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Rep. Shawn Thierry (D-Houston) recently announced she has been released from the hospital after experiencing severe health issues.
Following her release, Thierry thanked the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation for their "well wishes" in a Twitter message.
"I appreciate my @nrgpark family for sending House District 146 well wishes! Glad to be out of the hospital and feeling much better," Thierry stated in the tweet.
Thierry was reportedly admitted to a hospital in Austin after her creatine kinase numbers increased.
"I actually had to go back to the emergency room in Austin after discovering that my creatine kinase (CK) numbers were 10 times higher than the normal range," Thierry stated in a Facebook post while in the hospital. "This is dangerous because it can be a sign of kidney damage or be a sign of heart damage."
However, Thierry later reported the tests she underwent while in the hospital revealed nothing serious, despite the initial severity of her symptoms.
"They believe that night cramps that I’ve been having in my legs were so severe that they caused the muscle to break down which then causes a protein to leak into my bloodstream, which then caused my creatine kinase levels to skyrocket," Thierry said.
Creatine kinase (CK) is an enzyme found in the heart, brain, skeletal muscle and other tissues. When muscle damage occurs, increased amounts of CK are released into the blood.
According to labtestsonline.org, tests to determine the level of creatine kinase in the blood can aid in the diagnosis of conditions associated with muscle damage and in the detection of heart attacks. The test procedure involves drawing blood from a vein in one of the arms.
Additionally, the website recommends tests for anyone who is experiencing muscle weakness, aches, dark urine or whose health care provider suspects muscle damage.