HGH & FMS Experiment

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Thumper tries HGH for Fibromyalgia symptoms... film at 11

Fibromyalgia is Latin for "Holy Frijole, everything on me freaking hurts." Or something like that...

Still...there are no whiners here.

Imagine...

...having a Charlie horse--all over your body.

...having the flu--all the time.

...feeling like you've been backed over by a tractor...every single day.

...waking up and being afraid to step out of bed because you know--without a doubt--that when your foot hits the floor, a knife will cut through your body, and the feeling won't stop.

...not being able to sleep.

...fatigue seeping from every pore of your body, running in thick rivers that pool at your feet like concrete shoes.

...feeling like every muscle in your body is on fire, and nothing will put it out.

...feeling like you're about to come apart at the seams--and your doctor tells you it's "All In Your Head."

Just Imagine.

©1997,2005 K.A. Thompson

One of the theories about Fibromyalgia Syndrome is that there may be an endocrinological base--that the pain associated with FMS may exist because of a lack of, or the body's inability to use existing supplies of, Growth Hormone.

On June 26, 2002, I had a tumor removed from my pituitary gland; this tumor left me with diabetes insipidus, premature menopuase, and as discovered recently, a lack of Growth Hormone.

The problem is, no one knows how long the tumor was there, and no one knows whether or not I was deficient in Growth Hormone prior to developing the tumor.

Because of some of the studies regarding Fibromyalgia--something I have lived with since January 1997--and Human Growth Hormone, I have opted to give HGH replacement a try. It may be a way to work past the pain of FMS, a way to build lean muscle mass, lose body fat, and hopefully, offer measureable hope to recovery.

This blog will chronicle my progress, or lack of it. I will include details of how it makes me feel, the exercise routines I will use to help speed up loss of body fat, dietary changes, and any changes in body shape and pain reduction.

FMS Links

Dr. Devin Starlanyl
American Fibromyalgia Association
FMS Network
Chronic Syndrome Support Association
Living With FMS

4/05/2003

I woke up with energy today, but not a whole lot of oomph. I woke up early, and the first thing on my mind was “work out today… weights… ugh.” I battled a whole lot of rationalization (Hey, it’s Saturday, the Y will be crowded, there will be too many men hogging the weight machines, there’s housework to be done, Fark to surf through, porn to be downloaded, Wil Wheaton to stalk…) but finally decided I had to go.

But, the good thing is, it wasn’t a battle of energy levels, it was a battle of degrees of laziness.

I spent about 40-45 minutes in the weight room working on mostly my upper body; chest, back, delts, biceps, triceps, and abs—and was fairly happy that there was no one else in there other than the Spouse Thingy for a long time, and after that just one significantly elderly man (who was kind of cute, in any case)—and then hit the pool for an hour.

Originally we’d only planned on spending 30 minutes in the pool, but I wasn’t quite ready to be done at that point. I tend to just walk in the water (or run; I’m sure I look like a total dork trying to run in the pool, but right now I’m embracing my inner dorkiness), but today I gave swimming a try. Not too many laps, just enough to remind me I need to seriously work on my endurance.

Also just enough laps to make me wonder if anyone makes a womens’ single piece swimsuit that doesn’t delivery reliable wedgies.

Pain levels for today were fairly low, just a little aching in my lower back and my knees. My weight was the same this morning, still at –3 pounds.

And no, I don’t really download porn.
Really.
I swear.

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