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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.

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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.
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1/29/2004

It's obvious that a whole bunch of people made getting in shape their New Year's resolution, and that they collectively decided to take advantage of the YMCA's membership drive.

It used to be that I could hit the pool at 12:30, and most of the lanes would be free; people who were swimming on their lunch breaks always left right about then, so it was a safe time for me to get there.

Now...sheesh, there is no sure time when I can go and be sure to get a lane. Yesterday I wound up in the Open Swim area, and was only able to swim for half an hour, until the little kids all showed up for their swimming lessons. It wasn't a total loss; I stayed to the far end and did a lot of static exercises, working my upper body and then legs, using the water resistence, and then stretching.

My legs hurt all over again this morning...

And I'm tired, too. Not a "you just worked out and this feels good" kind of tired, but "cripes, I slept well all night, but I wanna go back to bed and sleep the day away" kind of tired. I haven't felt fatigue like this in a long time.

Hopefully I just didn't sleep as well as I thought, and it's not because I'm getting sick.

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1/27/2004

Cripes.
I bought one of those Gazelle Gliders (and used it), and now my legs hurt like a mother.
It's a good pain.
Yep.

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1/23/2004

Okay...my growth hormone levels came back as normal, so I won't be increasing my HGH dose. My inability to lose weight is more likely tied to a sputtering thyroid.

The thing is, other than symptoms that really are hypothyroid-like (always cold, dry skin, brittle nails, stubborn body fat) I feel terrific. I have some pain, but it's not like FMS pain--I don't know how to explain it any differently. It's low-level pain, nothing I've worried over. Nothing to remotely suggest I need to worry about an FMS flare up. My energy levels are still up there, and my endurance is as good as ever.

But...I haven't really worked out since before Christmas. Still, I didn't gain any weight over the holidays, and I'm down 13 pounds since this time last year. That's not much considering the levels of activity I've had, but it's something.

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1/17/2004

I haven't forgotten this blog exists... I've just been way too lax about it, using the excuse that nothing has changed over the last few months.

However, I go back to the endocrinologist next week, and am going to ask him about upping the dose on my HGH, and seeing what that does. From everything I've read, the dose I'm on is very low, so there may be benefit to be gained from increasing it.

Pain levels still low, endurance still good!

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