As an athlete, I've always worked hard to push myself to my limits. And with that usually come some1 and pains. So last year when I started to feel some muscle soreness （酸痛）after a 2physical exercise, at first I didn't think it was a big deal. I was 3for a marathon at the time, so over the weekend I'd done a 20-kilometer4. The following Tuesday I hit my favorite gym to do a work out that 5 alot of upper body weight lifting. My6 told me to take it easy on my body, but I 7 I'd be fine and powered through it. Afterward, my coach noticed a 8swelling in my arm and said he was worried. I tried to brush him off but he 9 I drink a lot of water and check in with him in a few hours. Sure enough, by that afternoon the swelling had10 and I headed to the doctor. I still thought he was making a mountain out of a molehill, but I 11 my coach so I did it.
The doctor took a close look at the swelling and diagnosed me with rhabdomyolysis （横纹肌溶解症）, a 12 condition where muscle over use causes kidney failure. As they gave me some medicine to help 13 the toxins （毒素）, my doctor told me that we would have been having this discussion in the emergency room if I'd 14 even another 30 minutes. Things were touch-and-go over the weekend but I made a full 15. Thankfully I had a great coach I could trust—he saved my life!
