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I had to go through so much more than blood tests. I had bloods take for 3 months to make sure it was low regularly and then I had to have an MRI and CT scan of my brain. They found empty sella syndrome and this can cause hypogonadism. I've been on TRT for 5 years now though I feel I need the...

I've been looking into HGH but as a potential aid in helping with the diseases I have. There has been limited research that hormone imbalance can lead to many autoimmune diseases. 

I was in body building but then many of the lads did weights when in pongoland. I got to a decent size of 18.7 stones and was nicely symmetrical. I always used supplements but never did roids.  Anyway, long story short here or I can go on a bit. I drank heavily when in Germany for 3 years...

@Heavenlee that is beautiful. Is that from a song or a poem ? i write poems and have had a few published by a group of poets.  I am in the process of trying to write a book. Dad always wanted me to write as he loved my poems. I have written 20,000 words so far. It's based upon my own life and...

I too lost my 2 eldest brothers and parents in an incredibly short time and I went through some incredibly tough times. Paying for Roman Catholic burials and the funerals, headstones etc made it so much worse. It feels like the world has kicked you to the ground and then taken a shit on you to...

Hi @Conceited it was my father and not my grandfather. He told me that when men died and were replaced with new men,no one wanted to get too close. The reason being that these guys had already fought in Poland first and then in France then were brought back in the Dunquerque evacuation and had...

I've been on prednisolone ( prednisone for the US guys) on and off for over 10 years. They are the drug the doctors have a love/hate relationship with as they work but side effects and long term health problems are not a known quantity really. Long story short, in the 40's they used pregnenolone...

@PTFC the one huge mistake and one that really should have seen heads roll was the bluff cove bombing. Personally I cannot forgive this as it was a balls up of monumental scale and basically left sitting ducks. Poor bastards paid for that. I still find it difficult to watch.  The "Tommy boiler"...

I feel for others who have sciatic nerve pain. I have had it for years and the treatments have basically been varying pain meds then anti inflammatory meds in addition but they don't work. I've had a high dose of corticosteroid orally and still no relief. I was referred to my local pain clinic...

@Heavenlee my father was awarded the Virtuti Militari during wartime. This is the Us equivalent of the medal of honour and English Victoria cross. I will habe to get ALL of his medals and post war awards and take a photograph for you. He was awarded the restituta Polonia just a couple,of years...

@PTFC the age to enlist has gone up too. I don't know if you watched the TV programme last year but they had guys at 31 going through it at Lympstone. I was close to the limit when I joined up as it was 27 then. My friend is still active after 26 years. He said he us couldn't turn down the extra...

@trvling1 I came across a particular brand of melatonin that really works like no other and hits me like a benzo. It's by Schiff and contains 3mg melatonin plus GABA, Valerian and chamomile. You would think that a forum such as this would not be a place to chat health products but I can't attest...

Ludicrous aversion to any kind of benzodiazepine eh ?  Please don't take this as patronising but many legalised addicts still don't understand the extremely speedy tolerance and addiction with this group of drugs. I was stuck on diazies in 91 and got to taking an average of 70mg a day. I say...

@PTFC. Brains lol. The cherry berets all have been wired up wrong as far as I am concerned. I do have a close friend in 1st para but he really is not right. I try hard not to generalise but it's difficult not to when you have fought with this lot so many times. It's been my experience that they...

@aintnouse my dad passed in August 09. 7 weeks from his 90th. It's a real testament to his will to survive as his body suffered a great deal of damage from the 2 years in Siberia. He lost his teeth but he lost much memory, bone problems due to severe malnourishment and his heart developed a...

@Heavenlee my dad said they feared the American air strikes more than the enemy. I've been to Falaise and to the other places liberated by the 1st PAD. Yes, dad said you could not walk without being on dead and that it was "hell on earth"  enjoy the read. He was a bona fide hero and recipient...

If it's allowed then go the Jan Pirog dot com and his story is there. He was in the 1st Polish armoured division and was at Falaise gap. That one battle made way for the second front to move forward. It was a bloody battle but the Poles were not just fighting for them? They were fighting for...

Honestly didn't do it for that but nice to be able to have alternatives. Thanks @PTFC

I would be happy to make a contribution. I will have a look and do it while it's fresh in my mind. Thanks for letting me know  I only just understood this after re reading your post  it's great that you enjoy military history. It's one of my favourite topics but I can go on a bit. My parents...

@Heavenlee both my brothers died. It was a case of live by the sword, die by the sword I'm afraid. They both used smack n crack and did not have the quick end that many think happens. In both cases I think it was really a prolonged suicide, if that makes any sense ? i cared for our parents to...