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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
4/12/2003

My ISP decided to take a nice 24 hour vacation, followed by intermittent naps, leaving me with time to only write a comment in the last entry, but little else. During the ISP downtime I found myself overly irritated by lack of internet access--I mean really irritated--but I don't attribute that to anything having to do with the HGH. I blame it all on hormones, something I haven't had to deal with the last 15 months, but suddenly am. And it sucks. I feel like one giant, raging, PMS, get-the-crap-out-of-my-way, give me allthe chocolate, don't BLINK at me the wrong way, hormone.

Aside from that, everything is all hunky dory ;)

Workouts have consisted of a lot of walking the last couple of days; I picked up this book I heard mentioned on TV, The Power Of 10, which is basically another fitness how-to book. I found it intriguing, because it's similar (and the author gives props to) another weight lifting technique known as the Super Slow method. The idea behind both is to do single sets of weights, but do each rep very slowly--on both the positive and negative resistance ends--and take the muscles to fatigue. Workouts should take only 20 minutes or so, once or twice a week, but with more gains in lean muscle mass than doing weight training 3-4 times a week at the regular speeds and numbers of sets and reps.

It clicked with me because I remembered hearing about the Super Slow method a few years ago; it was developed as a way for women with osteoporosis to exercise, gain some lean muscle, and protect the bones. The women made so much progress in so short a time that some body builders gave it a try, and realized they were making huge leaps in muscle gained.

I'm only a little way into the book, but it looks interesting and I may give it a shot. I like the idea of only hitting the weights once or twice a week, but more importantly, I like the idea of making quicker progress in gaining lean muscle mass. Less time in the weight room leaves me with more time in the pool, which I'm discovering I really enjoy. I hate having to parade around in a swimsuit, but I love working out in the water.

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