Romario almost killed himself to look like the Incredible Hulk
Father-of-one
Romario Dos Santos Alves, 25, was injecting oil, painkillers and
alcohol into his biceps, called synthol, for three years and he now
faces a wide range of serious health issues. The former bodyguard said
using synthol cost him his sanity and nearly his life as he tried to
kill himself when his wife was six months pregnant.
He even tricked his wife Marisangela Marinho, 22, into injecting him with the oil in places that he could not reach
Speaking about his obsession, Alves said:
“I
saw some really big guys in the gym with huge arms and I started to
make friends with them. They introduced me to synthol and I got excited
about the results – I lost control. My muscles started to solidify and I
couldn’t even inject my arms – they were full of rocks.
The
former bodyguard said using the synthetic filler synthol cost him his
sanity and nearly his life as he tried to kill himself when his wife was
six months pregnant
I decided the only thing I could
do was buy specialist needles to inject. The kind of needles used on
bulls – there are no stronger needles around – I know it seems stupid
but I had to get my synthol fix. If you take it once there will
definitely be a second time – it’s addictive. I want other people to see
the dangers, I could have died all because I wanted bigger muscles.
It’s just not worth it.”
He
suffered from depression and was hospitalised after trying to kill
himself when his wife was six months pregnant with their son Asaffe
But
soon his wife Marisangela Marinho, 22, said he had to choose between
their relationship and the synthol. He was in constant pain, depressed,
even tried to kill himself and lost his job. Eventually he decided the
only course of action would be to have the limbs amputated and get rid
of destructive addiction.
The filler began causing him constant pain and he almost suffered kidney failure due to the toxins in the oil
“That
was the hardest part of our life because I had depression and I was
removed from my job because I tried to kill myself. My wife was crying
when I left at 5am to go to the hospital for the procedure. I remember
the doctor told me that they would need to amputate both arms – they
said everything in there, all my muscles, were rock.
He
said his swollen muscles terrify children in his hometown of Caldas
Novas in Brazil, pictured with his wife and their son Asaffe
It
was either that or cut all of my muscles out. I was hospitalised in a
clinic and my wife was six months pregnant – it was just me and her, no
friends or family. I decided to fix my ways and I never again wanted to
take any drugs, we went through a really hard time and almost starved.”
Fortunately, the
doctors were able to save his arms by removing the synthol rocks which
had formed in his arms. He has now not used the substance for two years
and, while he admits he’s still tempted by muscle enhancing drugs. But
now he wants to achieve his ambitions of being a professional
bodybuilder through exercise and diet alone.
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