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

5/09/2003

The Workouts…

I started out just walking in the water, then worked up to jogging. After a couple weeks I tried swimming a few laps, but very few—I think I managed 6 laps that first time, just enough to let me know I could do it, but I seriously lacked endurance.

Now… I do weights twice a week; I was spending about 40 minutes in the weight room, but since I switched to the slow lifting method, I’ve cut that to about 25 and I feel it a whole lot more. On the days I lift weights I also get in the pool and walk/jog for about 40 minutes.

On non weight training days I get in the pool for about an hour. I start off walking, then pick up to a jog—and pretty close to a full out run, as fast as I can go. I run for about 10-15 minutes, then swim 8-10 laps. Back to running for a bit, then swim again. In about an hours’ time I do 30 laps in a 25 yard pool and quite a bit of running.

The key to being able to increase the number of laps I do has been, I think, the use of a snorkel. My biggest problem with swimming has always been trying to breathe; I was just never coordinated enough to swim and get my head up corrected to suck in enough air. With the snorkel I can keep my head in the water and still get enough air.

Out of all the things I’ve tried over the years, I’m loving the water stuff the most. I hate being in swimsuit in public (which, I discovered today, is nearly sheer on the backside and I’ve been exposing a whole lot of myself…), but being able to do real physical stuff thanks to the support of the water just feels damn good.

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