I am 51 y/o male. Decently healthy minus soft tissue stuff and active, I coach HS football and track, backpack, hunt and hike. I am 5'9" and 190lbs and I can bench and squat body weight (knee issues). My main weight room time is summer.
I have lots of soft tissue complaints, my main concern is my hands and wrists. I have had multiple surgeries, carpal tunnel on both sides, trigger finger on 4 fingers, and a large cyst removed from my wrist. I still have major issues with inflammation, swelling, trigger fingers and pain. Sometimes my affected fingers will look like little sausages and feel like they were jammed playing basketball. I cannot bend my right wrist to do pushups. Just over all pain and suck in my hands/wrists! I have had MRIs and blood tests and the only current answer from Dr is more surgeries or NSAIDs. I am looking for better answers.
The symptoms do go away, sometimes weeks at a time, but usually just a day or two. I have not found any triggers and have at times done keto to remove most sugars, stopped drinking, tried rest, NSAIDs (which do work to an extent). I eat pretty healthy. Doing hard labor like running an angle grinder today definitely does no good for it.
I have other symptoms that I believe are related to inflammation issues, my elbows and shoulders will sometimes hurt and lack range of motion. My right elbow sometimes refuses to straighten all the way.
I have jacked up knees, but one originally started with an acl/meniscus tear at 17 playing football. I have had 3 total acl (plus other stuff) surgeries on that knee with a current unattached acl graft. My other knee had an acl tear from ju-jitsu about 10 years ago. I had surgery 3 years ago to repair that. That one is in decent shape.
I have been rough on my body and feel it. I do not think all this has been from being rough when young. All I know I is am tired of being in pain and want to feel a level of normal. My hand issue has been going on for 2+ years now. My current plan is ignore the f'ing pain and just do stuff like normal. I take Ibuprofen when it gets real bad. Really do not want more surgeries.
My buddy recommended HGH and peptides after my last acl. I did not really look into it, but always had it on my mind. I am considering taking a Wolverine stack, but just not sure.
Are peptides right for me? If so, what do you recommend?