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

6/09/2003

I got to the Y a little earlier than usual today, and as I feared, the place was packed. There wasn’t an available lane, and the 3 lucky people to get one weren’t in a sharing mood (no complaints, I don’t like sharing either; I will, but I prefer to swim alone.) There was an old-folks water exercise class going on in a double wide lane, and free swim in the narrow single lane at the end.

Towards the end of their class, the old folks kindly moved into the narrow free swim area to let the free swimmers have the double lane, and the kids who were there offered to let me have the far side of it so that I could swim laps. That, I thought, was pretty damned cool and very considerate.

I’m hoping that with summer coming on, the pool won’t get overly crowded. The Y is offering a summer pool pass for $100/family, so I’m afraid it might. Dangit.

I’ve been off the nightly dose of benedryl for about a week, maybe a bit longer—it was rough at first, but I noticed last night I slept really well. And I would have the night before last if the motor of the bedroom fan hadn’t started to burn up (kudos to Max the Cat, who very purposefully woke me up.) Not only did I sleep through the night, I felt rested this morning—I woke up an hour earlier than I normally do.

Only HGH problem… I alternate my injection sites, and my left forearm isn’t liking this much anymore. It’s the only place where the injection now hurts. I’m not sure why, but I’ll avoid it for a while and see what happens later.

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