(s) seem to be at a
loss for reason for high CK levels.
At any given moment now, I'm feeling like
I just chugged a pot of coffee. I feel
jumpy, I feel like I need to stretch and
move my muscles, go to bed and wake up
45-60 minutes later wide awake, and feel a
little tingly in my wrists and forearms. I
have some small involuntary twitches from
time to time, but not in any real pain.
What the heck is going on?
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Anxiety and Stress Answer A3441 Posted: 12-10-07 04:19am
Creatine kinase (CK) is an enzyme present
in the muscular cells. When there is
muscle damage present somewhere in the
body, the levels of CK increase. Depending
upon the laboratory method, referent
values of the enzyme CK in the serum are
usually between the range of 32-267 IU/L.
You didn’t tell me which are the
referent values in your case but I suppose
that value 92 is in normal range. You can
consult an internist about this to follow
up with a diagnosis.
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