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muscle waste

  1. SeanQHX1

    Muscular Dystrophy-like Symptoms

    Hi everyone again. Since late 2019, I've been getting muscle wasting issues which continue to steadily get worse, despite taking loads of foods, suppliments, proteins and meal replacements. More recently, I've been developing swollen calves that look huge and out of proportion with my worryingly...