Em Rusciano rushed to hospital after life-threatening health emergency

Much-loved Aussie radio host and comedian Em Rusciano has revealed she has been hospitalised with a rare and potentially life-threatening medical condition.Rusciano, a mother-of-three, made the revelation in a series of slides added to her Instagram Story on Monday."Story time," she wrote across the first image, which featured a view of her room at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne and a drip.Want the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party hereIt was followed by a second slide of herself and the words, "I'm in hospital. I'm ok"."The reason is so fkn ridiculous and on brand. I'm the talk of the Austin, seriously, if this was an episode of House, I'd be the main storyline."Rusciano shared she had developed a condition called rhabdomyolysis, a rare and sometimes life-threatening condition that causes muscle cells to break down and enter your bloodstream.READ MORE: Big news for Celine Dion fansREAD MORE: True extent of Kyle Sandilands' contract revealedREAD MORE: Superman actress Valerie Perrine dies at 82The condition can be caused by intense exercise, some medicines, injuries or illnesses.Complications include acute kidney injury. Treatment usually involves hospitalisation.Rusciano said in her post that her muscles, in her case her biceps, got so damaged "they started leaking into my blood"."Those cells are in turn putting my kidneys under pressure, so they're flushing me aggressively with IV fluids," she wrote."I have to have my wee measured every hour."For a daily dose of 9honey, subscribe to our newsletter here.Rusciano revealed she got the condition after "I essentially went too hard at the gym and have caused some muscle death. As one does"."My creatinine numbers were 45,000, and normal is below 5000," she wrote.She added she had been besieged by doctors while in hospital because the condition was so rare "they've not seen this happen to someone like me ever"."I'm like a new zoo exhibit,' she wrote.She also revealed "pull-ups" were to blame."My biceps are still pretty swollen and I can't straighten my arms yet," she wrote, and added her levels of creatine kinase (CK) were still very high."My CK numbers are still in the 20,000s. Normal numbers are 500," she said."Creatine kinase (CK) is an enzyme found in heart, brain and skeletal muscles, with elevated levels indicating muscle damage, disease or strain."Despite the severity of her situation, Rusciano managed to find a lighter side to her hospital stay, revealing that her male room mate was "shaving in his bed", adding "Sir. No".It has been a difficult few years for Rusciano, who revealed in 2024 she had separated from her husband Scott Burrow. They married in 2007 and share three children, with Rusciano at the time blaming her recent ADHD and autism diagnosis for putting strain on their marriage.Rusciano's career started with a 2004 appearance on Australian Idol.She used her newfound fame to launch a career in radio, and toured as a comedian as well as moving into TV.She has since launched her own podcasts and continues to tour in live comedy shows.FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.