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

5/06/2003

This is going to sound rude; it's not meant to be--but I still have to say it.

Please, don't take the existence of this blog as a reason to spam me with every cure for chronic pain under the sun. You may think you have the perfect solution, and your heart is in the right place, but a hundred other people are thinking the same thing--I'm getting an awful lot of emails promising everything from quick, sure cures to long draw out "this'll suck for a while but it'll work" things. I've heard about most of them over the years, and have already discounted most of them as being personally viable.

Especially, please don't track me down on other places I hang out online. I applaude your ingenuity in finding me on my various playgrounds, but I consider the private messages there every bit as intrusive--perhaps moreso--as I do the spam that graces my email.

This is what I'm doing to help control my pain. HGH and exercise. It is why the blog exists. Suppose I threw something new into the mix; I'd never know what did the trick. The HGH or whatever new thing I just added. I'm going to stick this one out for at least 6 months to see where it goes.

I do appreciate the thoughts and the consideration in trying to point me into what you my think is the right direction. But it feels like spam, and I'm asking you to please refrain.

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