Normally I would think that the busier you are, the more you would have to say in a blog, but I was wrong. I have had a very busy last week and weekend, and have really not felt any kind of inspiration until today. I guess that is what makes a blog different from a diary. I took the morning off from exercising so I had a little time to just regroup before a new week. Deep thoughts take time!
Last night while going through my emails etc before going to bed, I noticed one of those annoying ads claiming to be able to increase your muscle mass etc. I don't fall for stupid stuff like that, but at the same time, I am desperate for hope, as are all other people suffering from MD or other untreatable crippling diseases. We grab for hope whenever and wherever we can> I imagine being in a room full of balloons, I want one but no matter how high I jump I can never quite reach one.
Something got into me and I decided to click on the picture of the handsome muscular guy, to see what the fuss was all about. It turned out, as expected, to be an ad targeting bodybuilders telling them how nitric oxide helps improve performance, strength and whatever else bodybuilders are looking for.
There was an explanation as to how the nitric oxide works, and it seemed to me to be similar to the way the albuterol is expected to work. I decided to Google nitric oxide and MD, and I actually found quite a few links with information. I am not a doctor, so I may very well have misunderstood what the pages were saying, but as far as I could figure out, a combination of nitric oxide and an NSAID such as ibuprofen has proven some effect in treatment of MD.
The conclusion of one of the articles I found was:
"Conclusions and implications: Co-administration of NO and ibuprofen provided synergistic beneficial effects in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy, leading to an effective therapy. Our results open the possibility of immediate clinical testing of a combination of ISDN and ibuprofen in dystrophic patients, as both components are approved for use in humans, with a good safety profile."
HELLO PEOPLE, why is this not being yelled from the rooftops? is it because no one really stands to profit from it? Are people being bought by pharmaceutical companies to keep looking for more "advanced" or "sophisticated" treatments so they can all become richer while we get sicker?, or, as is probably more likely, did I completely misunderstand the information?.
Still waiting for the albuterol, but it does give me a little peace of mind to know that if it for some odd reason does not work out, I have something else I can try out. If that doesn't work out I will have to look for something else to try.
I will keep grabbing for balloons, hopefully I reach one some day, or maybe someone taller will be kind enough to grab one for me.
Stay Safe
P
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