Friday, November 27, 2009

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12 Things You Should Know About Aspirin

It offers cardiovascular protection, but this pill is more nuanced than most of us might think—for better or for worse

Posted October 28, 2008

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HEMORRAGIC RETINOPATHY

I STARTED TAKING PLAVIX AND ASPRIN 100mg SIX MONTHS AGO SINCE I HAD PLACED TWO STENTS IN TWO ARTERY IN MY HEARTH.TWO WEEK AGO I HAD MY VISION LOWERED .AFTER AN ANGIOGRAPHY OF THE RIGHT EYE ,THE OPHTALMOGISTE FIND TINY BLOOD STAINS ON MY EYE.IS IT POSSIBLE THAT IT IS DUE OF TAKING PLAVIX AND THE ASPRIN ?RECOMMANDATIONS ?

how aspirn affects you

aspirin killed 1ooo or more kids and I fill that the doctor that prescribed it to the kids. The kids doctor should be blaimed.

aspirin

After triple bypass surgery,in addition to prescribed meds my doctor told me to also take aspirin.

Shortly after starting the required meds I started getting a swelling of my hands , my neck,& my cheek & tongue.I then was told to stop each of my prescriptions for a week.

I stopped each for week.That covered 4 weeks. Then I was sent to an allergist to see what I might be allergic to...The swellings persisted.

I then went to the Mayo Clinics web site & entered aspirin.

The site told me that 2 in a thousand get the side effects from Aspirin that I suffered.

I consulted with my heart doctor & was taken off aspirin & prescribed The blood thinner Plavix...That's a $3.00 pill instead of a 10 cent pill.

It is now 8 years later & I never had a recurrence of the swelling.

What disturbed me is that all the doctors I consulted never suspected aspirin.

Asprin

I have been taking as asprin every day for about five years, I sure wouls like to know the truth. if it is bad for kdney. I only have one kidney. My doctor prescribed it. He is no longer in practice, My PCP just allowed me to continue. Is this dangerous?

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I was told by a doctor that asprins are bad for the kidneys, is this true?

Aspirin use

I use the small doses every day and I'm 68. This news letter to me seems like a rotten headline grabber!!!

Seems like everyday, I get some of this don't do this now BS!!!! And they want me to buy their stuff??? And patronize their advertisers!!!

I'm tired of this CRAP!!!

CRONIC MEDICATION - CARDIO BAYER ASPRIN

HI - I AM TAKING CARDIO BAYER ASPRIN AS PRESCRIBED BY MY CARDIOLOGIST FOR PLUS MINUS A YEAR - HAD BY PASS SURGERY SEPT 2007 - I WAS PREVIOUSLY ON ECTRIN AND CHANGED TO ASPRIN

IS THIS BAD FOR MY HEART ?

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