Today I had...

... the first MR brain scan, again, after the surgery in March. Six months now since they were in and poking my pituitary. It's been some long summer months, mostly with heavy tiredness and pain in the muscles, but some short breaks for a couple of weeks when I felt better. Then again, tired, weak and in pain...

It has been disappointing; I had expected this summer would be better after so many years of weakness in my body. I try to convince myself (it only works from time to time... haha!) that it takes time for the body to adjust to the "normal" hormone levels. They are still exquisitely normal!!!

So, I expect the MR-scan will also show no residual tumour, at least not for now. It is strange how divergent our bodies can behave... I should be very well, but I feel like shit!

ZenMaster

Could these drugs...

... be something that would work for CFS?

Researchers Identify Drugs that Enhance Exercise Endurance HHMI News - July 31, 2008

... Researchers have identified two drugs that mimic many of the physiological effects of exercise. The drugs increase the ability of cells to burn fat and are the first compounds that have been shown to enhance exercise endurance.

Both drugs can be given orally and work by genetically reprogramming muscle fibers so they use energy better and contract repeatedly without fatigue. In laboratory experiments, mice taking the drugs ran faster and longer than normal mice on treadmill tests. Animals that were given AICAR, one of the two drugs, ran 44 percent longer than untreated animals. The second compound, GW1516, had a more dramatic impact on endurance, but only when combined with exercise.

Ronald M. Evans, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator who led the study, said drugs that mimic exercise could offer potent protection against obesity and related metabolic disorders. They could also help counter the effects of devastating muscle-wasting diseases like muscular dystrophy. Evans and his colleagues, who are at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, published their findings on July 31, 2008, in an advance online publication in the journal Cell. ...

ZenMaster

There have been...

... a few days of really hot summer weather here this and last week. The temperature has often been above 30 degrees Centigrade. THIS makes me feel great, at least less tiredness in muscles and less lactic acid-feeling in my legs! Everyone else (almost... hehe) complain about the hot weather, for me it is the ‘once-in-a-year’ time for some relaxing. I should already a long time ago, moved to a much warmer and sunny climate, I know!

ZenMaster